Jane Goodall taught me, and countless others, that every day we live, we make an impact. The choice is ours as to what kind of impact it will be.
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialRhett Ayers Butler
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
Founder of Mongabay, a platform that delivers news & inspiration from Nature's frontline via a global network of reporters. I'm not very active on this platform. You can find me on LinkedIn and/or follow Mongabay's BlueSky account.
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.social@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialAI, remote sensing, and satellite internet are potentially transformative for conservation, but these technologies can also contribute to a decline in ecological fieldwork and the context-specific knowledge and relationships that come with it.
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@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialAbout 200 people have invaded the Ituna/Itatá Indigenous Land in Brazil’s Pará state since Aug 13, breaking through gates erected by Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency, Funai, removing signs, and establishing camps in an area reserved for uncontacted Indigenous peoples.
Story: mongabay.cc/WrCRGH
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialI first encountered Phil Fearnside’s name while writing my book about rainforests.
Naturally, he was one of the 1st people I interviewed for Mongabay. He was extremely responsive & generous with his time, especially given how little-known Mongabay was back then.
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, continuing a decline that began after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023.
@rhettayersbutler.bsky.socialThe Trump administration's decision to remove habitat destruction from the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act weakens America's standing when it asks other countries to conserve forests, wetlands, rivers, and other important habitats.
news.mongabay.comAmerica’s retreat from wildlife protection will be felt far beyond its bordersFor more than half a century, the United States treated the protection of habitat as part of protecting endangered wildlife. The Endangered Species Act prohibited killing protected wildlife, and the g...