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US defense contractors traced to tin from illegal Amazon mining

Tin illegally mined on Yanomami land reached the US defense supply chain, with 'ghost mines' hiding its origin.

A logging concession is unwinding Borneo's Indigenous-led peace park

Timber concession unwinds Borneo's Baram Peace Park as satellite imagery shows logging roads in primary forest.

World is far short of protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, research warns

World far short of protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, with ocean coverage at 10% and a funding gap up to $150bn a year.

Europe and Canada put €211 million behind ocean observation as funding shortfall bites

EU and Canada pledge €211m to OceanEye, a 30-country alliance to fix a critical funding shortfall in ocean observation.

The copper rush behind the energy transition is pushing into Earth's wildlands

Copper's near-doubling demand by 2040 pushes mining into intact wildlands and Indigenous territory across the Andes.

Brazil's election tests whether Amazon conservation gains can survive a policy U-turn

A tight Brazil election could decide whether a decade-low in Amazon deforestation survives, conservationists warn.

Brazil's Mombak raises $150 million reforestation fund with Salesforce as carbon buyer

Mombak's $150m Amazon Reforestation Fund II adds Salesforce as a carbon credit buyer, a signal for nature-based removals.