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The fuel that moves people: the Ecuadorian case
Brazil’s illegal gold miners carve out new Amazon hotspots in conservation units
Amazon’s Boiling River gives scientists a window into the rainforest’s future
Electrochemical removal of ocean CO2 offers potential — and concerns
South Korea slashes forest biomass energy subsidies in major policy reform
Coral destruction for toilet construction: Interview with a Malagasy fisher
Poachers target South Africa’s ‘miracle’ plant with near impunity
As lithium mining bleeds Atacama salt flat dry, Indigenous communities hit back
Indonesia’s Indigenous communities sidelined from conservation
Balochistan’s Gwadar city sits at the crossroads of climate and conflict
From Bhutan to Nigeria & Kenya, women endure climate change differently than men
For ecological restoration, evidence-based standards deliver better outcomes (commentary)
Unlike: Brazil Facebook groups give poachers safe space to flex their kills
‘Killed while poaching’: When wildlife enforcement blurs into violence
Most large banks failing to consider Indigenous rights
New frog species show how geology shapes Amazon’s biodiversity
Even for ‘progressive’ Danone, complying with EUDR is a challenge
A port is destroying corals to expand. Can an NGO rescue enough to matter?
Nepal created a forest fund to do everything; five years on it’s done nothing
Can the Cali Fund provide a rights-based remedy for biopiracy? (commentary)
In the Philippines, persecuted Lumads push for Indigenous schools to be reopened
Next-gen geothermal offers circular promise, but needs care and caution
In 2024, Nepal faced old & new challenges after tripling its tiger population
Renewables won’t save us from climate catastrophe, experts warn; what will?
Top Mongabay podcast picks for 2024
Communities launch new Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park amid Myanmar civil war
Shipbreaking pollutes Türkiye’s coast despite European cleanup efforts
Hundreds of whales to be harpooned as Iceland issues new hunting licenses
‘Like you, I fear the demise of the elephants’
Indonesia reforestation plan a smoke screen for agriculture project, critics say
Scientists, Māori experts uncover new insights into rare spade-toothed whale
On Indonesia’s unique Enggano Island, palm oil takes root in an Indigenous society
We must prioritize rangeland conservation for planetary health and biodiversity (commentary)
‘Shifting baselines’ in Cabo Verde after 50 years of declining fish stocks
Armed conflict, not Batwa people, at heart of Grauer’s gorillas’ past decline in DRC park
Grassroots efforts sprout up to protect Central America’s Trifinio watershed
Young people in Africa call for a fair increase in funding for climate adaptation
Brazil paper and pulp industry invests in blockchain to comply with EUDR
High-flying concessions: Clandestine airstrips, coca crops invade Ucayali’s forests
Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper
Illegal timber from Amazon carbon credit projects reached Europe, U.S.
Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence
Study looks for success factors in African projects that heal land and help people
Illegal cockfighting threatens endangered sea turtles across Central America
Direct air capture climate solution faces harsh criticism, steep challenges
Recycling gold can tackle illegal mining in the Amazon, but is no silver bullet
Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions
Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study
Foreign investor lawsuits impede Honduras human rights & environment protections
Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies
Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement
Communities warn of threat to ecosystems from Brazil bridge project
Kenya embraces electric buses to combat air pollution
In 2024, Nepal’s elusive snow leopards pounce into spotlight
Wildlife conservation is a key climate change solution (commentary)
Brazil natural landscape degradation drives toxic metal buildup in bats
Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts
Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
First-of-its-kind crew welfare measure adopted at Pacific fisheries summit
Deadlocked plastic treaty talks will lead to renewed negotiations in 2025
‘We have incredible & applicable solutions’: Interview with Peter Houlihan of XPRIZE
Construction of Indonesia’s new capital sees port activity crowd out fishers
Thai citizens protest plans for Mekong dam amid transboundary concerns
Satellites and lidar get AI boost to count forest carbon stock worldwide
Narco airstrips beset Indigenous communities in Peruvian Amazon
Gum-eating Tanzanian monkey is AWOL, fueling extinction fears
How conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier uses visual storytelling to inspire action
Loggers and carbon projects forge odd partnerships in the Brazilian Amazon
After historic 2024 coral bleaching, hope remains for Mesoamerican Reef
