Mongabay.org – Environmental Journalism and Education

Special Reporting Initiative Fellows Ruxandra Guidi and Bear Guerra report for environmental news magazine Ensia on the Guna Yala’s experience managing their forests in the jungles of Panama.  The piece includes stunning images of the life of the Guna...

OFFICIAL SRI TITLE: The Shifting Relationship Between Extractive Industries, Climate Change, and Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 5th
In the midst of a global environmental crisis, most of the current focus on tropical forest conservation centers on carbon emissions. In response, many multinational corporations operating in and sourcing from Latin America are establishing zero deforestation...

“I make six times the amount of money logging as I would working my small plot of land or even working legally in a pulp and paper or palm oil plantation.” An illegal logger explains the economic conditions in South Sumatra.
Read the full article by Special Reporting Initiative Fellow Robert S. Eshelman....

Of Prawns and Men on the Bali Strait. An in depth look at the shrimp farm industry in Indonesia and the true cost of this universally enjoyed delicacy. This article by Melati Kaye first appeared in the Seashore Issue of the culinary magazine Lucky Peach...