https://news.mongabay.com/list/interviews/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:53:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/interviews/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/meaningful-conservation-demands-truth-not-just-facts-says-political-ecologist/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/meaningful-conservation-demands-truth-not-just-facts-says-political-ecologist/#respond 31 Mar 2026 23:00:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=316097 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/meaningful-conservation-demands-truth-not-just-facts-says-political-ecologist/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/we-will-not-know-what-we-lost-conservation-fallout-a-year-after-usaid-shutdown/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/we-will-not-know-what-we-lost-conservation-fallout-a-year-after-usaid-shutdown/#respond 24 Mar 2026 21:32:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=315982 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/we-will-not-know-what-we-lost-conservation-fallout-a-year-after-usaid-shutdown/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/juliette-chapalain-on-building-networks-and-nurturing-talent-to-tell-africas-environmental-stories/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/juliette-chapalain-on-building-networks-and-nurturing-talent-to-tell-africas-environmental-stories/#respond 19 Mar 2026 19:11:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316000 - She has more than a decade of experience across French and international media, including TV5 Monde, Arte and BBC News.
- Through Mongabay’s fellowship program, she mentors and trains African environmental journalists, helping build a diverse network of storytellers driving impact across the continent.
- This interview is part of Inside Mongabay, a series that spotlights the people who bring environmental and conservation stories to life across our global newsroom.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/juliette-chapalain-on-building-networks-and-nurturing-talent-to-tell-africas-environmental-stories/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/by-protecting-tigers-we-save-so-much-more-says-debbie-banks/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/by-protecting-tigers-we-save-so-much-more-says-debbie-banks/#respond 17 Mar 2026 21:33:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=315777 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/by-protecting-tigers-we-save-so-much-more-says-debbie-banks/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/03/beyond-the-screen-dceff/ https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/03/beyond-the-screen-dceff/#respond 17 Mar 2026 18:00:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=specials&p=296051 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/03/beyond-the-screen-dceff/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-elephants-experience-time-and-what-this-tells-us-about-protecting-them/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-elephants-experience-time-and-what-this-tells-us-about-protecting-them/#respond 10 Mar 2026 21:31:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=315235 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-elephants-experience-time-and-what-this-tells-us-about-protecting-them/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-the-wrong-story-ends-up-harming-nature-and-how-we-can-change-it/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-the-wrong-story-ends-up-harming-nature-and-how-we-can-change-it/#respond 03 Mar 2026 22:17:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=314727 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-the-wrong-story-ends-up-harming-nature-and-how-we-can-change-it/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/bringing-mongabays-amazon-narco-airstrip-expose-to-the-stage/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/bringing-mongabays-amazon-narco-airstrip-expose-to-the-stage/#respond 24 Feb 2026 23:45:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=314416 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/bringing-mongabays-amazon-narco-airstrip-expose-to-the-stage/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/how-lucia-torres-is-bringing-people-into-natures-frame/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/how-lucia-torres-is-bringing-people-into-natures-frame/#respond 23 Feb 2026 17:36:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314650 - With a background in biology and science journalism, she specializes in solutions-focused storytelling that centers on Indigenous voices and local perspectives.
- From covering climate-displaced communities in Mexico to shaping Mongabay’s video strategy, Torres is committed to making complex environmental issues accessible and impactful.
- This interview is part of Inside Mongabay, a series that spotlights the people who bring environmental and conservation stories to life across our global newsroom.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/how-lucia-torres-is-bringing-people-into-natures-frame/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-journey-from-student-to-amazon-junglekeeper-interview-with-paul-rosolie/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-journey-from-student-to-amazon-junglekeeper-interview-with-paul-rosolie/#respond 23 Feb 2026 16:13:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314477 - In a wide-ranging interview, Rosolie talks about uncontacted tribes, drug traffickers and the distance he still needs to go to achieve his goal of protecting the Las Piedras River.
