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Tree rings reveal mercury pollution from illegal gold mining: Study 08 Apr 2025 16:21:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/tree-rings-reveal-mercury-pollution-from-illegal-gold-mining-study/ | ||
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Global outcry as petitioners demand no mining expansion in orangutan habitat 19 Mar 2025 15:27:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/global-outcry-as-petitioners-demand-no-mining-expansion-in-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes 17 Feb 2025 18:32:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/amid-bombs-and-chaos-gomas-displaced-residents-share-their-fears-and-hopes/ | ||
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC 14 Feb 2025 17:02:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-eastern-drc-the-history-of-conflicts-is-fueled-by-new-factors/ | ||
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Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown 10 Feb 2025 17:15:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/mining-dredges-return-to-amazon-rivers-main-tributary-months-after-crackdown/ | ||
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Surge in legal land clearing pushes up Indonesia deforestation rate in 2024 07 Feb 2025 04:53:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/surge-in-legal-land-clearing-pushes-up-indonesia-deforestation-rate-in-2024/ | ||
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Indonesia rushes mining law amendments, raising environmental and governance alarms 30 Jan 2025 13:22:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/indonesia-rushes-mining-law-amendments-raising-environmental-and-governance-alarms/ | ||
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Brazil’s illegal gold miners carve out new Amazon hotspots in conservation units 20 Dec 2024 19:39:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/brazils-illegal-gold-miners-carve-out-new-amazon-hotspots-in-conservation-units/ | ||
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‘Trump is a disease’, says Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa 02 Dec 2024 14:18:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/trump-is-a-disease-says-yanomami-shaman-davi-kopenawa/ | ||
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New Canadian-backed potash mine under fire from Amazon Indigenous groups 07 Nov 2024 19:05:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/new-canadian-backed-potash-mine-under-fire-from-amazon-indigenous-groups/ | ||
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Aluminum and steel vital to energy transition, but need circular solutions 18 Sep 2024 14:53:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/aluminum-and-steel-vital-to-energy-transition-but-need-circular-solutions/ | ||
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Aluminum and steel take environment and health toll, even as demand grows 17 Sep 2024 14:33:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/aluminum-and-steel-take-environment-and-health-toll-even-as-demand-grows/ | ||
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Resilient and resourceful, Brazil’s illegal gold capital resists government crackdown 09 Sep 2024 18:00:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/resilient-and-resourceful-brazils-illegal-gold-capital-resists-government-crackdown/ | ||
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Nearly all Brazilian gold imported by EU is likely illegal, report says 02 Sep 2024 19:44:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/nearly-all-brazilian-gold-imported-by-eu-is-likely-illegal-report-says/ | ||
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Could the ‘rights of nature’ save Yasuní and keep its oil in the ground? (commentary) 29 Aug 2024 20:38:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/could-the-rights-of-nature-save-yasuni-and-keep-its-oil-in-the-ground-commentary/ | ||
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Investigation uncovers damages of cobalt mining in the DRC villages 05 Aug 2024 23:37:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/08/investigation-uncovers-damages-of-cobalt-mining-in-the-drc-villages/ | ||
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New datasets identify which crops deforest the Amazon, and where 02 Aug 2024 21:30:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/new-datasets-identify-which-crops-deforest-the-amazon-and-where/ | ||
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Gold mining in the Amazon has doubled in area since 2018, AI tool shows 26 Jul 2024 13:23:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/gold-mining-in-the-amazon-has-doubled-in-area-since-2018-ai-tool-shows/ | ||
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The most prominent mining companies in the Pan Amazon – a review 21 Jun 2024 16:24:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/the-most-prominent-mining-companies-in-the-pan-amazon-a-review/ | ||
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Setback for Guinea mine that threatens World Heritage chimp reserve 15 May 2024 10:20:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/setback-for-guinea-mine-that-threatens-world-heritage-chimp-reserve/ | ||
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Environmental defenders paid the price during Panama’s historic mining protests – report 14 May 2024 21:40:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/environmental-defenders-paid-the-price-during-panamas-historic-mining-protests-report/ | ||
