🇦🇫 @zahranader.bsky.social — editor-in-chief, @zantimes.bsky.social 🇷🇸 Mira Milosevic — ED, @gfmd.info 🇫🇷 @laurentrichard.bsky.social — filmmaker, founder @forbidden-stories.bsky.social 🇧🇷 @bykarlamendes.bsky.social — investigative reporter, @mongabay.com

Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:

What’s on the menu at thousands of Brazilian public institutions? Shark meat, and most people don’t even know it, report @philjaco.bsky.social, @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, and Kuang Keng Kuek Ser for @mongabay.com. Supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social. news.mongabay.com/custom-story...

Brazil is serving shark meat in thousands of schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions, raising serious concerns. A report by #ORN Fellow @philjaco.bsky.social, #RIN Fellow @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, and Pulitzer Center's @kuangkeng.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. 👉 bit.ly/40EuQ6E

Hear our @bykarlamendes.bsky.social discuss these findings that many #sharks are secretly on Brazilian menus, without public knowledge, here on US public radio:

In Brazil’s schools & prisons, shark is often on the menu That's not great for public health An investigation by @philjaco.bsky.social @bykarlamendes.bsky.social & @kuangkeng.bsky.social for @mongabay.com reveals *thousands of tons* of mercury laden, possibly endangered #sharks & rays, are served:

Extremamente emocionada por ser a 1ª brasileira a ganhar o prêmio John B Oakes por Excelência em Jornalismo Ambiental da Universidade de Columbia, EUA. Agradeço à @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.bsky.social por todo apoio. E meu profundo agradecimento aos Guardiões da Floresta pela confiança!

I'm extremely emotional to be the 1st Brazilian to win the John B Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism @columbiajournalism.bsky.social! Thanks to @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for the support & thanks to the Guardians of the Forest for the trust! @sejorg.bsky.social

As Brazil expands oil, #COP30 head urges rich nations to phase out fossil fuels first - @bykarlamendes.bsky.social @shannahl.bsky.social‬ @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Operação federal na Terra Indígena Arariboia (MA), motivada por investigações do Mongabay sobre pecuária ilegal na região, removeu cerca de 2 mil cabeças e aplicou R$ 1,1 milhão em multas ambientais.

Spurred by a @mongabay.com investigation, a federal crackdown removed 2,000 illegal cattle from Brazil’s Arariboia Indigenous Territory. But unexpected protests has prompted the government to consider regulating Indigenous-owned cattle bit.ly/40dCEfq @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social

That’s a wrap on #20CongressoAbraji! SEJ board members @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, Michael Kodas, @bobbymagill.bsky.social & @mollypeterson.bsky.social brought global perspectives to São Paulo and connected with attendees, Brazilian SEJ members. Stay tuned for their takeaways and a webinar!

Communities in the Amazon reported severe cuts of up to 80% of Brazil nut crops, with some territories collecting “not even a single nut.” @nandawenzel.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social for @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/07/icon...

“For me, it’s all about collaboration and solidarity. That’s really what this is a gesture of,” says @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, who led a group of expert writers to finish Phillips’ book. ‪@andrew.intercept.com.br My latest for @mongabay.com bit.ly/44lC8OG

"Emotionally, it has several meanings for me. Firstly, because it’s like realizing Dom’s death, because he was still writing, he was still alive,” Alessandra Sampaio, widow of Dom Phillips, says about the recent launch of Phillips’ posthumous book. 3 years ago, he and Bruno Pereira were killed.

My "Blood timber" series is as a finalist for Brazil's 5th Integrity Award, promoted by the "I Don't Accept Corruption" Institute. The series is the only environmental investigation among 10 finalists. @mongabay.com @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/series/blood...

“Emotionally, it has several meanings for me. Firstly, because it’s like realizing Dom’s death, because he was still writing, he was still alive,” says Alessandra Sampaio, widow of British journalist Dom Phillips.

