News & Field Notes

Our latest publication in the Journal of Environmental Governance reveals a 15% increase in previously undetected selective logging activities across the western Amazon basin...

By Dr. Amy Penfield on July 26, 2024

This week, I spent time in the community of "Esperanza," where the local economy is increasingly intertwined with informal gold miners operating upstream. The traditional exchange of goods has been disrupted...

By Natalia Valdivieso on July 15, 2024

A pilot program equipping indigenous communities with GPS-enabled smartphones has led to a 30% reduction in new incursions in the designated trial area over the past year.

By Alice Cross on June 22, 2024