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Protected areas bear the brunt as forest loss continues across Cambodia 17 Apr 2024 02:50:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/protected-areas-bear-the-brunt-as-forest-loss-continues-across-cambodia/ | ||
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Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground 16 Apr 2024 14:29:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/brazils-illegal-gold-trade-takes-a-hammering-but-persists-underground/ | ||
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Mining in the Pan Amazon in pursuit of the world’s most precious metal 04 Apr 2024 12:47:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/mining-in-the-pan-amazon-in-pursuit-of-the-worlds-most-precious-metal/ | ||
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What’s really at stake in the Venezuela-Guyana land dispute? (commentary) 03 Apr 2024 21:28:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/whats-really-at-stake-in-the-venezuela-guyana-land-dispute-commentary/ | ||
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Mineral commodities: the wealth that generates most impacts in the Pan Amazon | Chapter 5 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” 21 Mar 2024 11:27:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/mineral-commodities-the-wealth-that-generates-most-impacts-in-the-pan-amazon-chapter-5-of-a-perfect-storm-in-the-amazon/ | ||
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Norway pension fund breaks with U.K. conglomerate Jardines over endangered orangutan habitat 12 Mar 2024 04:28:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/norway-pension-fund-breaks-with-u-k-conglomerate-jardines-over-endangered-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Indonesian gold mine expanding in ‘wrong direction’ into orangutan habitat 11 Mar 2024 16:13:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/indonesian-gold-mine-expanding-in-wrong-direction-into-orangutan-habitat/ | ||
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Indonesia to offer tax perks to companies investing in reforestation of its new capital city 21 Feb 2024 11:09:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/indonesia-to-offer-tax-perks-to-companies-investing-in-reforestation-of-its-new-capital-city/ | ||
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Bid to mitigate gold mine’s impact on orangutans hit by stonewalling, data secrecy 02 Feb 2024 09:52:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/bid-to-mitigate-gold-mines-impact-on-orangutans-hit-by-stonewalling-data-secrecy/ | ||
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Sanctioned timber baron wins new mining concessions in Cambodia’s Prey Lang 23 Jan 2024 02:06:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/sanctioned-timber-baron-wins-new-mining-concessions-in-cambodias-prey-lang/ | ||
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A rush for ‘green’ iron is on in Guinea. Will chimpanzees be a casualty? 17 Jan 2024 12:51:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/a-rush-for-green-iron-is-on-in-guinea-will-chimpanzees-be-a-casualty/ | ||
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Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary 07 Dec 2023 02:27:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/chinese-gold-miners-illegally-tearing-up-cambodian-wildlife-sanctuary/ | ||
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Paradise lost? Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights 27 Nov 2023 15:04:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/paradise-lost-brazils-biggest-bauxite-mining-firm-denies-riverine-rights/ | ||
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Brazil’s biggest bauxite mining firm denies riverine rights 27 Nov 2023 08:07:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2023/11/brazils-biggest-bauxite-mining-firm-denies-riverine-rights/ | ||
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Can blockchain clean up the gold industry in Brazil and across the globe? 14 Nov 2023 17:03:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/can-blockchain-clean-up-the-gold-industry-in-brazil-and-across-the-globe/ | ||
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How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining 14 Nov 2023 16:09:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/how-the-u-s-financial-system-props-up-illegal-logging-and-mining/ | ||
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Lifted sanctions on gold, oil could slow conservation efforts in Venezuela 08 Nov 2023 18:04:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/lifted-sanctions-on-gold-oil-could-slow-conservation-efforts-in-venezuela/ | ||
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How Canada’s growing presence in Latin America is hurting the environment 22 Sep 2023 19:20:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-canadas-growing-presence-in-latin-america-is-hurting-the-environment/ | ||
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Amazonian Indigenous leaders call for 80×2025 at Climate Week (commentary) 19 Sep 2023 16:21:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/amazonian-indigenous-leaders-call-for-80x2025-at-climate-week-commentary/ | ||
