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The World Economic Forum has featured the work of Mongabay. In a recently published video, the World Economic Forum interviewed Rhett Ayers Butler, the Founder and CEO of Mongabay. Butler…

As part of an effort to expand African environmental and conservation news coverage, Mongabay welcomed David Akana as the program director of our recently launched news bureau, Mongabay Africa. David…

Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler has won the 2022 Heinz Award for the Environment for his efforts to advance environmental journalism worldwide. Butler started Mongabay in 1999 and…

Last week, primatologist and conservation icon Jane Goodall interviewed Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler for her Hopecast podcast. Goodall and Butler talked about the importance of good storytelling…

Across the globe, women are leading the charge to protect and restore the environment. Today, on International Women’s Day, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) honors 16 Women Restoring the Earth…

Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been awarded a 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in recognition of his coverage of environmental issues for the website. The honor is presented…

Mongabay editor Philip Jacobson has been awarded the 2020 Oktovianus Pogau Award for Courage in Journalism. The award, announced Jan. 31, recognizes Jacobson's dedication to environmental reporting in Indonesia, work…

More than 21 years ago I established Mongabay out of my love for nature and wildlife. Today the endeavor has grown far beyond what I could have ever imagined with…

"Mongabay staffer Philip Jacobson was just moved from prison to 'city detention' in Palangkaraya," said Mongabay Founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler on January 24, 2020. "We are grateful that…

We published more than 1,300 stories in English in 2017. Here are our ten most read articles that were published during the year. 10. Much deeper than we expected': Huge…

As you may have noticed, we've redesigned Mongabay.com. The site has gone through many changes since its founding in 1999, and this one is perhaps the biggest one yet. For…

Last year, Mongabay published nearly 100 articles written by journalists participating in its internship program. To highlight some of the excellent work, Mongabay held a competition for intern contributions to…

In 2015 Mongabay published nearly 1,300 news stories in English and over 600 articles in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Chinese. Mongabay-Indonesia posted over 1,800 stories in Indonesian.…

Many of the same technologies we use every day may also be key to protecting our planet’s natural heritage. Mobile phones that record and send our selfie video can do…

As you may have noticed, over the weekend Mongabay.com changed. This is the first phase of a roll-out that will take place over the next few weeks.

A large male Sumatran orangutan is released, some 50 kilometers from where he was rescued in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC. Conservationists rescued another orangutan stranded in…

This is a compilation of responses to some of the most frequently asked questions as of January 8, 2015. ORIGIN OF MONGABAY Why did you start mongabay? Mongabay was born…

Paul Rosolie in an Amazon swamp at night. Photo by: Mohsin Kazmi. In 2014 Mongabay published more than 1,100 stories in English and over 450 posts in Spanish, French, Italian,…

The endangered Huemul deer. Photo by: Alejandro Vila. The most popular environmental news article on mongabay.com during 2013 was a story about the recovery of the endangered Huemul deer (Hippocamelus…

Mongabay.org announces three new $20,000 environmental reporting prizes under its Special Reporting Initiatives program. Three new environmental journalism prizes will enable journalists to do in-depth reporting on three important environmental…

Mongabay.org announces new $20,000 environmental reporting grant: the state of marine fisheries in Indonesia. After kicking off the Special Reporting Initiatives program last month, Mongabay.org is announcing a call for…

Mongabay.org launches $20,000 competitive grant for in-depth reporting on key environmental themes. Today Mongabay's non-profit arm launched a new journalism program that funds in-depth or investigative reporting on key environmental…

Atretochoana eiselti is the largest known caecilian, attaining a length of 75 cm (30 inches), or more than twice the size of the next-largest known species. This individual was photographed…

Photo courtesy of TNC Indonesia Fisherman still using bombs to catch fish in Indonesia Although prohibited, some fishermen in Indonesia are still using fish bombs to catch fish. In fact,…

Mongabay.com is pleased to announce the beta version of a global forest disturbance alert system (GloF-DAS) developed in partnership with Cal State Monterey Bay and NASA Ames Research Center. The…

Mongabay.com launches forest web site in Indonesian Mongabay.com is pleased to announce the launch of Mongabay-Indonesia (mongabay.co.id), an environmental news web site published in Indonesian. The site was officially unveiled…

Mongabay.com provides a quick review of forest-related news for April 2012. Save the Frogs Day took place in April A fallen soldier Chut Wutty, a prominent activist against illegal logging…

Sumatran elephants as photographed from the conservation drone. Mongabay.com provides a quick review of forest-related news for February 2012. Environmental law enforcement actions During the month of February there were…

2011 was designated as "Year of the Forests" by the United Nations. While there was relatively little progress on intergovernmental forest protection programs during the year, a lot happened elsewhere.…

Giant Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor). Photo by Gowri Varanashi of New Jersey Gowri Varanashi has won mongabay.com's amphibian photo contest with her picture of a Giant Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)…