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Can mining gold be sustainable? 11 Sep 2026 07:32:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/can-mining-gold-be-sustainable/ | ||
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A health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted people brings planetary health to the fore 08 Sep 2026 20:02:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/09/a-health-crisis-for-perus-recently-contacted-people-brings-planetary-health-to-the-fore/ | ||
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In Peru, mercury leaves a toxic footprint on those who depend on a river 08 Sep 2026 18:51:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-peru-mercury-leaves-a-toxic-footprint-on-those-who-depend-on-a-river/ | ||
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New analysis maps mercury threat to 951 Amazon communities in three countries 08 Sep 2026 18:34:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2026/09/new-analysis-maps-mercury-threat-to-951-amazon-communities-in-three-countries/ | ||
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Drought is deepening a health crisis among Peru’s recently contacted Indigenous Matsés 02 Sep 2026 15:50:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/ | ||
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El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up 26 Aug 2026 10:07:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/el-nino-is-disrupting-the-pacifics-marine-food-web-from-the-bottom-up/ | ||
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Ashéninka leader reportedly killed while patrolling Indigenous territory is found alive 26 Aug 2026 03:24:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/asheninka-leader-killed-while-patrolling-indigenous-territory-in-peru/ | ||
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Plans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalists 25 Aug 2026 09:38:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/plans-of-perus-new-administration-spur-concern-among-environmentalists/ | ||
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Drugs are becoming institutionalized: Interview with Ticuna leader in Peru’s Amazon 20 Aug 2026 17:11:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/drugs-are-becoming-institutionalized-interview-with-ticuna-leader-in-perus-amazon/ | ||
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The global gold rush consuming the Amazon (commentary) 30 Jul 2026 02:47:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-global-gold-rush-consuming-the-amazon-commentary/ | ||
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Scientists call on countries to act on ‘forgotten’ sawfish teeth trade 23 Jul 2026 22:12:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/scientists-call-on-countries-to-act-on-forgotten-sawfish-teeth-trade/ | ||
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Peru’s only penguin species at risk from upcoming El Niño and bird flu, experts warn 20 Jul 2026 11:11:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/perus-only-penguin-species-at-risk-from-upcoming-el-nino-and-bird-flu-experts-warn/ | ||
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Roads, loggers close in on an unprotected refuge for isolated Kakataibo 07 Jul 2026 17:40:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/roads-loggers-close-in-on-an-unprotected-refuge-for-isolated-kakataibo/ | ||
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María Laura Tolmos, 37, turned a childhood in the Amazon into her life’s work 06 Jul 2026 19:45:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/maria-laura-tolmos-37-turned-a-childhood-in-the-amazon-into-her-lifes-work/ | ||
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Stingless bees in Peru become the first insects with legal rights. Will it happen globally? 17 Jun 2026 16:32:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/stingless-bees-in-peru-become-the-first-insects-with-legal-rights-will-it-happen-globally/ | ||
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Lawsuit demands accountability for Cerro de Pasco mining pollution in Peru 16 Jun 2026 21:14:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/lawsuit-demands-accountability-for-cerro-de-pasco-mining-pollution-in-peru/ | ||
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In Peru and Brazil, extractivism threatens Indigenous people in isolation: Report 05 Jun 2026 21:58:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-peru-and-brazil-extractivism-threatens-indigenous-people-in-isolation-report/ | ||
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Genetic study reveals extinction risk for unique mangrove-adapted pampas cat 05 Jun 2026 16:09:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/genetic-study-reveals-extinction-risk-for-unique-mangrove-adapted-pampas-cat/ | ||
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World Peatland Day honors a crucial ecosystem in the fight against climate change 02 Jun 2026 05:33:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/world-peatland-day-honors-a-crucial-ecosystem-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ | ||
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Most wildlife AI focuses on the ground. This model looks up in the trees 28 May 2026 06:46:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/most-wildlife-ai-focuses-on-the-ground-this-model-looks-up-in-the-trees/ | ||
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Peru’s Quellaveco mine tied to water scarcity, contamination, investigation finds 26 May 2026 18:13:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/perus-quellaveco-mine-tied-to-water-scarcity-contamination-investigation-finds/ | ||
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Will my president save the Amazon? (commentary) 24 May 2026 23:50:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/will-my-president-save-the-amazon-commentary/ | ||
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Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study 12 May 2026 21:12:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/ | ||
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Peru bets on bamboo to restore nature in its main coca-growing region 27 Apr 2026 14:48:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/peru-bets-on-bamboo-to-restore-nature-in-its-main-coca-growing-region/ | ||
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AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas 24 Apr 2026 09:56:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/ | ||
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The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary) 15 Apr 2026 17:59:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/the-amazons-silent-crime-crisis-commentary/ | ||
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Novel research finds unexpected climate resilience in up to 36% of Amazon forest 10 Apr 2026 03:23:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/novel-research-finds-unexpected-climate-resilience-in-up-to-36-of-amazon-forest/ | ||
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Tracking environmental crime in the Amazon: A conversation with Alexa Vélez 09 Apr 2026 01:37:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tracking-environmental-crime-in-the-amazon-a-conversation-with-alexa-velez/ | ||
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Hidden cameras reveal macaws’ secret lives 05 Apr 2026 10:17:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/hidden-cameras-reveal-macaws-secret-lives/ | ||
