Erik Hoffner

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Erik is a photojournalist, editor, and award-winning podcast producer for Mongabay. Find his latest thoughts posted on Bluesky and see more of his writing and fine art photography via Instagram via @erikhoffner on both platforms.

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Bobcats benefit both human and ecological health, but their growing populations are often misunderstood

As Africa eyes protected areas expansion of 1 million square miles, concerns over enforcement persist

Justice for people, animals and the environment are inextricable, Arcus Foundation says

Fashion has a coal problem, but the solutions are electrifying (commentary)

Lessons from successful mangrove forest restoration in El Salvador (analysis)

As Gálapagos ecotourism booms, top naturalist guide urges sustainability

Brazil’s ‘innovative’ reforestation agenda discussed in Davos (commentary)

River culture is the rhythmic pulse of the Bengal Delta (commentary)

The paradox of balancing conservation efforts for Himalayan wolves and snow leopards (commentary)

Turn problems into solutions for culture and agriculture across Australia and the Americas, Anthony James says

It’s time for a U.N. ‘universal declaration on nature’ (commentary)

Bangladesh must move from ‘fast fashion’ to ‘defashion’ to improve human & ecological wellbeing (commentary)

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres remains optimistic despite disappointing COP process

We need a North Pole Marine Reserve to secure a healthy future for Arctic waters (commentary)

How the U.S. got no old growth forest protections from the Biden Administration (commentary)

‘These stories deserve to be told’: Shining a light on secretive fisheries managers

For ecological restoration, evidence-based standards deliver better outcomes (commentary)

Can the Cali Fund provide a rights-based remedy for biopiracy? (commentary)

Top Mongabay podcast picks for 2024

What’s the TFFF? A forest finance tool ‘like no other’ shows potential

We must prioritize rangeland conservation for planetary health and biodiversity (commentary)

Monarch butterflies proposed for U.S. federal protection

Wildlife conservation is a key climate change solution (commentary)

Time for a ‘moral reckoning’ of aquaculture’s environmental impacts

Climate finance must empower grassroots conservation in Africa & beyond (commentary)

Researchers propose a ‘circular economy’ solution to housing affordability against climate change

We need an Indigenous conservation state of mind (commentary)

Environmental journalism as the link between local and global (commentary)

Desalination plants proposed for Texas Gulf Coast spur broad opposition

How nature protection and inspiring art are key to planetary health & preventing pandemics

Let’s rethink debt-for-nature swaps toward greater sustainability & integrity (commentary)

Help farmers adopt agroecology to protect biodiversity and climate (commentary)

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