- Rosolie also discusses the personal challenges and sacrifices of devoting his life to this slice of the Peruvian Amazon.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-journey-from-student-to-amazon-junglekeeper-interview-with-paul-rosolie/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/kiliii-yuyan-puts-indigenous-guardians-of-life-and-their-planetary-stewardship-in-focus/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/kiliii-yuyan-puts-indigenous-guardians-of-life-and-their-planetary-stewardship-in-focus/#respond 17 Feb 2026 21:28:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=313941 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/kiliii-yuyan-puts-indigenous-guardians-of-life-and-their-planetary-stewardship-in-focus/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-hundred-year-vision-gary-tabor-on-the-rise-of-large-landscape-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-hundred-year-vision-gary-tabor-on-the-rise-of-large-landscape-conservation/#respond 16 Feb 2026 14:04:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314276 - Informed by his early years in the Adirondacks and a decade in East Africa, Tabor’s work emphasizes that wildlife survival depends on the “connective tissue” between protected areas.
- Through founding the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, he has moved connectivity into the global mainstream, focusing on practical engineering like wildlife crossings and the human work of community organizing.
- Tabor spoke with Mongabay’s Founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler in February 2026.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-hundred-year-vision-gary-tabor-on-the-rise-of-large-landscape-conservation/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mapping-underground-fungal-networks-interview-with-spuns-toby-kiers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mapping-underground-fungal-networks-interview-with-spuns-toby-kiers/#respond 11 Feb 2026 10:16:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314068 - They receive carbon dioxide from plants in exchange for nutrients, making them major carbon repositories and an important tool for carbon sequestration.
- The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) is deploying a wide range of technologies, from remote sensing to imaging robots, to map these crucial underground networks.
- “We think of these networks as one of Earth’s circulatory systems, but people are not paying attention,” SPUN co-founder Toby Kiers tells Mongabay in an interview.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/mapping-underground-fungal-networks-interview-with-spuns-toby-kiers/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/60-years-of-buried-lessons-on-conservation-projects-from-usaid-have-been-saved/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/60-years-of-buried-lessons-on-conservation-projects-from-usaid-have-been-saved/#respond 10 Feb 2026 22:13:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=313698 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/60-years-of-buried-lessons-on-conservation-projects-from-usaid-have-been-saved/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/we-have-to-bring-trust-into-funding-talks-valeria-paye-on-indigenous-led-funds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/we-have-to-bring-trust-into-funding-talks-valeria-paye-on-indigenous-led-funds/#respond 09 Feb 2026 15:13:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313973 - Mongabay speaks with Valéria Paye, executive director of the Podáali Fund (the Indigenous fund for the Brazilian Amazon), about how their approach differs from mainstream philanthropy by prioritizing trust, reciprocity and Indigenous leadership, governance and management.
- She explains how supporting Indigenous peoples and their territories is a form of “climate policy” and highlights the strong presence of and global support for Indigenous peoples at U.N. climate conference COP30 in Brazil as the reason for tangible outcomes such as the legal recognition of several Indigenous territories.
- Paye shares key lessons from her experience to date with the Podáali Fund, why she thinks the Tropical Forests Forever Fund is “no different” from other state-established funds and her advice for non-Indigenous organizations that want to support Indigenous environmental stewardship.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/we-have-to-bring-trust-into-funding-talks-valeria-paye-on-indigenous-led-funds/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/financing-biodiversity-lisa-miller-on-investing-in-nature/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/financing-biodiversity-lisa-miller-on-investing-in-nature/#respond 09 Feb 2026 03:03:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313558 - After nearly two decades working in technology, she began asking how capital, business models, and execution could be redirected toward slowing and reversing biodiversity loss.
- That question led to the creation of the Wedgetail Foundation, which blends philanthropy, investment, and direct land stewardship to support conservation and restoration in practice.
- In January 2026, Lisa Miller spoke with Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler about her journey, her approach to investing in nature, and what it takes to make biodiversity work endure.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/financing-biodiversity-lisa-miller-on-investing-in-nature/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/partnering-up-to-run-a-drc-reserve-interview-with-forgotten-parks-christine-lain/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/partnering-up-to-run-a-drc-reserve-interview-with-forgotten-parks-christine-lain/#respond 06 Feb 2026 12:51:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313875 - That year, Forgotten Parks signed a 15-year deal with the DRC government to manage the park.
- The agreement was one of a growing number of public-private partnerships for conservation in Africa.
