Pascale Moehrle pressed Europe to take its seas seriously
Pascale Moehrle, who led Oceana’s European office from 2019 to 2025, spent more than four decades working on wildlife conservation…
Sri Lankan waters under ‘close watch’ following wreckage of Iranian warship
At least 90 bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship that was torpedoed by…
Nations not on track to meet UN 2030 pesticide risk reduction targets: Study
New research finds that most countries are trending in the wrong direction when it comes to meeting the U.N.’s 2030…
The rate of global warming is accelerating, study finds
Earth has been steadily warming since the start of the Industrial Revolution, when humans began emitting greenhouse gases at scale.…
Indonesian communities push to reclaim lands following company permit revocations
In January, the Indonesian government ordered the revocation of PT TPL’s forest utilization permit, along with those of 27 other…
This bird is disappearing from Indonesia’s forests for its song
The rising popularity of songbird singing competitions in Indonesia has led to the dramatic decline of the white-rumped shama, a…
Climate or biodiversity? Global study maps out forestation’s dilemma
A new study maps areas designated for potential carbon dioxide removal projects, such as planting forests or bioenergy crops, that…
Seafood fraud is rampant, imperiling fish populations, report finds
Up to roughly 20% of aquatic products are intentionally mislabeled as the wrong species or otherwise fraudulent, posing environmental and…
A sanctuary… for glacier ice?
Scientists in Antarctica have just inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores. As the climate crisis melts glaciers…
Beetle known for ravaging mango trees now killing baobabs, study finds
Researchers say baobabs face a potential new threat from the mango stem borer, a beetle long known to devastate other…
Archived camera-trap images bring Thailand’s tapirs into focus
Archived camera-trapping images have revealed a new stronghold for Asian tapirs in Khlong Seang–Khao Sok Forest Complex, in southern Thailand.…
Emotional and psychological stresses beleaguer conservation professionals (commentary)
The well-being of conservationists has never been a priority in the sector, but new cultural norms and expectations of this…
Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Belo Monte power plant
Studies warn that climate change could slash hydropower generation across the Amazon by up to 40%, with controversial Belo Monte…
Counting bats in the dark
How do you count and keep track of bats? Advances in videography, including thermal cameras, have made it easier to…
Paul Brainerd turned computers into printing presses and fortune into conservation
Paul Brainerd helped invent desktop publishing as a co-founder of Aldus and the force behind PageMaker, then redirected his wealth…
How the ‘wrong story’ ends up harming nature, and how we can change it
Indigenous scholar Tyson Yunkaporta (Apalech clan (Wik) Lostmob Nungar) joins the Mongabay Newscast to detail the Aboriginal perspectives behind his…
How Amazon communities built their own power systems
Near Brazil’s Belo Monte dam, one of the world’s largest hydropower projects, the promise of abundant electricity has proved uneven.…
Malaysia renews Lynas Rare Earths’ license for 10 years, orders end to radioactive waste by 2031
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government renewed Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths’ operating license for 10 years but will…
Concern among Indigenous leaders, relief for a few, as Amazon Soy Moratorium falters
Mongabay spoke with various stakeholders across Brazil’s political spectrum on what the possible unraveling of the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a…
New mapping approach predicts habitat availability for species conservation
A new habitat mapping framework combines various data sets to visualize where species live, and predict potential habitats for the…