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Study: Tricky balancing act between EV scale-up and mining battery metals 08 Sep 2023 15:54:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/study-tricky-balancing-act-between-ev-scale-up-and-mining-battery-metals/ | ||
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Cambodia approves, then suspends, marble mine in Keo Seima REDD+ project 31 Aug 2023 03:17:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/cambodia-approves-then-suspends-marble-mine-in-keo-seima-redd-project/ | ||
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A just energy transition requires better governance & equity in the DRC 19 Jul 2023 21:05:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/07/a-just-energy-transition-requires-better-governance-equity-in-the-drc/ | ||
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Drug trafficking fuels other deforestation drivers in the Amazon: report 14 Jul 2023 17:33:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/drug-trafficking-fuels-other-deforestation-drivers-in-the-amazon-report/ | ||
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No new mining operations on Yanomami land after raids and deaths 21 Jun 2023 14:03:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/no-new-mining-operations-on-yanomami-land-after-raids-and-deaths/ | ||
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A powerful U.S. political family is behind a copper mine in the Colombian rainforest 14 Jun 2023 16:04:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/a-powerful-political-family-from-new-hampshire-is-behind-a-copper-mine-in-the-colombian-rainforest/ | ||
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Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to know. 13 Jun 2023 19:50:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/venezuelas-environmental-crisis-is-getting-worse-here-are-seven-things-to-know/ | ||
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Mechanized destruction of Brazil’s Amazon is rising, but not inevitable 07 Jun 2023 09:00:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/mechanized-destruction-of-brazils-amazon-is-rising-but-not-inevitable/ | ||
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Militarized conservation: Insecurity for some, security for others? (commentary) 06 Jun 2023 14:00:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/militarized-conservation-insecurity-for-some-security-for-others-commentary/ | ||
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Chemical spill in Nicaraguan reserve raises questions about industrial mining regulations 19 May 2023 17:48:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chemical-spill-in-nicaraguan-reserve-raises-questions-about-industrial-mining-regulations/ | ||
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Amazon Rainforest loss could reach new height in just 5 years, study says 11 May 2023 22:41:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/amazon-rainforest-loss-could-reach-new-height-in-just-5-years-study-says/ | ||
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A frontline view of the fight against illegal mining in Yanomami territory 02 May 2023 09:18:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/a-frontline-view-of-the-fight-against-illegal-mining-in-yanomami-territory/ | ||
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Gold miner faces global protests as it rekindles a mine with a violent legacy 01 May 2023 20:01:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/gold-miner-faces-global-protests-as-it-rekindles-a-mine-with-a-violent-legacy/ | ||
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Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ is at a turning point 25 Apr 2023 18:49:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/04/mongabay-explores-the-congo-basin-the-heart-of-the-world-is-at-a-turning-point/ | ||
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Deforestation in Borneo threatens three endangered, endemic plant species 21 Apr 2023 04:00:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/deforestation-in-borneo-threatens-three-endangered-endemic-plant-species/ | ||
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Mining may contribute to deforestation more than previously thought, report says 20 Apr 2023 10:00:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/mining-may-contribute-to-deforestation-more-than-previously-thought-report-says/ | ||
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Power of traditional beliefs lies at the heart of an anti-mine campaign in PNG 17 Apr 2023 13:14:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/power-of-traditional-beliefs-lies-at-the-heart-of-an-anti-mine-campaign-in-png/ | ||
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World’s newest great ape faces habitat loss, multiple threats: Will it survive? 14 Apr 2023 03:44:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/worlds-newest-great-ape-faces-habitat-loss-multiple-threats-will-it-survive/ | ||
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International mercury regulations fail to protect the environment, public health: study 13 Apr 2023 16:53:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/international-mercury-regulations-fail-to-protect-the-environment-public-health-study/ | ||
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Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands 11 Apr 2023 16:21:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/brazilian-gold-miners-get-free-rein-in-venezuelas-indigenous-lands/ | ||
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