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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Biodiversity’s Tower of Babel: The confusion & disorientation of Convention on Biological Diversity Decision 15/9 (commentary)

As southern African freshwater fish & fisheries struggle, collaboration is key (commentary)

As bird flu outbreak kills myriad wildlife species, virologists eye threat to humans

The promise of ecocide law, from boardroom to courtroom (commentary)

National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan on why Indigenous peoples are the best conservationists

Biden Administration mistakenly seeks delay of EU’s new deforestation regulation (commentary)

Rio’s grassroots agroforestry sustains birds, bees & communities

Indian bioacoustics researchers boost wildlife conservation with exciting animal insights

Resilient giants: How the world’s oldest trees stand tall against climate change (commentary)

Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability

How an international effort is keeping North America free of a deadly amphibian disease

Animal welfare advocacy must include wildlife & invertebrates (commentary)

As New England forests are razed for solar power, experts urge smarter siting

‘Fungibility’ could sink Convention on Biodiversity’s funding mechanism Decision 15/9 (commentary)

Harnessing ‘invisible forests in plain view’ to reforest the world

Let’s reduce poverty & deforestation via greater EUDR traceability requirements (commentary)

As aquaculture hits historic highs, let’s ensure sustainability is prioritized (commentary)

The $91 billion wasted on nuclear weapons last year could transform ecosystem restoration (commentary)

As chocolate prices skyrocket from decades of deforestation, adopting agroforestry is key (commentary)

In ‘the century of Africa,’ Mongabay’s new bureau reports its biggest environmental issues and solutions

To conserve large landscapes like the Florida Wildlife Corridor, payments for ecosystem services could be key (commentary)

If forests truly drive wind and water cycles, what does it mean for the climate?

Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is?

Can iron fertilization of the oceans help solve the climate crisis? (commentary)

Media must help reduce conflict between tigers and people in the Sundarbans (commentary)

As Wall Street assigns a dollar value to nature, Indigenous economics charts different path

Can Vietnam’s forests survive the spread of acacia and eucalyptus plantations? (commentary)

How real action on environmental justice comes from Latin America’s community alliances (commentary)

In Belize, flawed conservation measures threaten small-scale fishers’ livelihoods (commentary)

Australian state fails on koala conservation while relying on faulty offset schemes, experts say

Cutting forests for solar energy ‘misses the plot’ on climate action (commentary)

‘Right to roam’ movement fights to give the commons back to the public

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