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Peru-Brazil Bioceanic Railway brings too much risk to the Amazon, experts warn 31 Mar 2026 17:16:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/peru-brazil-bioceanic-railway-brings-too-much-risk-to-the-amazon-experts-warn/ | ||
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In Peru, Indigenous women work to save an ancestral potato from disappearance 31 Mar 2026 07:02:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/in-peru-indigenous-women-work-to-save-an-ancestral-potato-from-disappearance/ | ||
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As traditional forest governance erodes in Peru, ‘ghost permits’ fill the vacuum 30 Mar 2026 20:23:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/as-traditional-forest-governance-erodes-in-peru-ghost-permits-fill-the-vacuum/ | ||
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Human rights commission calls on Peru to protect isolated Kakataibo people 10 Mar 2026 16:57:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/human-rights-commission-calls-on-peru-to-protect-isolated-kakataibo-people/ | ||
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China’s Pacific squid fishery rife with labor, fishing abuses: Report 03 Mar 2026 15:47:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/chinas-pacific-squid-fishery-rife-with-labor-fishing-abuses-report/ | ||
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How cockfighting imperils Peru’s critically endangered sawfish 27 Feb 2026 12:27:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/how-cockfighting-imperils-perus-critically-endangered-sawfish/ | ||
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Cockfights might knockout Peru’s rarest fish? 26 Feb 2026 13:35:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/cockfights-might-knockout-perus-rarest-fish/ | ||
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Why is cockfighting a risk to Peru’s rarest fish? 25 Feb 2026 15:16:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/02/why-is-cockfighting-a-risk-to-perus-rarest-fish/ | ||
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Big cats get the press, but small wildcats are being poached and trafficked in silence 25 Feb 2026 15:13:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/big-cats-get-the-press-but-small-wildcats-are-being-poached-and-trafficked-in-silence/ | ||
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Bringing Mongabay’s Amazon narco airstrip exposé to the stage 24 Feb 2026 23:45:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/bringing-mongabays-amazon-narco-airstrip-expose-to-the-stage/ | ||
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How seabird poop helped fuel ancient civilizations in Peru 19 Feb 2026 18:33:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/how-seabird-poop-helped-fuel-ancient-civilizations-in-peru/ | ||
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Peru mining pollution linked to children’s cognitive impairment: Study 18 Feb 2026 22:31:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/peru-mining-pollution-linked-to-childrens-cognitive-impairment-study/ | ||
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That “butterfly” you saw? It was probably a moth 17 Feb 2026 15:26:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/that-butterfly-you-saw-it-was-probably-a-moth/ | ||
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The bug that makes bubbles with its butt: Froghopper 13 Feb 2026 09:29:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/the-bug-that-makes-bubbles-with-its-butt-froghopper/ | ||
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In Peru’s Andes, Quechua women turn human-wildcat conflict into coexistence 11 Feb 2026 17:52:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-perus-andes-quechua-women-turn-human-wildcat-conflict-into-coexistence/ | ||
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Peru to invest $7.6 billion to continue critical minerals extraction 30 Jan 2026 22:50:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/peru-to-invest-7-6-billion-to-continue-critical-minerals-extraction/ | ||
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New data highlight Peru’s growing oil and gas footprint in the Amazon 30 Jan 2026 18:31:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/new-data-highlight-perus-growing-oil-and-gas-footprint-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Drone-mounted eDNA hints at richness of life in the rainforest canopy 29 Jan 2026 10:28:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/drone-mounted-edna-hints-at-richness-of-life-in-the-rainforest-canopy/ | ||
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Women secure a future with pumas in the Andes 28 Jan 2026 17:04:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/01/women-secure-a-future-with-pumas-in-the-andes/ | ||
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Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis) 13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/ | ||
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Photos: Kew Gardens’ top 10 newly named plants and fungi for 2025 12 Jan 2026 23:24:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/photos-kew-gardens-top-10-newly-named-plants-and-fungi-for-2025/ | ||
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Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint? 12 Jan 2026 12:26:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silvopasture-gains-momentum-in-the-amazon-but-can-it-shrink-beefs-footprint/ | ||
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When Indigenous knowledge enters the scientific record 12 Jan 2026 10:41:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/when-indigenous-knowledge-enters-the-scientific-record/ | ||
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The bird that builds tree skyscrapers: The oropendola 06 Jan 2026 12:51:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/the-bird-that-builds-tree-skyscrapers-the-oropendola/ | ||
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‘I’m proud to be the first published Asháninka researcher’: Richar Antonio Demetrio on bees 02 Jan 2026 20:42:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/im-proud-to-be-the-first-published-ashaninka-researcher-richar-antonio-demetrio-on-bees/ | ||
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Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River 31 Dec 2025 14:37:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/ | ||
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A new frog species emerges from Peru’s cloud forests — and it’s already at risk 30 Dec 2025 22:32:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-new-frog-species-emerges-from-perus-cloud-forests-and-its-already-at-risk/ | ||
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Photos: Top new species from 2025 29 Dec 2025 14:22:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2025/ | ||
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The year in rainforests 2025: Deforestation fell; the risks did not 26 Dec 2025 20:11:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/ | ||
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Project sees long-term success restoring forests in the high Andes: Study 22 Dec 2025 17:26:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/project-sees-long-term-success-restoring-forests-in-the-high-andes-study/ | ||
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The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage 22 Dec 2025 14:27:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/ | ||
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