‘Stampede’ of legislation threatens accelerated destruction of the Amazon
by Débora Pinto - Translated by Maya Johnson - MongaBay - Creative Commons A series of bills being deliberated in Brazil threatens to legalize illegally occupied land, change demarcation rules for Indigenous reserves and open...
Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests
by Jim Tan - MongaBay - Creative Commons Gabon recently received the first $17 million of a pledged $150 million from Norway for results-based emission reduction payments as part of the Central African Forest...
Israel-U.A.E. pipeline deal ‘invitation to disaster’ for globally important corals
by Elizabeth Fitt - MongaBay - Creative Commons Israel and the U.A.E are moving to extend oil operations using Israel’s “land bridge,” an alternative to the Suez Canal, following the signing of the Abraham...
Brazil’s Amazon now emits more carbon than it absorbs, unprecedented study reveals
Liz Kimbrough - MongaBay - Creative Commons According to a study published today in Nature, the Brazilian Amazon is emitting more carbon than it captures. This study is the first to use direct atmospheric...
New bill seeks to end Hong Kong’s days as an illegal wildlife trade hub
Elizabeth Claire Alberts - MongaBay - Creative Commons(MongaBay) - In 2019, Hong Kong customs authorities inspected a cargo ship bound for Vietnam. Hidden beneath slabs of frozen meat were 8.3 metric tons of illegal...
Indonesian omnibus law’s ‘whitewash’ of illegal palm oil shocks its architects
Hans Nicholas Jong - MongaBay - Creative Commons Indonesian lawmakers appear outraged at a scheme from a law they already passed that grants amnesty to oil palm plantations operating illegally inside forest areas. The...
Drinking coffee in the U.S.? Worry about forests in Vietnam, study says
malavikavyawahare - MongaBay - Creative Commons The U.S.’s thirst for coffee drives forest loss in central Vietnam, while Germany’s craving for cocoa is doing the same in West Africa, a landmark study that tracks...
The nine boundaries humanity must respect to keep the planet habitable
(MongaBay) - Glenn Scherer - MongaBay - Creative Commons All life on Earth, and human civilization, are sustained by vital biogeochemical systems, which are in delicate balance. However, our species — due largely to rapid population...
