@lilimendonca

Investigative Journalist @MongabayOrg. Formerly: @Global_Witness, @Rainforest_RIN, @TBIJ, @DowJones, @globeandmail & others. Views = my own.

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Joined April 2009
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Happy to have joined @pulitzercenter, @guardian & @EarthDay for the #TreeTales series alongside amazing colleagues. We dug into the stories and stakes behind forest conservation and corporate accountability. Episode 1 -- featuring yours truly -- is out now! Give it a listen! 😉
Pulitzer Center@pulitzercenter17 Nov 2025
Underreported Earth: "Tree Tales" Episode 1 is live! This series, in partnership with @EarthDay, focuses on journalism from the world’s most threatened forests. Hear from @lilimendonca about how Brazil's rainforest is threatened by the collagen industry. bit.ly/4o5HgNI
Episode one - November 17 - Underreported Earth | Tree Tales - Brazil's collage industry and the future of its critical rainforest | Elisangela Mendoca

ALT Episode one - November 17 - Underreported Earth | Tree Tales - Brazil's collage industry and the future of its critical rainforest | Elisangela Mendoca

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RT @Global_Witness: BREAKING: Our new investigation reveals top chocolate brands like Mars, KitKat & Dairy Milk are at high risk of using c…

Chocolate giants fuel deforestation in West Africa’s last rainforest

New deforestation crisis in Liberia linked to some of world's most popular chocolate brands, including Mars, Magnums, KitKat, Hersheys and Dairy Milk

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@EarthDay20 Nov 2025
All three episodes of Underreported Earth: "Tree Tales" are live w/ @pulitzercenter ! Learn from @lilimendonca, @jomoulds, and @anabottallo about the world's most threatened forests. bit.ly/47Yh7u1 ___ 'Underreported Earth' is produced by @EarthDay in partnership with the @guardian.
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Pulitzer Center@pulitzercenter20 Nov 2025
Underreported Earth: "Tree Tales" is live! Learn from @lilimendonca, @jomoulds, and @anabottallo about the world’s most threatened forests. 'Underreported Earth' is produced by @EarthDay in partnership with @guardian. Check out all episodes 👉 bit.ly/47Yh7u1
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Alex Reid@AlexHREID14 Oct 2025
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: 🔗globalwitness.org/en/campaig…

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies

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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@Global_Witness14 Oct 2025
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: gwitness.org/4mWOWkQ We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies

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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Global Witness
@Global_Witness14 Oct 2025
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: gwitness.org/4mWOWkQ We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.
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[New from us, with @insideclimate] 🌳 Chinese banks have increased their forest-risk lending despite China's green commitments. Analysis by @pollybindman & Beibei Yin. insideclimatenews.org/news/3…

As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities...

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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🌳 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. globalwitness.org/en/campaig…
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Read my colleague @c_hammans’s latest investigation here:
Global Witness
@Global_Witness15 May 2025
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 gwitness.org/43byg0Y

Santander backed deforester Cresud despite net zero pledge

Argentinean “agricultural real estate” company Cresud is responsible for deforestation three times the size of Madrid and significant carbon emissions

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Repórter Brasil@reporterb7 May 2025
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 reporterbrasil.org.br/2025/0…

Caixa e BNDES financiam empresa em território dos Guajajara

Regras do BC vedam empréstimos para fazendas sobrepostas a terras indígenas homologadas, mas normas não incluem áreas já declaradas

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marta abbà@martin_side30 Apr 2025
🌳 Albanian deforestation investigation also on @dwnews “On the side of the forests, together and without borders!” Thanks to @journalismfund and @lilimendonca dw.com/en/italys-appetite-fo… @EuroNaturORG

Italy's appetite for wood fuels Albanian forest crisis

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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Global Witness
@Global_Witness29 Apr 2025
🌍🔎 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. 👉 gwitness.org/42W1lNW #ClimateCrisis #COP #FossilFreeFuture
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@Global_Witness22 Apr 2025
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. gwitness.org/44sUM7K
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Karla Mendes@karlamendes11 Apr 2025
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
Mongabay Brasil@mongabay_brasil11 Apr 2025
Investigação da Mongabay motiva remoção de gado ilegal da Terra Indígena Arariboia brasil.mongabay.com/2025/04/…

Investigação da Mongabay motiva remoção de gado ilegal da Terra Indígena Arariboia

Uma investigação da Mongabay que revelou uma explosão de gado ilegal, em meio a um número recorde de assassinatos de indígenas Guajajara, foi usada por autoridades federais para remover milhares de...

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The ICIR
@TheICIR25 Feb 2025
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. icirnigeria.org/entries-open…
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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: bit.ly/3RbizRK
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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: bit.ly/3CvRiG9
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Gustavo Faleiros@gufalei31 Jan 2025
How To Investigate 'Green Finance' | Pulitzer Center pulitzercenter.org/event/how…

How To Investigate Green Finance

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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AP Climate@AP_Climate30 Jan 2025
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense. apnews.com/article/californi…

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

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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