Pacific Island nations propose ecocide be adopted as international crime
Three Pacific island countries have formally requested the International Criminal Court to recognize “ecocide,” or mass environmental destruction, as an international crime alongside genocide and war...
View ArticleAluminum and steel take environment and health toll, even as demand grows
Aluminum and steel are two metals vital to a thriving global industrial economy. And both will be even more in demand in future, as they supply the global energy transition and infrastructure needs in...
View ArticleAmazon River and tributaries at record low levels
The Amazon Rainforest’s main rivers are drying out due to an unprecedented drought exacerbated by climate change. Levels have continued to drop since Mongabay’s Sept 9. feature by Fernanda Wenzel....
View ArticleReport exposes meatpackers’ role in recent chemical deforestation in Brazil
A recent investigation has uncovered new significant links between Brazil’s top meatpackers — JBS, Marfrig and Minerva — and widespread environmental destruction in the Pantanal wetlands, the Amazon...
View ArticleCommunity forest or corporate fortune? How public land became a mine in Cambodia
Mongabay features writer Gerry Flynn joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss a new investigation he published with freelance journalist Nehru Pry looking at how mining company Lin Vatey acquired thousands...
View ArticleWhistleblower testifies Titan sub tragedy was ‘inevitable’
A former employee of the company behind the doomed Titan submersible has told a public hearing he believed a safety incident was “inevitable” as the firm “bypassed” all standard rules. OceanGate’s...
View ArticleClimate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems – but there’s still hope
Alyona Synenko/ICRC Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and beset by violence, but it is “fixable”, according to its top climate official. The country has been torn apart by more...
View ArticleWildlife charity declares ‘butterfly emergency’
Andrew Cooper, Butterfly Conservation A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. The count has been running...
View ArticleSupermoon and lunar eclipse delight star gazers
A supermoon has lit up the sky across the world coinciding with a rare partial lunar eclipse. The Moon could be seen to appear brighter and bigger on Tuesday night. Supermoons happen when the Moon is...
View ArticleFishing in a fog: Ship noise hampers orcas’ hunting success
Underwater noise from ships is making it tough for killer whales, or orcas, to find and catch their favorite fish, a recent study has found. Orcas (Orcinus orca) rely heavily on sound to hunt. They...
View ArticlePhilippines hydro boom rips Indigenous communities
KALINGA, Philippines — On the mountainsides flanking the mighty Chico River in the northern Philippines’ Kalinga province, residents of once tight-knit villages have drifted apart in recent years....
View ArticleSierra Leone group helps farmers adapt to changing climate, protect forest
For two years, a volunteer organization in eastern Sierra Leone worked to encourage residents of Kenema district to plant trees and switch to more climate-resilient crops. Sierra Leone Environment...
View ArticleMusk’s satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe
Getty Images Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new generation of...
View ArticleAhead of COP16, groups warn of rights abuses linked to ‘30×30’ goal
Two years since global policymakers agreed on the concept of protecting 30% of the world’s land and waters by 2030, there’s still little clarity on how achieving this goal will impact Indigenous...
View ArticleAluminum and steel vital to energy transition, but need circular solutions
This is the second of a two-part story. Part one deals with aluminum and steel impacts; Part two explores circular solutions. Aluminum and steel have long been hailed for their relatively high...
View ArticleFrom prison psychologist to wildlife whisperer: Interview with Susan Eirich
Ramble Bear, a 23-year-old rescued Ussuri brown bear, acts more like a poodle than a predator. He blinks and licks my hand through the protective fence, very demure. His tongue is surprisingly soft....
View ArticleWe know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated
Revered by the Indigenous Mbuti and Efe tribes as a spiritual symbol and uplifted by the Democratic Republic of Congo as a national one, the okapi is deserving of a nickname as mystical as “forest...
View ArticleBrazil judge fines slaughterhouses for Amazon deforestation
A judge in Brazil has imposed fines totaling 4.2 million reais, or $762,000, against two beef producers and three ranchers for deforestation in a protected part of the Amazon Rainforest. The Sept. 4...
View ArticleJust 0.7% of land hosts one-third of unique, endangered species, study
Just 0.7% of the world’s land surface is home to one-third of the world’s most threatened and unique four-legged animals, a recent study has found. In the vast evolutionary tree of life, some animals,...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists empowering women and citizen science win 2024 Heinz Awards
Two pairs of environmentalists are being awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for the Environment this year. Each duo will receive an unrestricted, shared cash award of $250,000 and the Heinz Awards...
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