I'm very thankful for this opportunity to speak with @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social about my work and the latest impact of a year-long investigation into illegal cattle in the Arariboia Indigenous Territory for @mongabay.com and the @pulitzercenter.bsky.social's Rainforest Investigations Network

Nice to hear @mongabay.com journalist @bykarlamendes.bsky.social on the @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social podcast They discuss the work of Brazilian Indigenous forest defenders & how her reporting helped them by spurring the gov't to remove illegal cattle from their lands, listen here:

The Brazilian government launched an operation to removed thousands of illegal head of cattle from the Arariboia Indigenous Territory in the #Amazon Rainforest. The operation comes as a result of an investigation by RIN Fellow @bykarlamendes.bsky.social for @mongabay.bsky.social. bit.ly/3Ga27Ps

What moves me the most is the capacity of my work make changes & fight injustices. “Your report is very similar to what we’re actually finding in the field,” I heard from authorites Ivestigative journalism matters! @mongabay.bsky.social @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social bit.ly/4juqs10

Critics say the Supreme Federal Court’s act is “unprecedented” in Brazil’s history by an institution that’s entitled to protect Indigenous and minorities’ rights — as dictated by the Constitution. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/unpr...

🌎 A Society of Environmental Journalists (@sejorg.bsky.social) já tem data marcada para celebrar seus 35 anos! De 23 a 26 de abril, a conferência acontecerá no campus principal da Arizona State University (ASU).

The @sejorg.bsky.social is offering fellowships for international journalists to attend its 34th Annual Conference in Arizona. 🚨 Deadline tomorrow: March 7. More: https://twp.ai/1TXKSE

ATTN non-U.S. journalists: SEJ, in partnership with @uprootproject.bsky.social, is proud to offer travel stipends to help reduce financial barriers for international journalists in need to attend #SEJ2025. Deadline: This Friday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Apply now: forms.gle/uDa5BW9Ybm8A...

“Working on an acupuncture basis.” This has been the key strategy used by Rodrigo Agostinho, head of @ibamagov.bsky.social Brazil’s federal environmental agency to reduce deforestation in the Amazon and fight environmental crimes in the country. My latest for @mongabay.bsky.social bit.ly/3EejqxY

Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency, Funai, recently released unprecedented images of a group of nine men from an uncontacted tribe in the Massaco Indigenous Territory, in the Amazon region. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social writes about uncontacted groups and rights groups' concerns:

Brazil: Calls for protection as new images emerge of uncontacted Amazonian tribe Unprecedented images of uncontacted Indigenous people have prompted a push for greater enforcement to protect them. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social in @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/01/call...

I'm proud to share the news that my "Palm oil war" series won 2nd place in the prestigious ANPR Award with my “palm oil war” series! @mongabay.bsky.social @pulitzercenter.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social @abraji.bsky.social Muito feliz por ter ganhado o 2º lugar no Prêmio República!

I’m happy to share the good news that the “Blood Timber” series is a finalist of Brazil’s Banrisul Journalism Award! The series is the result of a fellowship @pulitzercenter.bsky.social Rainforest Investigations Network @mongabay.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social www.facebook.com/ImprensaRS/p...

“They’re free and I’m still here. They might be planning to execute me too,” says Indigenous leader Laércio Guajajara, a survivor of an alleged ambush by illegal loggers that killed fellow forest guardian Paulo Guajajara 5 years ago in the Brazilian Amazon. @mongabay.bsky.social bit.ly/48LTK6S

5 years ago today, Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed in the Arariboia Indigenous Territory. No one has yet gone on trial. @mongabay.bsky.social Há cinco anos, Paulo Paulino Guajajara foi assassinado na Terra Indígena Arariboia. Ninguém ainda foi julgado pelo crime. m.youtube.com/watch?v=DVxn...

A record-high number of Indigenous people were elected in Brazil’s municipal elections, a key move that should increase the number of Indigenous people elected in the 2026 state and federal ballots, activists say. My latest for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2024/10/braz...

