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Enviva bankruptcy fallout ripples through biomass industry, U.S. and EU
02 Apr 2024 14:45:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/enviva-bankruptcy-fallout-ripples-through-biomass-industry-u-s-and-eu/
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Study: Burning wood pellets for energy endangers local communities’ health
18 Jan 2024 16:27:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/study-burning-wood-pellets-for-energy-endangers-local-communities-health/
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Paradise lost? Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights
27 Nov 2023 15:04:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/paradise-lost-brazils-biggest-bauxite-mining-firm-denies-riverine-rights/
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Enviva, the world’s largest biomass energy company, is near collapse
20 Nov 2023 18:09:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/enviva-the-worlds-largest-biomass-energy-company-is-near-collapse/
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Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado
10 Nov 2023 17:30:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/study-links-pesticides-to-child-cancer-deaths-in-brazilian-amazon-cerrado/
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Ahead of COP28, pope spurs policymakers, faith leaders to push climate action
30 Oct 2023 15:11:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/ahead-of-cop28-pope-spurs-policymakers-faith-leaders-to-push-climate-action/
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Pope Francis condemns world leaders for deeply flawed UN climate process
05 Oct 2023 21:58:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/pope-francis-condemns-world-leaders-for-deeply-flawed-un-climate-process/
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Climate emergency may channel millions in resources toward corn-based ethanol in the Amazon
03 Jul 2023 17:15:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/climate-emergency-may-channel-millions-in-resources-toward-corn-based-ethanol-in-the-amazon/
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Can the EU’s deforestation law save Argentina’s Gran Chaco from soy?
06 Jun 2023 17:35:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/can-the-eus-deforestation-law-save-argentinas-gran-chaco-from-soy/
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Militarized conservation: Insecurity for some, security for others? (commentary)
06 Jun 2023 14:00:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/militarized-conservation-insecurity-for-some-security-for-others-commentary/
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Financial downturn at Enviva could mean trouble for biomass energy
25 May 2023 14:19:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/financial-downturn-at-enviva-could-mean-trouble-for-biomass-energy/
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For Dutch farming crisis, agroforestry offers solutions: Q&A with Lennart Fuchs & Marc Buiter
21 Mar 2023 18:37:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/for-dutch-farming-crisis-agroforestry-offers-solutions-qa-with-lennart-fuchs-mark-buiter/
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The EU banned Russian wood pellet imports; South Korea took them all
24 Jan 2023 22:27:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/the-eu-banned-russian-wood-pellet-imports-south-korea-took-them-all/
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Poisoned by pesticides: Health crisis deepens in Brazil’s Indigenous communities
16 Jan 2023 20:57:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/poisoned-by-pesticides-health-crisis-deepens-in-brazils-indigenous-communities/
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The Netherlands to stop paying subsidies to ‘untruthful’ biomass firms
23 Dec 2022 17:52:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/the-netherlands-decides-to-stop-paying-subsidies-to-untruthful-biomass-firms/
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Australia rejects forest biomass in first blow to wood pellet industry
21 Dec 2022 17:54:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/australia-rejects-forest-biomass-in-first-blow-to-wood-pellet-industry/
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As EU finalizes renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass
07 Dec 2022 21:05:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/as-eu-finalizes-renewable-energy-plan-forest-advocates-condemn-biomass/
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Whistleblower: Enviva claim of ‘being good for the planet… all nonsense’
05 Dec 2022 18:05:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/envivas-biomass-lies-whistleblower-account/
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Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination
07 Oct 2022 18:00:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/mongabay-probe-key-as-brazil-court-rules-on-palm-oil-pesticide-contamination/
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EU votes to keep woody biomass as renewable energy, ignores climate risk
16 Sep 2022 15:41:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/eu-votes-to-keep-woody-biomass-as-renewable-energy-ignores-climate-risk/
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Biomass cofiring loopholes put coal on open-ended life support in Asia
29 Aug 2022 16:53:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/biomass-cofiring-loopholes-put-coal-on-open-ended-life-support-in-asia/
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The war on journalists and environmental defenders in the Amazon continues (commentary)
16 Jun 2022 23:45:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/the-war-on-journalists-and-environmental-defenders-in-the-amazon-continues-commentary/
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As biomass burning surges in Japan and South Korea, where will Asia get its wood?
19 May 2022 15:25:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/as-biomass-burning-surges-in-japan-and-south-korea-where-will-asia-get-its-wood/
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EU Parliament’s Environment Committee urges scale back of biomass burning
18 May 2022 18:24:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/eu-parliaments-environment-committee-urges-scale-back-of-biomass-burning/
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Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia
11 May 2022 16:55:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/missing-the-emissions-for-the-trees-biomass-burning-booms-in-east-asia/
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Export of elephants to UAE drags Namibia wildlife policy into the spotlight
07 Apr 2022 17:51:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/export-of-elephants-to-uae-drags-namibia-wildlife-policy-into-the-spotlight/
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Activists vow to take EU to court to fight its forest biomass policies
14 Mar 2022 18:24:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/activists-vow-to-take-eu-to-court-to-fight-its-forest-biomass-policies/
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John Deere and Brazilian bank team up to equip farmers deforesting the Amazon
14 Feb 2022 05:39:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/john-deere-and-brazilian-bank-team-up-to-equip-farmers-deforesting-the-amazon/
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Mongabay’s top Amazon stories from 2021
29 Dec 2021 15:03:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/mongabays-top-amazon-stories-from-2021/
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California is the world’s number one importer of Amazonian oil, report finds
23 Dec 2021 20:33:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/california-is-the-worlds-number-one-importer-of-amazonian-oil-report-finds/
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‘Standing with your feet in the water’: COP26 struggles to succeed
12 Nov 2021 22:22:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/standing-with-your-feet-in-the-water-cop26-struggles-to-succeed/
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COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?
