deforestation

Brazilian Amazon endured record deforestation in first three months of 2022

April 13, 2022 By Olivia Rosane

And new legislation proposed by Bolsonaro would open Indigenous lands to mining and farming.

What the trees of Notre Dame have to tell us

March 3, 2021 By Sandra Plantier

On April 15, 2019, watching television footage of Notre Dame Cathedral burning, I wept like millions of other French people and others around the world. The flames which invaded the screen brought back memories of my...

Indonesia: Mass strikes against ‘catastrophic’ assault on workers’ rights and environment

October 8, 2020 By Ben Chacko

The omnibus bill replaces 79 separate laws, reducing workers’ holidays and severance, allowing companies to keep workers on temporary contracts, and removing the requirement for environmental assessments of business projects.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro signs order endangering Amazon and indigenous rights

January 7, 2019 By Olivia Rosane

"There's fear, there's pain. This feels like defeat, failure."

Ravaged by deforestation, Borneo loses nearly 150,000 orangutans in 16 years

September 21, 2018 By Basten Gokkon

"To prevent further decline and continued local extinctions of orangutans, humanity must act now."