I am very humbled and immensely proud of being a finalist for the prestigious National Association of Prosecutors of the Republic (ANPR)’s Journalism Award with my series of stories about the “palm oil war” in the Amazon for @mongabay.bsky.social Pulitzer Center @sejorg.bsky.social

Some of our team to follow 🙌 🦎 🐒 Our CEO: @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social‬ Reporters: @john-cannon.bsky.social @nandawenzel.bsky.social @geraldrflynn.bsky.social @shokes.bsky.social @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social @bykarlamendes.bsky.social Editors: @alexdesanti.bsky.social & @jeremyhance.bsky.social

Some of our journalists to follow 🙌 @nandawenzel.bsky.social @alexdesanti.bsky.social @geraldrflynn.bsky.social @shokes.bsky.social @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social @rhettbuter.bsky.social @bykarlamendes.bsky.social + freelance team including: @jeremyhance.bsky.social @sarahderouin.bsky.social

“You gave me hope". That was the phrase that struck me most during my debut as a speaker at Abraji conference about my investigation into correlation of environmental crimes & violence in Arariboia Territory @mongabay.bsky.social It also launched joint association with @sejorg.bsky.social

Commercial cattle ranching is banned on Indigenous territories in Brazil, but a yearlong investigation by our @bykarlamendes.bsky.social reveals large areas of the Arariboia Indigenous Territory have been used for ranching amid a record-high number of killings of the region’s Indigenous inhabitants:

Need funding for a story related to the clean energy transition in the U.S.? Apply for an SEJ Fund for Environmental Journalism grant by January 8: www.sej.org/initiatives/...

Top agroecology stories my desk published in 2023: Sustainable ag is a core area of @mongabay.bsky.social coverage because how it’s yuze practiced now is generally detrimental to forests, biodiversity & climate 🌎 From agroforestry to development of climate-adapted seed stocks, 10 top features:

www.instagram.com/p/C1F6BKvPRE... @mongabay.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social

So the World Economic Forum thinks we're fancy:

SEJ Spotlight: Meet SEJ’s first Brazilian & Latin American board member, @byKarlaMendes.bsky.social! She is an investigative reporter for Mongabay, Rainforest Investigations Network Fellow Pulitzer Center and SEJ’s DEI committee chair. Check out her award-winning work: www.sej.org/sejspotlight....

ATT environmental journalists, @sejorg.bsky.social provides support for a diversity of attendees to travel to its annual conference, there’s a January 5 deadline to apply:

This Giving Tuesday, help SEJ support those telling the world’s most important stories. Your donation will provide essential training, resources, grant and fellowship programs, and more for environmental journalists, educators and students. Give today: www.sej.org/donate.

Our award-winning team on Bluesky: @elizabethalberts.bsky.social @geraldrflynn.bsky.social @bykarlamendes.bsky.social @john-cannon.bsky.social @philjaco.bsky.social @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social @erikhoffner.bsky.social @alexdesanti.bsky.social @shokes.bsky.social @mongabaylatam.bsky.social

[NEW PODCAST EPISODE] Our founder & CEO speaks with host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social about continually improving deforestation trends in the Brazilian Amazon, plans for our new Africa bureau, and much more 🌎 Listen here or find the Mongabay Newscast via the podcast app of your choosing:

This holiday season, help SEJ support the journalists telling the world’s most important stories — like Sarah Sax, an award-winning freelance journalist and video producer based in Brooklyn, NY. www.sej.org/donate-sej

1st report of my project as a Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network fellow @mongabay.bsky.social sheds light on the cry for justice for Paulo Paulino Guajajara, murdered in 2019. Documentary filmmaker Max Baring & myself interviewed him 9 months before his death. @sejorg.bsky.social

Our @bykarlamendes.bsky.social speaks tomorrow alongside environmental journalists from NBC, NY Times, etc for @sejorg.bsky.social's "Journalists' Guide to Environment & Energy 2024" Special guest: David Byrne! More info & registration to join the discussion: www.eventbrite.com/e/environmen...