Chasing Deforestation

Spotting deforestation from space with forest monitoring data is easier than ever. But you can't detect corruption from space. Mongabay's multimedia Special Issue, Chasing Deforestation,  follows the trail for  journalists as they ground truth the causes of forest loss across the tropical rainforest by combining satellite data with on-the-ground reporting. 

The truth about Cambodia’s Prey Lang sanctuary | Chasing Deforestation

Forests in the furnace: Can fashion brands tackle illegal logging in their Cambodian supply chains?

‘They have conned us out of our lands’: Conflict brews in Peru as Mennonite settlers clear forest

How did a religious group take over part of the Amazon?

Can we save the Leuser Ecosystem? | Chasing Deforestation

Chasing Deforestation: Reporter Ana Ionova finds a water buffalo ‘frenzy’ in Autazes

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