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Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study

Rhett A. Butler 9 Oct 2014

Cargill commits to zero deforestation across entire global supply chain: all commodities

Rhett A. Butler 24 Sep 2014

95% of Amazon deforestation happens near roads or major rivers

Mongabay.com 5 Aug 2014

Publishing industry dramatically reduces reliance on rainforest fiber

Rhett A. Butler 17 May 2014

Is deforestation-free clothing possible?

Rhett A. Butler 2 Apr 2014

Schwarzenegger targeted by environmentalists for investments in forest-destroying companies

Rhett A. Butler 31 Mar 2014

Grocery giant commits to zero-deforestation policy for palm oil sourcing

Mongabay.com 25 Mar 2014

General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive announce deforestation-free policies for palm oil sourcing

Mongabay.com 24 Mar 2014

Photos: Forests, peatlands, plantations, and deforestation in Riau

Rhett A. Butler 19 Mar 2014

APP pledges to restore forests, if given the opportunity

Rhett A. Butler 18 Mar 2014

Will zero deforestation commitments save Indonesia’s forests?

Rhett A. Butler 17 Mar 2014

After GAR expands policy, over 50% of world’s palm oil bound by zero deforestation commitments

Rhett A. Butler 3 Mar 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett A. Butler 26 Dec 2013

Conventional satellite imagery may underestimate forest clearing for subsistence agriculture

Mongabay.com 9 Dec 2013

World’s biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment

Rhett A. Butler 5 Dec 2013

Green investors urge companies to clean up palm oil industry

Mongabay.com 4 Dec 2013

Greener palm oil on the horizon?

Mongabay.com 18 Nov 2013

Why is Amazon deforestation climbing?

Daniel Nepstad 17 Nov 2013

85% of Brazilian leather goes to markets sensitive to environmental concerns

Rhett A. Butler 22 Aug 2013

Deforestation rate falls in Congo Basin countries

Rhett A. Butler 22 Jul 2013

Brazilian state to pay counties that cut Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 1 Jul 2013

World’s biggest companies lay out path toward zero-deforestation commodities

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2013

U.S. govt has role to play in stopping commodity-driven deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 7 Jun 2013

Palm oil expansion endangering rare frogs in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2013

Mining in Indonesia taking a heavy social, environmental toll

Anne Usher 3 Jun 2013

Brazil’s success in reducing deforestation will be hard to replicate

Rhett A. Butler 23 Apr 2013

Brazil threatens $282m in fines for beef linked to Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 17 Apr 2013

6 lessons for stopping deforestation on the frontier

Daniel Nepstad 9 Apr 2013

30% of Brazil’s emissions from deforestation are export-driven

Rhett A. Butler 5 Apr 2013

Agriculture causes 80% of tropical deforestation

Mongabay.com 27 Sep 2012

Chart: Forest loss in Latin America

Rhett A. Butler 20 Aug 2012
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Is Amazon conservation worth more than clearing for cattle or soy?

Rhett A. Butler 17 Oct 2007

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