Elisângela Mendonça (Lili)
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Senior Investigative Journalist @Global_Witness & @Rainforest_RIN fellow. Formerly: @TBIJ, @DowJones, @globeandmail & others. Views = my own.
London
Joined April 2009
[New from us, with @insideclimate] 🌳 Chinese banks have increased their forest-risk lending despite China's green commitments. Analysis by @pollybindman & Beibei Yin. https://t.co/um2PFYWoBJ
insideclimatenews.org
China plays a growing role in the future of the planet’s tropical forests, but a new report says its financial flows are going in the wrong direction.
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Without rules to curb deforestation finance, the #TFFF could end up insuring the same banks that profit from forest loss - letting them play both sides of the market. @GlobalWitness shows they’ve already made $26 bn from forest destruction since Paris: 🔗 https://t.co/Vmabq8tGLX
globalwitness.org
US, EU and UK banks have made over $10 billion in income since Paris Agreement by financing companies involved in deforestation, new analysis ahead of COP30 reveals
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How much is your bank profiting from deforestation? Our new analysis reveals how efforts to end deforestation are undermined by climate-wrecking profits of US, EU and UK financial institutions. Read the report: https://t.co/lCSKJEeGws We wrote to all the financial
globalwitness.org
US, EU and UK banks have made over $10 billion in income since Paris Agreement by financing companies involved in deforestation, new analysis ahead of COP30 reveals
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These are the top 5 US financial giants making the most money from deforestation since the Paris Agreement. US financial firms made $5.4 billion from deforesting companies between 2016-2024, with Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock the top earners. Dig into the data:
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🌳 New @Global_Witness data shows Chinese banks have increased their forest-risk lending despite China's green commitments. From the Amazon to SE Asia, forests and their defenders are under threat. By @pollybindman & Beibei Yin. https://t.co/Sz68njEb7T
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Read my colleague @c_hammans’s latest investigation here:
Santander helped provide $1.3bn since 2011 to firm responsible for massive South American deforestation three times the size of Madrid This is despite Santander’s own internal policies on sustainable investments and its high-profile commitment to net zero https://t.co/Ma0TwkQMnq
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Regras do Banco Central vedam empréstimos para fazendas sobrepostas a terras indígenas homologadas, mas normas protetivas do banco não incluem áreas já declaradas - como a Terra Indígena Bacurizinho, no Maranhão - em fase final de regularização fundiária https://t.co/4zwatdojBy
reporterbrasil.org.br
Regras do BC vedam empréstimos para fazendas sobrepostas a terras indígenas homologadas, mas normas não incluem áreas já declaradas
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🌳 Albanian deforestation investigation also on @dwnews “On the side of the forests, together and without borders!” Thanks to @journalismfund and @lilimendonca
https://t.co/d3CsxQCh2M
@EuroNaturORG
dw.com
Albania has lost about 6.5% of its total forest area over the past 20 years. Research shows that the country's 2016 moratorium on commercial logging has not stopped the deforestation.
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🌍🔎 We used AI to uncover the lobbyists shaping climate talks from behind the scenes at COP. Find out how we did it - and why it matters for the future of our planet. 👉 https://t.co/XFqx6CtqCO
#ClimateCrisis #COP #FossilFreeFuture
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Jaguars are losing the fight to Big Agribusiness Industrial agriculture, especially cattle ranching, is accelerating biodiversity loss in Brazil – endangering species such as the jaguar and undermining global climate goals. https://t.co/5XzzuqamqR
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Minha investigação que revelou uma explosão de gado ilegal, em meio a um recorde de assassinatos de indígenas Guajara, foi usada em operação para remover milhares de cabeças de gado da TI Arariboia. Minha matéria para @mongabay_brasil @MongabayOrg @Rainforest_RIN @pulitzercenter
Investigação da Mongabay motiva remoção de gado ilegal da Terra Indígena Arariboia https://t.co/xgYK8iGIwo
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Covering Climate Now invites you to submit your best climate reporting for the 2025 Awards. This is the program's fifth year, celebrating exceptional climate journalism across 14 categories. Deadline: March 31, 2025.
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🔊 Applications are now open for our three-day seminar in Rio de Janeiro for senior and mid-career Brazilian journalists wishing to undertake reporting on the impact of climate change, technology, and social and racial inequality on young children. Apply: https://t.co/nX4Xr5wjXy
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Join investigative journalists @BronoskiBruna, @alexabdelilah, and @sashachavkin for an in-depth discussion on investigating "green finance" schemes. 🗓️ February 11 ⏰ 4 pm (GMT) 🔗 Register now: https://t.co/mh7mmebf0s
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How To Investigate 'Green Finance' | Pulitzer Center
pulitzercenter.org
Join investigative journalists Bruna Bronoski, Alexander Abdelilah, and Sasha Chavkin for an in-depth discussion on investigating "green finance" schemes. Hosted by the Pulitzer Center, this event...
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense. https://t.co/lIohTbTYJn
apnews.com
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern...
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Banks poured $286 billion into corporations linked to deforestation and polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining through a lax type of 'green' finance called sustainability-linked loans. 2023 RIN Fellow @sashachavkin for @examinationnews 👇
pulitzercenter.org
Banks poured $286 billion into corporations linked to deforestation and polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining through a lax type of 'green' finance called sustainability-linked loans....
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#COP30 New call for applications! We’re looking for investigative projects that examine how domestic and international climate policies influence the governance of rainforest and ocean ecosystems. 🔗Learn more: https://t.co/s5aowVM8X2 🗓️ Deadline: February 15
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#Deforestation is taking place in #Paraguay, in the Gran Chaco, responsibility is distributed among #bigbanks around the world. In between, the #meat industry. This article exists thanks to @Global_Witness and @lilimendonca @pollybindman investigation > https://t.co/McQy4qZa6e
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Good news: finance has finally woken up to the #nature crisis, with record numbers of shareholder resolutions on #biodiversity filed this year. Bad news? Not a single one analysed by @pollybindman passed. Analysis by @pollybindman, via @Journ_Genevieve:
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