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The most underfunded climate opportunities may be at sea
World Ocean Day is June 8th
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Brazil has protected much of the Amazon. It now has to pay for it.
For protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the most basic questions is not where the boundary lies.
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Whose map counts in conservation?
The amount of writing I’ve been doing over the past several months is not sustainable alongside my other commitments and responsibilities.
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Jane Goodall’s grandson on hope after loss
I’m currently in the field with limited bandwidth, so instead of an article, here are two short pieces about interviews recently published on Mongabay.
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Ocean philanthropy: small sums for a vast domain
For a realm that covers most of the planet, the ocean attracts a modest share of charitable attention.
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
At 100, David Attenborough’s message is no longer just about wonder
As his 100th birthday approaches (May 8th), David Attenborough occupies an unusual place in public life: not a practicing scientist, not quite a…
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Why a “good year” for forests changes less than it seems
According to data released last week by the University of Maryland’s Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory and World Resources…
 • Rhett Ayers Butler
Nature briefs by Rhett Ayers Butler
Nature briefs by Rhett Ayers Butler
I'm the founder and CEO of Mongabay, a non-profit that covers issues at the intersection of people and nature via a global network of local reporters. I also write and take pictures.

Nature briefs by Rhett Ayers Butler

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