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China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report

Shanna Hanbury 30 Oct 2019

A Sumatran forest community braces for battle against a planned coal mine

Suryadi 29 Oct 2019

Indigenous and riverine communities unite to fight Amazon invaders

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 29 Oct 2019

As Bolsonaro meets with Xi, China silent on Brazil environmental crisis

Shanna Hanbury 28 Oct 2019

As 2019 Amazon fires die down, Brazilian deforestation roars ahead

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 23 Oct 2019

Venezuelan crisis: Government censors environmental and scientific data

Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres 16 Oct 2019

‘Bring it on,’ EU MP says of trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Oct 2019

Vatican calls landmark meeting to conserve Amazon, protect indigenous peoples

Justin Catanoso 4 Oct 2019

Brazil land reform head fired amid push to legalize cleared Amazon land

Shanna Hanbury 3 Oct 2019

Brazilian beef industry plays outsized role in tropical carbon emissions: report

Zoe Sullivan 3 Oct 2019

Report links major brands to illegal oil palm plantation in orangutan haven

Basten Gokkon 2 Oct 2019

Traveling the Pan Borneo Highway with Mongabay’s John Cannon

Mike Gaworecki 1 Oct 2019

The climate crisis and the pain of losing what we love (commentary)

Glenn Scherer 30 Sep 2019

Prompted by Amazon fires, 230 investors warn firms linked to deforestation

Sue Branford 23 Sep 2019

Bolsonaro’s Brazil unlikely to achieve Paris Agreement goals: experts

Elisângela Mendonça 22 Sep 2019
Forest in West Papua. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Sep 2019

Facing a possible Climate Apocalypse: How should we live? (commentary)

Glenn Scherer 15 Sep 2019

Expand or Intensify? Balancing biodiversity and rising food needs: study

Liz Kimbrough 13 Sep 2019

REDD+ more competitive than critics believe, study finds

John Cannon 12 Sep 2019
Fires burning in the state of Pará, Brazil on August 16, 2019. Courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.

Brazilian Amazon fires scientifically linked to 2019 deforestation: report

Karla Mendes 11 Sep 2019

Camera trap study reveals Amazon ocelot’s survival strategies

Claire Asher 10 Sep 2019

Private sector could play outsized role in Cerrado conservation: study

Sarah Sax 9 Sep 2019

Loss of Madagascar’s biodiversity is a loss for Earth, Pope says

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Sep 2019

State governors support Bolsonaro’s Amazon mining, agribusiness plans

Jenny Gonzales 9 Sep 2019

Amazon deforestation and development heighten Amazon fire risk: study

Sarah Sax 6 Sep 2019

Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation

Zoe Sullivan 3 Sep 2019

Brazilian response to Bolsonaro policies and Amazon fires grows

Sue Branford 30 Aug 2019

Misinformation and blame spread concerning sources of Amazon fires

Jenny Gonzales 28 Aug 2019

Indonesia bans food labeled ‘palm oil-free,’ in move welcomed by industry

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Aug 2019

Bolsonaro expresses ‘love’ for Amazon as it burns, offers no policy shift

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 26 Aug 2019
Newly established oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

81% of Indonesia’s oil palm plantations flouting regulations, audit finds

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Aug 2019

Amazon fires trigger protests worldwide

Jill Langlois, Elisângela Mendonça 24 Aug 2019

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