Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group

Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat Pteralopex anceps

In the verdant, high-altitude forests of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, and Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands, lives an intriguing creature—the Bougainville Monkey-faced bat or, as some call…

PalmWatch Shines A Light on #PalmOil Corruption, #Greenwashing and #Deforestation

A groundbreaking open-source tool by the University of Chicago called PalmWatch, shines a light on the darkest parts of the palm oil industry.PalmWatch is a ...

Can Europe save forests without killing jobs in Malaysia?

Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesia’s Leuser amid new mills, plantations

JAKARTA — Deforestation for oil palm plantations continues unabated at the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, likely driven by new processing mills that in turn may ultimately be supplying major consumer goods companies.

Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

The Jerdon’s Courser is a rare and captivating nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae. They are endemic to India in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Prade…

‘Precision fermentation’ start-ups pursue palm oil alternatives

Lab-based producers think they can make $70bn industry more sustainable — if regulators will let them

Deforestation Could Put 84% of North American Lizards at Risk, Study Says

Deforestation is making lizards in North America more vulnerable because of a lack of shelter from extreme temperatures.

Ten years since anti-deforestation pledge, corporate world still not doing enough

It was supposed to be a major milestone, back in 2014, when hundreds of governments and companies came together to sign the New York Declaration on Forests, aimed at eliminating natural forest loss worldwide.

Forests declining globally amid wildfires and deforestation - News Cafe

Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

The Jerdon’s Courser is a rare and captivating nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae. They are endemic to India in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Prade…

Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

The Jerdon’s Courser is a rare and captivating nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae. They are endemic to India in the Eastern Ghats region of Andhra Prade…

Vanishing Forests and Suffering Children: The Hidden Toll of Deforestation in Cambodia

Researcher reveals the health toll of deforestation in Cambodia as forests vanish and children suffer.

Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts

Large gaps remain in our understanding of the vulnerability of specific animal taxa and regions to climate change, especially regarding extreme climate impact events.

The world's business and finance sectors can do much more to reverse deforestation—here's the data to prove it

Big corporations could drive a worldwide shift towards more sustainable supply chains that limit damage caused by deforestation.

Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation

In 2020, a Mongabay reporting team visited Bolivia’s Amboró National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area and found that portions of its protected forest had been cleared and replaced by illegal coca crops.

Air pollution from palm oil deforestation is a human rights issue affecting everyone in Asia

Forest-fire haze drifting from Indonesia to neighbouring countries every dry season has eluded efforts to curb it. Land clearing by burning is prohibited in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, penalis…

Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity

Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.

Colombian Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus

Red howlers are the largest of the howler monkey species. They have dense fur that ranges from brown to dark red, with gold or bright orange undersides – the colour can vary based on their ag…

Colombian Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus

Red howlers are the largest of the howler monkey species. They have dense fur that ranges from brown to dark red, with gold or bright orange undersides – the colour can vary based on their ag…

Sulu Hornbill Anthracoceros montani

The Sulu Hornbill is one of the rarest birds in the world. They are large and almost entirely black except for a white tail, with a thick black bill, a black casque, and black skin around the eye. …

Report shows Peru failed to stop Amazon deforestation for palm oil and cacao

Several palm oil and cacao companies operating in the Peruvian Amazon have systematically contributed to clearing at least 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) between 2012 and 2021 in the country’s most forest-rich regions of Loreto and Ucayali, shows a n…

Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump

JAKARTA — Deforestation by the palm oil industry in Indonesia increased in 2023 for the second year in a row, bucking a decade of gradual decline, according to an analysis by technology consultancy TheTreeMap.

We once killed 600,000 koalas in a year. Now they’re Australia’s ‘teddy bears’. What changed?

A century ago, millions of koalas were killed for their fur. The backlash was fierce.

Carving Up the Amazon

Industrial-scale agribusiness, particularly palm oil and cocoa, is driving deforestation in the most densely-forested regions of the Peruvian Amazon.

The UK’s hunger for palm oil, soy and beef putting huge pressure on world’s forests

Urgent call to action! 🌍 #UK’s heavy use of #palmoil #soy & #beef fuels global #deforestation. Demand stricter regulations & transparency. Make every purchase count and #Boycottmeat #…

Bank of America, Chase and Citibank are driving mass extinction

We're in the midst of a 6th mass extinction, & Bank of America, Chase & Citibank are bankrolling it by pouring over $16 BILLION into deforestation. @BankofAmerica, @Chase & @Citi: you MUST put people and planet over profit. #KeepForestsStanding NOW!