Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/rainforests/ Environmental science and conservation news Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:07:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Rainforests https://news.mongabay.com/list/rainforests/ 32 32 In Australia’s Wet Tropics, restoration misses the forest for the tree cover https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-australias-wet-tropics-restoration-misses-the-forest-for-the-tree-cover/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-australias-wet-tropics-restoration-misses-the-forest-for-the-tree-cover/#respond 06 Oct 2026 15:14:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331696 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-australias-wet-tropics-restoration-misses-the-forest-for-the-tree-cover/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331696 The Indonesians facing El Nino’s fires have lessons to teach us (commentary) 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propose diverse solutions for the future of conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-peoples-near-congo-parks-propose-diverse-solutions-for-the-future-of-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-peoples-near-congo-parks-propose-diverse-solutions-for-the-future-of-conservation/#respond 08 Sep 2026 20:50:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329161 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-peoples-near-congo-parks-propose-diverse-solutions-for-the-future-of-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329161 Indigenous territories maintain Amazon forest just as well as protected areas, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/indigenous-territories-maintain-amazon-forest-just-as-well-as-protected-areas-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/indigenous-territories-maintain-amazon-forest-just-as-well-as-protected-areas-study-finds/#respond 08 Sep 2026 18:45:07 +0000 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illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boom https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/they-will-do-it-legally-or-illegally-interview-with-james-giahyue-on-liberias-cocoa-boom/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/they-will-do-it-legally-or-illegally-interview-with-james-giahyue-on-liberias-cocoa-boom/#respond 26 Aug 2026 11:05:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327377 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/they-will-do-it-legally-or-illegally-interview-with-james-giahyue-on-liberias-cocoa-boom/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327377 Ashéninka leader reportedly killed while patrolling Indigenous territory is found alive https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/asheninka-leader-killed-while-patrolling-indigenous-territory-in-peru/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/asheninka-leader-killed-while-patrolling-indigenous-territory-in-peru/#respond 26 Aug 2026 03:24:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327333 Mongabay]]> 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-325274 New ‘conservation deed’ aims to protect tree kangaroos, forests, people in Papua New Guinea https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-conservation-deed-aims-to-protect-tree-kangaroos-forests-people-in-papua-new-guinea/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-conservation-deed-aims-to-protect-tree-kangaroos-forests-people-in-papua-new-guinea/#respond 04 Aug 2026 03:56:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=325195 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-conservation-deed-aims-to-protect-tree-kangaroos-forests-people-in-papua-new-guinea/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-325195 Carbon markets alone won’t keep Southeast Asia’s forests standing, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/carbon-markets-alone-wont-keep-southeast-asias-forests-standing-study-says/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/carbon-markets-alone-wont-keep-southeast-asias-forests-standing-study-says/#respond 04 Aug 2026 02:00:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=325137 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/carbon-markets-alone-wont-keep-southeast-asias-forests-standing-study-says/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-325137 How rescued orangutans are rebuilding a new wild population in Sumatra https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/08/how-rescued-orangutans-are-rebuilding-a-new-wild-population-in-sumatra/ https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/08/how-rescued-orangutans-are-rebuilding-a-new-wild-population-in-sumatra/#respond 03 Aug 2026 10:09:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=videos&p=325047 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/08/how-rescued-orangutans-are-rebuilding-a-new-wild-population-in-sumatra/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-325047 Land records reveal how Mennonites are reshaping Belize’s forests https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/land-records-reveal-how-mennonites-are-reshaping-belizes-forests/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/land-records-reveal-how-mennonites-are-reshaping-belizes-forests/#respond 31 Jul 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