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An old growth clear-cut in Kwakwaka'wakw territory, northern Vancouver Island. Image copyright: Mya Van Woudenberg, Sierra Club BC.

As logging intensifies forest fires, Wet’suwet’en fight to protect old growth

Erica Gies 23 Sep 2024

A mangrove forest in Daintree, Australia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

On World Mangrove Day, 9 things to know about these tough plants

Melati Kaye 26 Jul 2016

Why helping civil society investigate illegal timber is about much more than protecting forests and forest peoples [commentary]

Sam Lawson 25 Jul 2016

On eve of Olympics, Amazon deforestation surges in Brazil

Rhett A. Butler 25 Jul 2016

Cattle driving big forest loss in Peru’s ‘under-appreciated’ Amazon

Jeremy Hance 19 Jul 2016

Huge cacao plantation in Peru illegally developed on forest-zoned land

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Jul 2016

DRC declares first new national park in 40 years

Morgan Erickson-Davis 12 Jul 2016

Deforestation from illegal gold mining spreads to northern Peru

Apoorva Joshi 7 Jul 2016

Peat expert dies from cancer after fighting Indonesian fires

Indra Nugraha 12 Jun 2016

Is that palm oil mill “sustainable”? A new tool can tell

Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 Jun 2016

Environmental crime reaches new record of $258b, report finds

Daniel Pye 8 Jun 2016

Peruvian presidential candidates spur concerns among environmentalists

Milton López Tarabochia 3 Jun 2016

SE Asia’s damaged peat swamps could release 8.7 gigatons of CO2

Loren Bell 31 May 2016

Peruvian gov’t affirms illegal plantation activity in Amazon rainforest

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 May 2016

Dams flood 36,000 hectares of Brazilian rainforest

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 May 2016

World Bank lifts freeze on Cambodia loans amid protests

Daniel Pye 20 May 2016

Gold mining shifts course of Peruvian river, ‘will destroy’ ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 May 2016

It’s a girl: rare rhino gives birth to second calf in Sumatra

Rahmadi Rahmad 13 May 2016

United Cacao responds to bid to remove company from London Stock Exchange

Morgan Erickson-Davis 12 May 2016

Riparian forest and soy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Brazilian soy industry extends moratorium on deforestation indefinitely

Mongabay.com 9 May 2016

No logging ban for Myanmar despite reported announcement

Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 May 2016

Malaysian palm oil companies say their concession maps are state secrets

Mongabay.com 6 May 2016

RSPO orders Peruvian palm oil plantation to stop development

Apoorva Joshi 5 May 2016

Haze-stricken Malaysia proposes drastic new firefighting measures

Mongabay Haze Beat 29 Apr 2016

A decade in the making: EU, Indonesia to start licensing scheme for legal timber shipments

Mongabay.com 28 Apr 2016

Recent plantation expansions on peatlands came with huge carbon costs

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 Apr 2016

Not for republication. Image by Rod Harbinson/Rodharbinson.com

REDD+ project struggles to find feet as Cambodian national park burns

Rod Harbinson 22 Apr 2016

Grim forecast for paper giant’s wood supply raises deforestation fears

Jonathan Vit 22 Apr 2016

Gold mining ramps up, pushes deeper into Peruvian reserve

Morgan Erickson-Davis 22 Apr 2016

Kenya aims to reverse deforestation, plant 20 million new trees

Mike Gaworecki 18 Apr 2016

China’s forests are growing back – but at a cost

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Apr 2016

Conservation giant puts $100M into Amazon protected areas

Rhett A. Butler 22 Mar 2016

Scientists blame Smokey Bear for making U.S. forests less resilient

Morgan Erickson-Davis 15 Mar 2016

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