Forest-focused environment laws may be pushing farming into other ecosystems
Grasslands, wetlands and other nonforest ecosystems are being converted to agricultural land far faster than forests. However, they remain largely…
AI tool listens for endangered orcas in real time to reduce human disturbance
An AI initiative is listening to southern resident orcas in real-time to help them steer clear of vessels and noisy…
New atlas aims to help save Africa’s disappearing wetlands
Since 1970, more than a third of the world’s wetlands have been lost, at a rate three times faster than…
Why forest conservation is also public health
A new study from Madagascar provides the first complete mitochondrial genomes for two endemic tuft-tailed rats, offering a clearer baseline…
How marine flyways could help save the world’s declining seabird population
The routes taken by migratory birds, known as flyways, often cross vast expanses of ocean. Six of these marine flyways…
Appeals court keeps ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open, rejecting need for federal environmental review
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an…
Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town
Indigenous people who live downstream from a rapidly expanding Amazonian town on the banks of the Vaupés River told Mongabay…
At the U.N., Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
In the last year, international courts issued an advisory opinion and ruling calling on state governments to be accountable for…
We can navigate conservation’s ‘epidemic of suffering’ by building a culture of care (commentary)
Several recent features published by Mongabay have shared the emotional strain that conservationists are under from increasing environmental degradation, job…
A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape
Stretching more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) along the coast of South Africa, the Great African Seaforest is home to…
Fossil fuel subsidies and high costs stall energy transition across rural Indonesia
Research by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) and Greenpeace shows the number of villages across Indonesia using…
Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern
A state-approved solar energy park in Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka is being developed on the edge of a managed…
How do you write the life of someone who avoided the spotlight? Miriam Horn on her biography of George Schaller
Miriam Horn’s Homesick for a World Unknown presents George B. Schaller as a figure best understood through accumulation rather than…
Five ‘lost’ bird species rediscovered in 2025
In 2025, birders and scientists found five “lost” bird species that had gone undocumented for a decade or more. As…
Climate displacement in Africa: Court opinion could define states’ obligations
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is expected to soon issue an advisory opinion on states’ obligations toward…
War, climate change, and AI on the agenda at this year’s U.N. Indigenous forum
From April 20 to May 1, 2026, Indigenous delegates from around the world will gather at the United Nation Permanent…
Chernobyl’s radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Wildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in…
To tackle trafficking in gibbons, experts probe what drives demand
As gibbon trafficking reaches record highs, conservationists say reducing demand is critical to tackling the illegal trade. But motivations for…
Conservation collects more data than ever. What is it for?
Before launching a monitoring program, conservationists are often asked how data will be collected, which indicators will be used, and…
Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park: “If conservation creates hardships, it won’t work”
Emmanuel de Merode, Director of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, believes that conservation can succeed…