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Investigation shows ‘shadow companies’ linked to Indonesia palm oil giant First Resources

Investigation shows ‘shadow companies’ linked to Indonesia palm oil giant First...

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90 NGOs question Thailand Prime Minister on fisheries deregulation plan (commentary)

90 NGOs question Thailand Prime Minister on fisheries deregulation plan (commentary)

Thailand’s new government is promising to “unlock” fisheries by reducing regulation and transparency around vessels’ activities.A letter signed by 90 NGOs questions the National...
Coffee and cacao in the Pan Amazon

Coffee and cacao in the Pan Amazon

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran & petrochemical industry stall plastics treaty: Critics

In March 2022, the world’s nations met to launch negotiations for a global plastic treaty with the goal of achieving final treaty language by...
Can impermanent carbon credits really offset forever emissions?

Can impermanent carbon credits really offset forever emissions?

A team of researchers has put forth a method that they say makes it possible to compare credits for carbon from forests projects against...
Glyphosate leaves its mark even in protected areas of Brazil’s Cerrado

Glyphosate leaves its mark even in protected areas of Brazil’s Cerrado

A study found lichens dying as a result of exposure to glyphosate in an ostensibly protected area in Brazil’s Goiás state.Formed by interaction between...
The coveted legacy of the ‘Man of the Hole’ and his cultivated Amazon forest

The coveted legacy of the ‘Man of the Hole’ and his...

Tanaru, also known as The Man of the Hole, was an Indigenous person who survived several massacres that decimated his relatives in the state...
Growing rubber drives more deforestation than previously thought, study finds

Growing rubber drives more deforestation than previously thought, study finds

A recently published study has used high-resolution satellite data to show that deforestation linked to rubber cultivation is much higher than previously thought.Deforestation for...
How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life

How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor...

Decades of deforestation to make way for oil palm monoculture have transformed the Kinabatangan River floodplain in east Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, dividing wildlife populations...
Amazon’s Mightiest Apex Predator, The Jaguar

Amazon’s Mightiest Apex Predator, The Jaguar

In the past, jaguars were revered as deities, but currently, their population is being drastically reduced throughout their habitat. Explore the deep, dense jungles where...
Ancient ocean water found in Himalayas could offer insights about evolution

Ancient ocean water found in Himalayas could offer insights about evolution

A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains in the Indian state...
Biofuels in the Pan Amazon

Biofuels in the Pan Amazon

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...