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by Débora Pinto – Translated by Maya Johnson – MongaBay – Creative CommonsA series of bills being deliberated in Brazil threatens to legalize illegally occupied land, change demarcation rules for Indigenous…

by Jim Tan – MongaBay – Creative CommonsGabon recently received the first $17 million of a pledged $150 million from Norway for results-based emission reduction payments as part of the…

by Elizabeth Fitt – MongaBay – Creative CommonsIsrael 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…

Liz Kimbrough – MongaBay – Creative CommonsAccording to a study published today in Nature, the Brazilian Amazon is emitting more carbon than it captures.This study is the first to use…

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…

Hans Nicholas Jong – MongaBay – Creative CommonsIndonesian lawmakers appear outraged at a scheme from a law they already passed that grants amnesty to oil palm plantations operating illegally inside…

malavikavyawahare – MongaBay – Creative CommonsThe 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…

(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…