The Amazon’s silent crime crisis (commentary)
The Amazon is approaching a critical tipping point, where deforestation, degradation, fire, and climate change together risk pushing large areas…
Primate Planet
Across the tropics, a growing movement is working to secure a future for primates in the face of disease, deforestation…
Invasive ferrets removed from an island in a world-first
Rathlin Island off the north of Northern Ireland is now free from feral ferrets that were harming its native seabirds.…
Indonesia braces for possible ‘Godzilla El Niño’ as fire season escalates early
The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 hectares by…
‘Rediscovered’ species in Papua spotlight importance of Indigenous knowledge
Two species of marsupial thought by scientists to be extinct for thousands of years still live in the forests of…
Coexisting with America’s growing urban coyote population is easier than you think
Coyotes are now present in almost every major urban-metropolitan area in the United States, yet conflicts between the canines and…
A reforestation corridor in Madagascar offers a future for lemurs and locals
A reforestation corridor project aims to reconnect 150 hectares of fragmented forest between Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and the Analamazoatra Special…
In Brazil, unfinished water project leaves Indigenous villages without safe water
According to Brazil’s Ministry of Health data obtained by Mongabay, of the 4,134 Indigenous villages in Brazil’s North Region, only…
EUDR is starting to steer company actions, despite slow progress: Report
Although more progress is needed, a growing number of companies are adopting and implementing deforestation commitments ahead of the European…
Māori knowledge shows climate change domino effects on forest food chains
An Indigenous-led team of researchers worked with Māori knowledge-holders in the Te Urewera and Whirinaki forests of Aotearoa New Zealand’s…
Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)
A scientist who was part of a major 2008 expedition exploring the promise of deep-sea mining writes in a new…
Ghana declares its first marine protected area
Ghana has declared its first marine protected area after more than 15 years of efforts to bolster marine conservation and…
Afghanistan’s capital is in the grip of a water crisis
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Nestled in a high-altitude valley in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range, Kabul is rapidly running out…
This ghost octopus is facing a new threat
China is one of the biggest players in the race to mine the deep sea — and a joint Mongabay-CNN…
In northern Kenya, a shifting Lake Turkana reshapes traditional livelihoods
According to Kenya’s environment ministry, water levels in Lake Turkana have risen by several meters in the past decade, expanding…
Landmark win for Thai villagers, but gold mine appeal delays justice
In a landmark verdict, the Bangkok Civil Court last month held the operator of a gold mine liable for environmental…
Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh
Conservation of the endangered boilam tree (Anisoptera scaphula) — Bangladesh’s tallest tree species — has reached a milestone after a…
Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo?
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, pressure on Virunga National Park reflects deeper economic and governance dynamics, where conservation…
30-year Himalayan project shows power of community-led forest restoration
A 30-year forest restoration project in India’s Western Himalayas transformed degraded land into a biodiverse ecosystem through the participation of…
Council recommends opening US Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing
A U.S. fishing regulator recently recommended allowing commercial fishing across all four of the country’s Pacific marine national monuments. The…