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by Mongabay.com on 31 December 2020 Over the course of 2020, Mongabay published more than 5,200 stories, which collectively had on-site readership of 140 million pageviews. The reach of this content was further amplified by readership within social media and by the many third party outlets that syndicate our stories. This post reviews some of the investigations we undertook in 2020. Some of these investigations were collaborative efforts with other news outlets and agencies. Over the course of 2020, Mongabay published more than 5,200 stories, which collectively had on-site readership of 140 ...

Notable deaths in conservation in 2020 by Mongabay.com on 28 December 2020 It is impossible to capture all of 2020’s losses. Every death is of course notable, but this list acknowledges a few of the 2020 deaths that carry special significance to the conservation community. The list is grouped into three categories: murders and killings, reportedly COVID-19-related, and other deaths. Note: this list only includes deaths that occurred in 2020. It is impossible to capture all of 2020’s losses between the global pandemic, the impacts of natural disasters often exacerbated by human activities...

Top Indonesian palm oil developments in 2020 A persistent pandemic, fluctuating palm oil prices and escalating conflicts failed to slow the environmental and social fallouts from the growth of the palm oil industry in Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of the commodity. There’s growing fear over accelerated deforestation to clear land for more plantations as the government continues to promote palm oil-based biodiesel — even as others refuse to recognize it as a renewable fuel. The country’s new palm oil frontier, in the forests of Papua, is tainted by allegations of falsified pe...