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Why is violence against environmental defenders getting worse? Five things to know

Maxwell Radwin 11 Sep 2024

The future of extractive industries in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 6 Sep 2024
Having already picked Phnom Chum Rok Sat community forest clean of large, valuable trees, loggers working for Lin Vatey now appear to be clear-cutting what remains of the forest. Image by Gerald Flynn / Mongabay

Mining company tied to Cambodian military officials grabs community forest

Gerald Flynn, Nehru Pry 5 Sep 2024

Indigenous communities sidelined for Suriname’s new carbon credit program, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 26 Aug 2024

China accepts U.N. recommendations to improve environmental conflicts in Latin America

Maxwell Radwin 23 Aug 2024

Indonesia expands IPLC land recognition — but the pace is too slow, critics say

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 Aug 2024

Communities fend off attacks as officials study Brazil’s anti-Indigenous land rights bill

Maxwell Radwin 13 Aug 2024

Activists ask for help combatting violence against Nicaragua’s Indigenous communities

Maxwell Radwin 29 Jul 2024

Beleaguered Indonesian civil society gets lift in push for just energy transition

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Jul 2024

What’s at stake for the environment in Venezuela’s upcoming election?

Maxwell Radwin 24 Jul 2024

Garifuna land rights abuses persist in Honduras, despite court ruling

Aimee Gabay 17 Jul 2024
Pastoralists in Somalia

To protect the planet’s rangelands, give pastoralists a boost, UN report says

Ashoka Mukpo 5 Jul 2024

As logging booms in Suriname, forest communities race to win land rights

Maxwell Radwin 4 Jul 2024

Across Mexico, World Cup infrastructure threatens biodiversity and communities

Alice Pistolesi, Monica Pelliccia 2 Jul 2024

Colombian victims win historic lawsuit over banana giant Chiquita

Aimee Gabay 1 Jul 2024

Study says 40% of Amazon region is potentially conserved — more than officially recorded

Liz Kimbrough 1 Jul 2024

BASF, Eramet drop $2.6b Indonesian nickel project that threatens isolated tribe

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Jul 2024

Sweeping reform package threatens environmental protections in Argentina, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 28 Jun 2024

French court greenlights lawsuit against EDF over wind farm in Mexico

Chris Arsenault, Philippe Le Billon 26 Jun 2024

Sugarcane megaproject poses latest threat to Papua’s forests, communities

Hans Nicholas Jong, Sarjan Lahay 19 Jun 2024
Prof. Hariadi Kartodiharjo. Image from Prof Hariadi Kartodiharjo's Facebook

Indonesians mourn loss of Hariadi Kartodiharjo, beloved ‘father of governance’

Christ Belseran, Sarjan Lahay 12 Jun 2024

Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities — for now

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jun 2024

Weak banking regulations leave two-thirds of Amazon vulnerable to oil and gas

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jun 2024

#AllEyesonPapua goes viral to highlight threat to Indigenous forests from palm oil

Hans Nicholas Jong 7 Jun 2024

In the Pan Amazon, environmental liabilities of old mining have become economic liabilities

Timothy J. Killeen 5 Jun 2024
Chun Seiha demonstrates the forest loss across Chi Ouk Boeung Prey, where almost all the large, valuable trees have been logged by Santana Agro. Image by Gerald Flynn / Mongabay.

Cambodian companies tied to abuses promoted by UN program, rights group alleges

Gerald Flynn 5 Jun 2024

Honduran environmental defenders hit hard by human rights crisis, report says

Maxwell Radwin 28 May 2024

What’s at stake for the environment in Mexico’s upcoming election?

Maxwell Radwin 27 May 2024

Guyana road projects spark concerns for future development on wetlands

Maxwell Radwin 21 May 2024

Global markets and their effects on resource exploitation in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 21 May 2024

Beyond deforestation, oil palm estates pose flood and water contamination risks

Hans Nicholas Jong 21 May 2024

Organized crime puts unprecedented pressure on Guatemala’s largest rainforest

Maxwell Radwin 20 May 2024

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