‘Bear’s-eye camera’ reveals elusive Andean bear cannibalism and treetop mating
That Cuban rodent species you never knew about? Turns out it’s two species
The uncertain future of Amazon river dolphins amid historic drought
Students and scientists collaborate to maintain Navajo Nation forests
Colliding icebergs and chirping seals: Polar ocean sounds are reimagined in art-science collaboration
As Thailand’s blue swimming crabs decline, crab banks offer a sustainable solution
Gaps in Peru’s peatland policies harm conservation and Indigenous Shipibo: Study
Bolivia’s internal colonization and its March to the East
Progress on rights complaint systems in Congo Basin but more needed, says group
Pesticide exposure drives up rural women’s cancer risk in Brazil farming belt
Agroecology offers blueprint for resilient farming in northern Ghana
Coral reefs could survive climate change, but in altered state, study says
In Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists
Certified ethanol produced in Brazil for global airlines linked to slave labor
Severe drought in Peruvian Amazon isolated more than 130 Indigenous communities
Traditional fishers in Peru guard the coast from illegal fishing
DRC’s reliance on charcoal threatens forests and fuels armed conflict
Clouded leopard sighting raises questions about conservation and research in Bangladesh
Trees live out their lives in surprising ways, massive new study finds
Eastern U.S. floods could persist longer toward the end of the century
15 illegal narco-trafficking airstrips found near Peru Indigenous communities
Why are Canadian moose declining? Interviews with Indigenous communities offer new clues
Climate finance must empower grassroots conservation in Africa & beyond (commentary)
Storing CO2 in rock: Carbon mineralization holds climate promise but needs scale-up
How are mangrove restoration projects doing?: Interview with Tom Worthington
Killer whales have found new homes in the Arctic Ocean, potentially reshaping marine ecology
Climate financing should come from oil and gas ‘super’ profits, study says
Just energy transition reports urge care in surge to reach global renewable energy goals
Photos: The lives and forests bound to Indonesia’s nickel dreams
Land use change impacting seven planetary boundaries, solutions urgent, say scientists
‘Trump is a disease’, says Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa
With Turkmenistan set to join CITES, wildlife trade regulation in Central Asia gets a boost
Namibian conservancies fight to block mining threat to rhinos
Controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens the country’s inland wetlands with new development, study says
Satellite data show bursts of deforestation continue in Indonesian national park
In Brazil’s ‘water tank’, communities resist mining to preserve their water and livelihoods
Fires rip through Indigenous territories in Brazilian Amazon
New research maps microbial life in U.S. rivers
In Bolivia’s flooded savannas, ranching aims to boost grasslands conservation
How German government funds are used to dispossess Tanzania’s Maasai in Serengeti land grab
The illegal runways exposing the Kakataibo people to drug violence in Peru
Antarctic krill store massive amounts of carbon in the deep ocean, researchers find
Using science to fight deforestation: Interview with World Forest ID’s Jade Saunders & Andrew Lowe
Monitoring group cracks down on deforestation in Cameroon gorilla sanctuary
Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry
Brazil plans new reserves to curb deforestation near contested Amazon roads
Paraguay’s Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã communities fight invaders, fires and drought
In Colombia, a simple fencing fix offers a win-win for wildlife and ranchers
Kenya blames and evicts Ogiek people for deforestation, but forest loss persists
We need an Indigenous conservation state of mind (commentary)
Migration opens up new territories in the Brazilian Amazon in the 20th century
Nepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness
Western Kenya’s most important water-capturing forest is disappearing, satellites show
How a holistic approach aims to heal mangroves in Guinea-Bissau
Nations should redirect 1% of military spending towards reforestation, Mexico proposes
Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish
Environmental journalism as the link between local and global (commentary)
New transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half
Reserve in Brazilian Amazon struggles as ‘aggressive’ deforestation spreads
Desalination plants proposed for Texas Gulf Coast spur broad opposition
Brazil beef industry still struggling with deforestation from indirect suppliers, survey finds
Why is a landscape approach needed for funding the global environmental agenda? (commentary)
As climate change upends Ethiopia’s pastoral wisdom, adaptations can help
Vulture poisonings in the Serengeti alarm conservationists
Citizen scientists can boost IUCN species assessments, but need better guidance from ecologists
Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African unicorn’
Logging persists in Cameroon’s wildlife-rich Ebo Forest despite warnings
Conservationists see progress for swordfish, problems for sharks at Atlantic fisheries summit
COP29 ends in $300 billion deal, widespread dismay — and eyes toward COP30
Six activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging
Thousands of chemicals from food packaging found in humans, a major study reveals
Plastic pollution pushing Earth past all nine planetary boundaries: Report
As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer
Nepal’s top court to rule next month on law allowing development in protected areas
Researcher discovers new role played by manatees, ‘the gardeners of the Amazon’
Seeking solutions in Indigenous knowledge: Interview with the Maldives’ Mohamed Nasheed
Prosecutors urge suspension of Amazon carbon projects, citing Mongabay investigation
Huge deforested areas in the tropics could regenerate naturally, study finds
The effects of mass migration in Brazil in the second half of the twentieth century
Elephant seal colonies in Argentina face long recovery after ‘catastrophic’ avian flu
Cities are climate solution leaders: Interview with Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson
Leaders fail to address overfishing near Europe at ‘fraught’ international meeting
Let’s rethink debt-for-nature swaps toward greater sustainability & integrity (commentary)
Rappahannock Tribe first in US to enshrine rights of nature into constitution
Studies link stronger dengue outbreak in Bangladesh to climate change
A Nigerian reserve, once a stronghold for chimps, is steadily losing its forest to farming
Help farmers adopt agroecology to protect biodiversity and climate (commentary)
In a Noah’s Ark move, PNG migrants bring thousands of trees to safer ground
India advances deep-sea mining technology in the Andaman Sea
Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems
Overuse of antibiotics in Bangladesh aquaculture raises health concerns
Communities band together to save besieged reserve in Bolivia
Relief in Sri Lanka as key threat to nonprotected forests is repealed
Experts welcome Brazil’s revived reforestation plan as much-needed boost
Five-year rainforest tech competition culminates with four winners
Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns
Indigenous guardians embark on a sacred pact to protect the lowland tapir in Colombia
Camera traps reveal little-known Sumatran tiger forests need better protection
‘Scratching the surface’ of Nepal butterfly research: Interview with Sanej Suwal
The plastics crisis is now a global human health crisis, experts say
Hopes and fears for the Amazon: Interview with botanist Hans ter Steege
Biodiversity credit approaches multiply as concerns cloud confidence
‘Historic’ decision for the Batwa & DRC gorilla park faces hurdles — and hope
Dam displaces farmers as drought parches Indonesia’s Flores Island
A Ramsar site in Bangladesh fast loses its fish diversity amid government inaction
Organizations tackle droughts, floods in Brazil by planting forests
Easy to catch, yet little known: Meet the Chinese mountain cat
How ‘waste colonialism’ underpins Asia’s plastic problem (commentary)
A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef
DRC carbon credit projects surge amid lack of regulation
Lithium mining brings sickness to Jequitinhonha Valley communities
Cobalt mining for green energy risks women’s reproductive health in DRC
Activists fear supercharged ‘business as usual’ under Indonesia’s new president
Parties gutting EUDR received donations from companies tied to illegal deforestation: Report
Borneo’s ‘omen birds’ find a staunch guardian in Indigenous Dayak Iban elders
I’m boycotting COP29 because local Indigenous action matters more (commentary)
Thousands of birds seized in massive Indonesian bird-trafficking bust
Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage
As global fire risk rises, modern homes become toxic plastic traps
The calm before the storm: The first half of the 20th century in the Pan Amazon
A key driver of decline, can wild orchid collectors change their ways?
From landfill to limelight, Ghana waste entrepreneurs win Earthshot Prize
African Development Bank chief calls for ‘green-rich’ continent to also be ‘cash-rich’
Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns
Shipping emissions reduction sheds light on marine cloud geoengineering
‘Five years and no justice’ as trial over Indigenous forest guardian’s killing faces delays
Using regenerative agriculture to heal the land and help communities: Q&A with Kaleka founder Silvia Irawan
In Kenya, a water fund brings to light Indigenous cultural identity issues
Bobcats are back, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic disease
A deadly fly is spreading through Central America. Experts blame illegal cattle ranching
Genetically modified cotton was planted in a Mato Grosso exclusion zone