- Mongabay spoke to Forgotten Parks’ DRC director, Christine Lain, about how Forgotten Parks approaches its work at Upemba.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/partnering-up-to-run-a-drc-reserve-interview-with-forgotten-parks-christine-lain/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/from-kigali-to-the-congo-basin-aimable-twahirwas-path-in-environmental-journalism/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/from-kigali-to-the-congo-basin-aimable-twahirwas-path-in-environmental-journalism/#respond 06 Feb 2026 01:28:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313847 - He has worked as a journalist for 25 years, reporting on development, climate change, biodiversity and conservation across Africa and beyond.
- His work has appeared in major outlets including Nature Publishing Group, Inter Press Service, Thomson Reuters Foundation, SciDev.Net and AllAfrica.
- This interview is part of Inside Mongabay, a series that spotlights the people who bring environmental and conservation stories to life across our global newsroom.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/from-kigali-to-the-congo-basin-aimable-twahirwas-path-in-environmental-journalism/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/why-is-a-philippine-island-now-the-asia-pacific-center-for-agroecology-interview-with-ramon-chin-chin-uy-jr/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/why-is-a-philippine-island-now-the-asia-pacific-center-for-agroecology-interview-with-ramon-chin-chin-uy-jr/#respond 03 Feb 2026 21:38:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313665 - The gathering last November brought together farmers, chefs, food artisans and policymakers from across the region to discuss agroecology, biodiversity and climate-resilient food systems.
- Mongabay reporter Keith Anthony Fabro sat down with Uy during the event to discuss agroecology in the region and what it means that Negros Island is being heralded as its “capital.”
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/why-is-a-philippine-island-now-the-asia-pacific-center-for-agroecology-interview-with-ramon-chin-chin-uy-jr/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/writer-megan-mayhew-bergman-on-science-emotion-and-the-lasting-power-of-silent-spring/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/writer-megan-mayhew-bergman-on-science-emotion-and-the-lasting-power-of-silent-spring/#respond 03 Feb 2026 21:08:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=313521 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/02/writer-megan-mayhew-bergman-on-science-emotion-and-the-lasting-power-of-silent-spring/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/europes-olive-grove-crisis-affects-nature-culture-but-has-solutions/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/europes-olive-grove-crisis-affects-nature-culture-but-has-solutions/#respond 27 Jan 2026 22:05:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=313391 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/europes-olive-grove-crisis-affects-nature-culture-but-has-solutions/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/#respond 26 Jan 2026 16:24:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313326 - Around 1.5 billion trees have been planted so far, Deborah Barasa, the environment minister, said in an interview with Mongabay. Despite concerns over planning, monitoring and funding, she said Kenya can still meet the 15 billion target.
- She added that community ownership, long-term care and tree survival matter more than the number of seedlings planted, noting that the tree plantation campaign is “about instilling a culture of protecting and caring for the environment.”
- Barasa spoke to Mongabay on the sidelines of an event celebrating the legacy of Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai built a landmark women-centric movement to plant trees and combat deforestation and desertification.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/staying-with-the-story-isabel-esterman-on-long-term-nature-reporting-in-southeast-asia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/staying-with-the-story-isabel-esterman-on-long-term-nature-reporting-in-southeast-asia/#respond 23 Jan 2026 16:14:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313267 - Her work is defined by long-term coverage of critical issues, including Sumatran rhinos, carbon credit land deals in Malaysia, and the illegal ape trade in both Asia and Africa.
- Esterman values collaboration across bureaus, particularly with Mongabay Indonesia, and sees supporting freelance journalists and building sustainable career paths as a meaningful part of her role.
- This interview is part of Inside Mongabay, a series that spotlights the people who bring environmental and conservation stories to life across our newsroom.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/staying-with-the-story-isabel-esterman-on-long-term-nature-reporting-in-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/drag-artist-pattie-gonia-on-why-nature-advocacy-needs-joy-to-succeed/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/drag-artist-pattie-gonia-on-why-nature-advocacy-needs-joy-to-succeed/#respond 20 Jan 2026 21:01:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=313081 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/drag-artist-pattie-gonia-on-why-nature-advocacy-needs-joy-to-succeed/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/democratizing-ai-for-conservation-interview-with-ai2s-ted-schmitt-and-patrick-beukema/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/democratizing-ai-for-conservation-interview-with-ai2s-ted-schmitt-and-patrick-beukema/#respond 15 Jan 2026 07:29:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312972 - The platform, developed by nonprofit organization Allen Institute for AI, is trained on 10 terabytes’ worth of Earth observation data.
