Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/botany/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:16:14 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Too many African plants fall into the IUCN’s ‘not evaluated’ trap (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/too-many-african-plants-fall-into-the-iucns-not-evaluated-trap-commentary/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:41:05 +0000 Myanmar’s botanical data gaps risk its unique flora, collaborations could help, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/myanmars-botanical-data-gaps-risk-its-unique-flora-collaborations-could-help-study-says/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:00:58 +0000 Photos: Kew Gardens’ top 10 newly named plants and fungi for 2025 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/photos-kew-gardens-top-10-newly-named-plants-and-fungi-for-2025/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:24:04 +0000 Endangered knowledge and endangered plants: Threats to Indigenous medicinal traditions in Borneo https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/endangered-knowledge-and-endangered-plants-threats-to-indigenous-medicinal-traditions-in-borneo/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:42:10 +0000 Botanists decode secret life of rare plants to ensure reintroduction success https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/botanists-decode-secret-life-of-rare-plants-to-ensure-reintroduction-success/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:42:38 +0000 Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/top-ethnobotanist-mark-plotkins-cop30-reflections-on-amazon-conservation-analysis/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:45:26 +0000 Timing, not traits, helps California’s jewelflowers adapt to diverse landscapes https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/timing-not-traits-helps-californias-jewelflowers-adapt-to-diverse-landscapes/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:17:23 +0000 After 160 years, an old drawing leads scientists to a long-lost Sri Lanka orchid https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/after-160-years-an-old-drawing-leads-scientists-to-a-long-lost-sri-lanka-orchid/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:37:03 +0000 Amazon jambu blends tradition and science for numbing flavors and healthcare https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/amazon-jambu-blends-tradition-and-science-for-numbing-flavors-and-healthcare/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:34:48 +0000 To collect native seeds, Ugandan botanists are climbing forest giants https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/to-collect-native-seeds-ugandan-botanists-are-climbing-forest-giants/ Wed, 28 May 2025 15:10:54 +0000