Elisabeth Vrba, the woman who timed evolution, died February 5th, aged 82
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Elisabeth Vrba did not set out to overturn the way scientists...
View ArticleDeep-sea miner TMC seeks U.S. approval, potentially bypassing global regulator
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) has announced it “initiated a process” with U.S. regulators to apply for both exploration and exploitation licenses, potentially circumventing...
View ArticleHuge iceberg breaks from Antarctica, revealing a rich seafloor ecosystem
A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to observe a part of the planet never before seen by humans. Coincidentally, a...
View ArticleSiamese crocodile release into the wild marks conservation milestone in Cambodia
In a conservation milestone, 10 Siamese crocodiles were released this month into Cambodia’s Virachey National Park for the first time, as part of a decades-long effort to save the critically...
View ArticleThe effort to save Syria’s northern bald ibis population failed, but much can...
The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is included in the list of the most genetically and evolutionarily unique creatures...
View ArticleHas the UK’s most loathed protest group really stopped throwing soup?
3 hours ago ShareSave Justin Rowlatt BBC News Climate Editor ShareSave JSO Handout The climate action group Just Stop Oil has announced it is to disband at the end of April. Its activists have been...
View ArticleMysterious sloth bear deaths raise alarm at Sri Lanka’s largest national park
Wilpattu, SRI LANKA – After a fruitful safari at Wilpattu National Park, wildlife photographer Rohan Fonseka and his colleagues ventured toward the Maradanmaduwa area, hoping to catch a glimpse of a...
View ArticleHow a young beekeeper’s initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone...
In 2022, little did Aruna Bangura know that observing the changing environment and land use practices around his community would make him start beekeeping. The area just outside Tiwai Island, a...
View ArticleBelize’s natural heritage deserves even stronger conservation strategies...
Belize is widely regarded as a global leader in conservation, home to vast rainforests, diverse wildlife and the second-largest barrier reef in the world. The country has implemented protected areas,...
View ArticleMadagascar highway pushes on through controversy
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The Malagasy government is pushing ahead with a controversial highway linking Antananarivo and the port city of Toamasina, 260 kilometers (162 miles) away. Construction has...
View ArticleAustralia’s environment minister sued for failure to act on threatened species
Australian conservation NGO The Wilderness Society has launched a court case against the country’s environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, alleging her failure to put in place formal recovery plans for...
View Article‘Substantial’ transshipment reforms adopted at North Pacific fisheries summit
Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which catches are transferred at sea to carrier ships called reefers. But the...
View ArticleBrazil plans new Amazon routes linking the Pacific & China’s New Silk Road
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Peru last November and inaugurated the Chancay Port, a megaproject rising from the Pacific coast. This wasn’t just a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Jinping’s presence in...
View ArticlePNG’s Torricelli Mountains teem with life — and the risk of extinction
Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge near the modern-day island of New Guinea that would one day form the...
View ArticleForest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Global efforts to restore forests are gathering pace, driven by...
View ArticleLeaked data reveals decades of unreported pollution by Colombia oil giant
Colombia’s state-led oil company Ecopetrol caused more than 600 instances of major environmental damage between 2010 and 2016, according to internal data leaked by one of their former employees....
View ArticleUK delays to environment law have led to massive deforestation, report says
In 2021, the U.K. appeared to be making serious strides against illegal deforestation when lawmakers introduced “forest risk” regulations on imported commodities like beef, soy, palm oil, cocoa,...
View ArticleThe newest wildlife crime-fighting superheroes in town (cartoon)
You might think that ‘hero rats’ are the lead characters of a new Pixar movie, but these happen to be actual African Giant Pouched Rats, trained by the organization APOPO. Their prolific portfolios...
View ArticleRethinking carbon: The climate movement needs to be a human one, says Paul...
Celebrated author, thinker and entrepreneur Paul Hawken joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his new book, Carbon: The Book of Life, and argues that the jargon and fear-based terms broadly used by the...
View ArticleColombia’s coffee farmers try to balance innovation and tradition to adapt to...
CHINCHINA, Colombia — “Before, the seasons seemed etched into the calendar, with well-defined periods of drought and rain. Today, the climate has gone completely mad!” says coffee grower Oscar Gomez...
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