Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For months on end, he would maroon himself

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Flowing through the waters of the once-mighty Kafue River – a source of drinking water and livelihood for millions of Zambians – is poison. Since

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Mukhtar Babayev is the COP29 President and Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues. Last year, the multilateralist’s task was challenging but

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Since Donald Trump came to power as US president in January, he has started the process to exit the Paris climate accord, slashed US spending

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Integrating water stewardship into corporate sustainability can result in a more integrated, effective approach to climate adaptation, nature-based solutions and regenerative agriculture, according to a

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The United Nations, Germany and Brazil joined diplomatic forces this week to convince the world of the national and economic security benefits of pursuing ambitious

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In just a few years, carbon removal has gone from a niche interest to an activity that many big companies feel compelled to invest in. 

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Corporate energy buyers bought 21.7 gigawatts of renewable energy in 2024, an annual record that boosted additions to the U.S. electric grid from such transactions

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There was something almost subversive about David Myers’s approach to conservation. He spoke the language of developers, negotiated like one, and sometimes even thought like

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