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Panama protests to protect ecosystems and canal against pending mining deal

Daniel Harkins 18 Sep 2023

Indonesia awards biggest Indigenous forest claim yet to Bornean Dayaks

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Sep 2023
A path is cut deep into the core zone of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia's Mondulkiri province following the government's approval of a new mining license in the protected forest. Photo by Gerald Flynn/Mongabay.

Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project

Gerald Flynn & Meng Kroypunlok 31 Aug 2023

Mexico announces 13 new protected areas, with more to come

Maxwell Radwin 18 Aug 2023

Youth wins climate case against U.S. state of Montana in first-of-its-kind legal ruling

Liz Kimbrough 14 Aug 2023
The last pocket of forest in Botum Sakor National Park is threatened by new roads, some of which are demarcation boundaries for parcels of forested land that have been awarded to Cambodian senator and tycoon Ly Yong Phat's family. Photo by Gerald Flynn/Mongabay.

Cambodia awards swath of national park forest to tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s son

Gerald Flynn & Meng Kroypunlok 26 Jul 2023
An aerial view of the 2.25 hectare timber depot at Goldfame Star Enterprises' garment factory in Kandal province, Cambodia. Credit: Andy Ball/Mongabay.

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

Gerald Flynn & Andy Ball 12 Jul 2023
A Cambodian man rides a minivan loaded with timber destined for a garment factory.

Forests in the furnace: Cambodia’s garment sector is fueled by illegal logging

Gerald Flynn & Andy Ball 11 Jul 2023

Chile government faces backlash after U-turn on copper mine

Boris van der Spek 20 Jun 2023

Landfill in Colombia continues to pollute protected wetlands despite court-ordered clean-up

Maxwell Radwin 12 Jun 2023
The creeks that loggers reportedly use to access the deeper sections of forest on Koh Kong Krao, Cambodia's largest island.

License to Log: Cambodian military facilitates logging on Koh Kong Krao and across the Cardamoms

Gerald Flynn 6 Jun 2023

Shipibo communities create Indigenous guard to protect Peruvian Amazon from deforestation

Maxwell Radwin 30 May 2023

Borders between Mercosur countries have become a hub for trafficking agrochemicals

Aldem Bourscheit (Brazil) and Aldo Benitez (Paraguay) 30 May 2023

Forest conservation efforts in Peru are failing across the board, study says

Kimberley Brown 25 May 2023
DRC copper Mine April 2017https://www.flickr.com/photos/fairphone/35456682034/in/photostream/

NGOs urge continued sanctions against DRC mining giant Dan Gertler

Elodie Toto 23 May 2023

Critics question causes behind major oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon

Maxwell Radwin 22 May 2023

Inaugural Indigenous women’s forum spotlights Congo Basin conservation

Elodie Toto 10 May 2023

A Guatemalan town fights to bar gold mining and save its waters

Jorge Rodríguez 9 May 2023

Guatemala national park nearing ‘collapse’ amid land grabbing, deforestation

Maxwell Radwin 4 May 2023

Meet the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Liz Kimbrough 24 Apr 2023

Mining may contribute to deforestation more than previously thought, report says

Maxwell Radwin 20 Apr 2023

EU parliament passes historic law forcing companies to track deforestation

Maxwell Radwin 20 Apr 2023

International mercury regulations fail to protect the environment, public health: study

Maxwell Radwin 13 Apr 2023
Promotional image of the project. Courtesy of Nathalie Lum, Chair of CABEF 2023 CAPS

CAPS, new gas megaproject, aims to power Central Africa, but at what cost, critics ask

Elodie Toto 11 Apr 2023

Peru national park sees deforestation spike despite carbon credit program: report

Maxwell Radwin 6 Apr 2023

Paraguay weighs natural gas drilling in Médanos del Chaco National Park

Maxwell Radwin 23 Mar 2023
Sections of the Amazon Rainforest are set on fire by farmers to be cleared for agriculture.

Do elections spur deforestation? It’s complicated, new study finds

Liz Kimbrough 3 Mar 2023

Chinese investment continues to hurt Latin American ecosystems, report says

Maxwell Radwin 28 Feb 2023

Bolivia has a soy deforestation problem. It’s worse than previously thought.

Maxwell Radwin 21 Feb 2023

‘Mercury is a complex problem’: Q&A with Colombian Mining Minister Irene Vélez Torres

Charlie Espinosa and Charles Lyons 20 Feb 2023

For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan

Charlie Espinosa and Charles Lyons 20 Feb 2023

Companies, big banks are still lagging on deforestation regulations: report

Maxwell Radwin 20 Feb 2023

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