Coral reefs around the world are in deep trouble. Last month, scientists reported that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef corals were experiencing “the worst mass bleaching event in its history”. Of…
Today his name is Manno and we believe he recently turned four years old, though he is small for his age. Manno has bright, inquisitive eyes, has a penchant for…
Sea level rise and other associated impacts of rising global temperatures such as coastal erosion and flooding have long been forecast as some of the most serious challenges that humanity…
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray? Part 2: How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals Part 4: Conservation's people problem Epilogue: Conservation still…
The Brazilian soy industry has indefinitely extended a landmark moratorium on rainforest clearing for soybean production. The agreement, first signed in 2006 after a Greenpeace campaign, had previously been renewed…
Late last month, news reports heralded a new move by the Myanmar government that would ban the logging of all hardwood in the country. However, it now appears that the…
planned trans-oceanic canal in Nicaragua could spell disaster for jaguars and other large mammals, according to a new study by researchers at Panthera, Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) and Michigan State…
Building a truly sustainable economy is not all about development without environmental destruction. Though that is of course a central component of sustainability, the United Nations Environment Programme, for instance,…
A Malaysian company that helped found the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is suing the RSPO for suspending its sustainability certification over alleged environmental transgressions in Indonesia. IOI Group has filed…
On May 4, Welsh conservationist Carl Jones was awarded the prestigious Indianapolis Prize at the London Natural History Museum for his decades-long efforts to bring back several rare species --…
The towering canopies and dense understories of old-growth forests might be able to help protect biodiversity as global temperatures continue to rise, according to new research. Climate change is expected…
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on using the Bloomberg Terminal in advocacy work: Part 2: Tracking assets for environmental advocacy work with Bloomberg Part 3: How to use the Bloomberg Terminal…
The collapse of Libya in 2011 might very well have been the beginning of the end for the iconic addax. An extensive survey in March across key habitat for the…
The iSpot web application helps further biodiversity knowledge by connecting users interested in identifying the species they capture in photos.
The development of an oil palm plantation, which was thought to have been pretty much abandoned by the American company that ran it, has resumed in the Southwest Region of…
All’s not well for the spotted big cats. Globally, leopards have lost more than 75 percent of their historical habitat, a new study published in PeerJ has found. And of…
t age 70 Ngai Mutuoboro may not possess the vibrancy of his youthful days, but he can still pack a punch when it comes to environmental conservation. The elder from…
n the war on opaque management of Southeast Asia’s natural resources, reformers gained ground on Tuesday, when Indonesia’s land minister affirmed the right of oil palm companies to publish their…
Two big palm oil plantations in the Peruvian Amazon have attracted the attention of conservation and human rights organizations that say their development has resulted in the destruction of rainforest…
Protected areas are an important tool for conserving the world’s forests and biodiversity. Perhaps no country has proven that as thoroughly as Brazil, home to one-third of the world's tropical…
New evidence that global pasture extent is declining presents an important conservation opportunity, according to a researcher. Some 62 million hectares of pasture (about 153 million acres, an area three…
Over-hunting is driving several species towards extinction. But the decline in wildlife populations affects more than just the animals in question. It can alter the carbon storage potential of tropical…
Commission in the Brazilian Senate — cloaked by the political turmoil in Brasilia — has quietly approved a constitutional amendment that would shred the environmental safeguards currently required for public…
The name’s bondia, Jamesbodia. Scientists have named a new subgenus of Caribbean plants Jamesbondia. But don’t be mistaken. The name does not honor the popular spy character James Bond. Instead,…
Known for their intelligence and extraordinary rock star-like appearances, parrots inhabit subtropical and tropical regions across the globe. They are one of the more well-known tropical bird species in the…
An international delegation of leaders from indigenous and forest communities in Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, and Peru are in London to call for action on human rights violations and land grabbing…
atin America’s largest electrical company operates 45 hydroelectric dams, and is responsible for 34 percent of Brazil’s generating capacity. The company, Eletrobras, makes laudable claims about its corporate values, including…
Environmental groups have raised concerns that Indonesian president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s planned moratorium on new oil palm and mining concessions will have limited impact without hawkish enforcement by local governments…
Leonardo DiCaprio called world leaders assembled at the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement at UN headquarters in New York the “last best hope” to save mankind from the impacts…
Through your big black helmet, you witness the massive bodies of redwoods rise before you from the emerald undergrowth like an ancient congregation. A cool breeze breathes by, rustling the…