11 Nov 2021 18:37:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/cop26-are-climate-declarations-and-emission-reduction-pledges-legally-binding/
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Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
10 Nov 2021 21:26:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/top-brazil-gold-exporter-leaves-a-trail-of-criminal-probes-and-illegal-mines/
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COP26: E.U. is committed to forest biomass burning to cut fossil fuel use
10 Nov 2021 16:00:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/cop26-e-u-is-committed-to-forest-biomass-burning-to-cut-fossil-fuel-use/
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COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts
09 Nov 2021 15:41:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/surging-wood-pellet-industry-threatens-climate-say-experts/
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New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change
08 Nov 2021 18:19:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/new-restoration-playbook-calls-for-political-economic-and-social-change/
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Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
08 Nov 2021 16:44:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/scientists-urge-biden-to-remove-logging-fossil-fuels-biomass-from-budget-bills/
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COP26 Glasgow Declaration: Salvation or threat to Earth’s forests?
03 Nov 2021 14:58:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/cop26-glasgow-declaration-salvation-or-threat-to-earths-forests/
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As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
01 Nov 2021 13:33:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/as-fossil-fuel-use-surges-will-cop26-protect-forests-to-slow-climate-change/
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Forest biomass-burning supply chain is producing major carbon emissions: Studies
15 Oct 2021 14:05:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/forest-biomass-burning-supply-chain-is-producing-major-carbon-emissions-studies/
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‘On the map’: App shines light on 5,000 ‘invisible’ families in Brazil’s Cerrado and beyond
10 Sep 2021 22:16:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/on-the-map-app-shines-light-on-5000-invisible-families-in-brazils-cerrado/
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New study offers latest proof that Brazilian Amazon is now a net CO2 source
01 Sep 2021 22:44:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/new-study-offers-latest-proof-that-brazilian-amazon-is-now-a-net-co2-source/
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Burning forests to make energy: EU and world wrestle with biomass science
19 Aug 2021 14:52:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/burning-forests-to-make-energy-eu-and-world-wrestle-with-biomass-science/
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Brazil government faces heat over plan that could underreport forest fires
19 Jul 2021 22:48:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/brazil-government-faces-heat-over-plan-that-could-underreport-forest-fires/
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The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy
12 Jul 2021 18:25:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/the-science-of-forest-biomass-conflicting-studies-map-the-controversy/
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As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies
08 Jul 2021 15:37:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/as-arctic-melt-sets-early-july-record-hard-times-lie-ahead-for-ice-studies/
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Nauru’s intention to mine the seabed prompts alarm among conservationists
02 Jul 2021 14:38:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/naurus-intention-to-mined-the-seabed-prompts-alarm-among-conservationists/
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Under assault at home, Indigenous leaders get a violent welcome in Brasília
24 Jun 2021 03:22:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/under-assault-at-home-indigenous-leaders-get-a-violent-welcome-in-brasilia/
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Demand for soy puts pressure on Pantanal, Brazil’s largest wild wetland
23 Jun 2021 15:33:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/demand-for-soy-puts-pressure-on-pantanal-brazils-largest-wild-wetland/
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With Indigenous rights at stake in Brasília, a territory is attacked in Paraty
18 Jun 2021 22:05:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/with-indigenous-rights-at-stake-in-brasilia-a-territory-is-attacked-in-paraty/
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Land dispute turns violent as Sumatran Indigenous groups clash with pulpwood firm
17 Jun 2021 12:45:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/land-dispute-turns-violent-as-sumatran-indigenous-groups-clash-with-pulpwood-firm/
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Forest advocates press EU leader to rethink views on biomass and energy
15 Jun 2021 17:05:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/forest-advocates-press-eu-leader-to-rethink-views-on-biomass-and-energy/
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Brazil’s environment minister faces second probe linked to illegal timber
04 Jun 2021 21:23:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/brazils-environment-minister-faces-second-probe-linked-to-illegal-timber/
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Brazil court orders illegal miners booted from Yanomami Indigenous Reserve
21 May 2021 16:27:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/brazil-court-orders-illegal-miners-booted-from-yanomami-indigenous-reserve/
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‘Amazônia must live on’: Photographer Sebastião Salgado returns home with his new book
20 May 2021 06:07:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/amazonia-must-live-on-photographer-sebastiao-salgado-returns-home-with-his-new-book/
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Brazil’s environment minister investigated for alleged illegal timber sales
19 May 2021 23:46:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/brazils-environment-minister-investigated-for-alleged-illegal-timber-sales/
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After gold miners shoot Yanomani people, Brazil cuts environmental regulation further
13 May 2021 22:50:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/after-gold-miners-shoot-yanomani-people-brazil-cuts-environmental-regulation-further/
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Behind the scenes video unveils water contamination by ‘sustainable’ Amazon palm oil
12 May 2021 21:50:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/behind-the-scenes-video-unveils-water-contamination-by-amazon-sustainable-palm-oil/
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Karipuna people sue Brazil government for alleged complicity in land grabs
06 May 2021 16:14:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/karipuna-people-sue-brazil-government-for-alleged-complicity-in-land-grabs/
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro vowed to work with Indigenous people. Now he’s investigating them
04 May 2021 15:55:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/brazils-bolsonaro-vowed-to-work-with-indigenous-people-now-hes-investigating-them/
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