- The platform enables researchers as well as conservation organizations to analyze massive data sets by customizing AI models on the platform.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/democratizing-ai-for-conservation-interview-with-ai2s-ted-schmitt-and-patrick-beukema/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/helping-cape-towns-toads-cross-the-road-interview-with-andrew-turner/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/helping-cape-towns-toads-cross-the-road-interview-with-andrew-turner/#respond 08 Jan 2026 19:48:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312726 - Mongabay interviewed Andrew Turner, scientific manager for CapeNature, who discussed underpasses to help the toads safely reach their destinations: ponds for mating and laying eggs.
- Citizen science offers a useful data source, as volunteers record and photograph the toads they help cross the road; “It’s hard for scientists and researchers to be everywhere, but citizenry is everywhere,” Turner says.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/helping-cape-towns-toads-cross-the-road-interview-with-andrew-turner/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/plastic-pollution-requires-urgent-action-says-author-judith-enck/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/plastic-pollution-requires-urgent-action-says-author-judith-enck/#respond 06 Jan 2026 21:09:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=312588 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/01/plastic-pollution-requires-urgent-action-says-author-judith-enck/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/#respond 31 Dec 2025 17:54:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312388 - The species is found only on islands in Mexico’s Gulf of California; it’s considered endangered under Mexican law.
- Invasive species such as cats and rats threaten the bats.
- Researcher José Juan Flores Martínez has been studying fish-eating bats for more than 25 years, and discusses his fascination with the species and the threats it faces.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/up-close-with-mexicos-fish-eating-bats-interview-with-researcher-jose-juan-flores-martinez/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-bargain-of-the-century-an-economists-vision-for-expanding-clean-energy-access-in-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-bargain-of-the-century-an-economists-vision-for-expanding-clean-energy-access-in-africa/#respond 26 Dec 2025 08:10:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312018 - But details on how the transition will be accomplished remain elusive.
- Economist Fadhel Kaboub contends that the transition should not reinforce existing inequalities in Africa and other parts of the Global South.
- Kaboub sees an opportunity in the energy transition to remedy those power imbalances, which he calls “the bargain of the century.”
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-bargain-of-the-century-an-economists-vision-for-expanding-clean-energy-access-in-africa/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-top-10-most-listened-to-podcasts-of-2025-from-mongabay/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-top-10-most-listened-to-podcasts-of-2025-from-mongabay/#respond 23 Dec 2025 22:05:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=310951 - The following are the top 10 interviews people listened to the most.
- This chronological list includes professors, authors, Mongabay staffers, conservationists, and advocates detailing investigations, research, advocacy philosophy, examining the existential and environmental threats humanity faces.
- The editorial team agrees with the audience: if you want to hear some of the best conversations from 2025, start here.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-top-10-most-listened-to-podcasts-of-2025-from-mongabay/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/12/how-adventure-scientists-provide-pioneering-data-for-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/12/how-adventure-scientists-provide-pioneering-data-for-conservation/#respond 23 Dec 2025 21:32:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=311757 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/12/how-adventure-scientists-provide-pioneering-data-for-conservation/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-lab-in-a-backpack-busting-illegal-shark-fins-interview-with-diego-cardenosa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-lab-in-a-backpack-busting-illegal-shark-fins-interview-with-diego-cardenosa/#respond 18 Dec 2025 03:38:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311551 - He developed a portable, rapid DNA test — like the kits used during the COVID-19 pandemic — that allows inspectors to identify shark species from fins on the spot, solving a key bottleneck that let illegal shipments slip through.
- The tool has evolved from identifying a handful of protected species to distinguishing among more than 80 sharks and rays in a single test.
- Now deployed across multiple countries, the relatively low-cost kit is expanding through grant support, with plans to adapt the technology to other trafficked wildlife beyond sharks.
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