Experts flag trafficking after monkey endemic to Borneo is found in Thailand
The recent discovery of an injured proboscis monkey near a railway track in Thailand points to the likelihood of cross-border…
Indonesia’s plan to rezone national park sparks backlash
Indonesia is moving to rezone Way Kambas National Park, transforming the Sumatran sanctuary from a “cost center” into a “profit…
A conversation with Alexa Vélez
Environmental investigations in Latin America increasingly combine field reporting with tools such as satellite imagery, cross-border collaboration, and long-term investigative…
EU citizens file complaint for delays in response to anti-shark fin campaign
The organizers of a campaign against shark finning in the European Union have filed a formal complaint against the EU…
March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot…
As EU-Mercosur agreement goes into effect, environmentalists raise red flags
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement, between the European Union and many Latin American nations, is potentially worth trillions of dollars in…
Loss of prey could drive Atlantic Forest jaguars to extinction
There’s little prey left for jaguars in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, which is driving the big cat’s decline there, according to…
Malawi says there’s been no illegal crayfish smuggling for a year
Authorities in Malawi have credited stronger monitoring and border controls with effectively ending the smuggling of invasive crayfish into the…
Mennonites from Belize spark deforestation fears with new settlement plans in Suriname
Mennonite families in Belize could pay millions to settle on around 24,000 hectares (59,300 acres) in Para, Suriname, a district…
The little-known story of emerging ecotourism in the Central African Republic
Though conflict and instability have shaped much of the Central African Republic’s recent history, Dzanga-Sangha in the country’s southwest is…
AI infrastructure growth threatens water-stressed Thai regions
Thailand’s massive surge in data center development is prompting concerns about water shortages and pollution in already stressed regions. Mongabay’s…
The ‘unfair’ job of being a conservationist in a world working against nature
Jessie Panazzolo was given a stuffed gorilla when she was 3, and from then on, she always wanted to be…
At high seas treaty summit, a dispute over fisheries managers’ role in conservation
The high seas treaty was agreed to by the world’s nations in 2023 and took effect in January. The treaty…
Microplastics found in fish in Tuvalu, a remote South Pacific nation
Tuvalu is a remote Polynesian nation made up of three reef islands and six atolls. Home to fewer than 11,000…
Indigenous & community leaders say, ‘secure forest financing with us, not for us’ (commentary)
With the expansion of government forest protection programs like REDD+ in recent years, Indigenous communities are increasingly asking if these…
Latin America’s largest hospital complex cancels plan to buy shark meat
Last month saw a series of new policy developments for sharks in Brazil. Brazil’s biggest hospital complex said it would…
Interview with author Scott Weidensaul
Birds are struggling, with serious population declines that seem in some cases to be accelerating, which author Scott Weidensaul says…
Avian bird flu surges in New York urban wildlife, increasing disease concerns
The H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread across the globe, infecting hundreds of birds and mammal species.…
Indigenous governance key to protecting Amazon Basin connectivity, experts say
The connectivity of the Amazon’s rivers, lowlands, wetlands and Andean areas is vital for the functioning of these different ecosystems,…
Is the Galápagos damselfish extinct?
A once-common reef fish in the Galápagos has not been seen since 1983, raising the question of whether it has…