Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/extractives/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:33:17 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/landslides-claim-more-than-220-lives-in-drcs-rubaya-coltan-mining-site/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:09:26 +0000 In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests are on the frontline https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/in-the-race-for-drcs-critical-minerals-community-forests-stand-on-the-frontline/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:37 +0000 Latin America in 2025: Conservation promises collide with crime and extraction https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/latin-america-in-2025-conservation-promises-collide-with-crime-and-extraction/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:22 +0000 New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-mapping-reveals-hidden-mining-boom-in-laos-that-threatens-the-mekong/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:02:01 +0000 Across Latin America populist regimes challenge nature conservation goals https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/across-latin-america-populist-regimes-challenge-nature-conservation-goals/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:00:54 +0000 A fragile Sri Lankan island fights back against the threat of mineral extraction https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-fragile-sri-lankan-island-fights-back-against-the-threat-of-mineral-extraction/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:20:18 +0000 AI data center revolution sucks up world’s energy, water, materials https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/ai-data-center-revolution-sucks-up-worlds-energy-water-materials/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:49:47 +0000 Report urges full protection of world’s 196 uncontacted Indigenous peoples https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/report-urges-full-protection-of-worlds-196-uncontacted-indigenous-peoples/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:22:09 +0000 Rare earth mining expands into Laos, threatening entire Mekong River https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rare-earth-mining-expands-into-laos-threatening-entire-mekong-river/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:17:01 +0000 Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indigenous-guardians-successfully-keep-extractives-out-of-ecuadors-amazon-forests/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:31:40 +0000