For years, Panama’s indigenous Ngäbe Buglé community has been locked in a struggle to keep its ancestral land: the Barro Blanco dam is a hydropower project that threatens to flood their homes and ...

The Areng River still follows its ancient path from the Cardamom Mountains down to the valley, but plans for the construction of a hydroelectric dam threaten this unique habitat. Thousands of hectares ...

Palm oil production in Nigeria is a destructive and violent business. Companies like Okomu Oil Palm Plantation Plc (OOPC) are clearing forests with breathtaking speed and leaving destroyed livelihoods ...

Illegal timber from Southeast Asia – laundered with an EU seal of approval? That could soon become reality. The EU is preparing a trade deal on tropical timber with Vietnam, a hotbed of timber ...

The Selva Maya, or Mayan Forest, is the largest contiguous tropical forest in Central America, the habitat of jaguars and other rare wildlife. An Indigenous women's cooperative wants to buy forest ...

Rainforests on the island of Borneo have a crucial role to play in the battle against climate change and extinction. Indigenous peoples in communities along the Ulu Lioh and Ulu Lijan rivers and ...

A dam collapse in a Brazilian iron ore mine killed at least 157 people and polluted a vast downstream area with toxic metals. This disaster is a consequence of our appetite for steel for the ...

At 66 million tons annually, palm oil is the most commonly produced vegetable oil. Its low world market price and properties that lend themselves to processed foods have led the food industry to use ...

Dear consumer, Supermarkets and the food industry want you to believe their products are good for you and produced with respect for nature and environment. But please don’t be misled. A new label is ...

With their arms painted green, the young activists of Mother Nature Cambodia parade through the streets of Phnom Penh with megaphones and petitions in hand. They want to draw as much attention as ...

“P&G intends to stop buying dirty palm oil by 2020. This commitment is pure greenwashing. P&G must eliminate palm oil from its supply chain immediately.” Procter & Gamble’s suppliers have left a trail ...