Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/ecosystems/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:31:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Ecosystems https://news.mongabay.com/list/ecosystems/ 32 32 How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-burnt-coconut-helped-discover-new-to-science-endemic-species-in-sri-lanka/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-burnt-coconut-helped-discover-new-to-science-endemic-species-in-sri-lanka/#respond 12 Sep 2026 14:13:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329510 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-burnt-coconut-helped-discover-new-to-science-endemic-species-in-sri-lanka/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329510 Migratory bird species increasingly at risk, report finds, but there is still hope https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/migratory-bird-species-increasingly-at-risk-report-finds-but-there-is-still-hope/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/migratory-bird-species-increasingly-at-risk-report-finds-but-there-is-still-hope/#respond 11 Sep 2026 13:54:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329459 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/migratory-bird-species-increasingly-at-risk-report-finds-but-there-is-still-hope/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329459 Indigenous knowledge x tech in the search for a tiny Amazon monkey https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-x-tech-in-the-search-for-a-tiny-amazon-monkey/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-x-tech-in-the-search-for-a-tiny-amazon-monkey/#respond 11 Sep 2026 10:40:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329438 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-x-tech-in-the-search-for-a-tiny-amazon-monkey/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329438 Offshore wind may be good for the climate but can it be good for the ocean, too? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/offshore-wind-may-be-good-for-the-climate-but-can-it-be-good-for-the-ocean-too/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/offshore-wind-may-be-good-for-the-climate-but-can-it-be-good-for-the-ocean-too/#respond 10 Sep 2026 16:38:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329102 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/offshore-wind-may-be-good-for-the-climate-but-can-it-be-good-for-the-ocean-too/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329102 As saltwater advances, Gambian farmers rethink how to protect rice fields https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-saltwater-advances-gambian-farmers-rethink-how-to-protect-rice-fields/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-saltwater-advances-gambian-farmers-rethink-how-to-protect-rice-fields/#respond 10 Sep 2026 15:42:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329393 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-saltwater-advances-gambian-farmers-rethink-how-to-protect-rice-fields/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329393 Nepal’s high-altitude wildernesses & wildlife are increasingly under threat (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-high-altitude-wildernesses-wildlife-are-increasingly-under-threat-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-high-altitude-wildernesses-wildlife-are-increasingly-under-threat-commentary/#respond 09 Sep 2026 19:49:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329285 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-high-altitude-wildernesses-wildlife-are-increasingly-under-threat-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329285 Kashmir’s water bodies have declined for decades. 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0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329123 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/ 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 Singkil peat swamp: The embattled orangutan capital of the world https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/singkil-peat-swamp-the-embattled-orangutan-capital-of-the-world/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/singkil-peat-swamp-the-embattled-orangutan-capital-of-the-world/#respond 08 Sep 2026 19:04:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328824 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/singkil-peat-swamp-the-embattled-orangutan-capital-of-the-world/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328824 In Panama’s Darién, Indigenous communities test a new way to fund conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-panamas-darien-indigenous-communities-test-a-new-way-to-fund-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-panamas-darien-indigenous-communities-test-a-new-way-to-fund-conservation/#respond 07 Sep 2026 15:10:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328986 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-panamas-darien-indigenous-communities-test-a-new-way-to-fund-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328986 Indigenous knowledge helps reveal the ties between reefs and mangroves https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-helps-reveal-the-ties-between-reefs-and-mangroves/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-helps-reveal-the-ties-between-reefs-and-mangroves/#respond 06 Sep 2026 07:00:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328795 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-knowledge-helps-reveal-the-ties-between-reefs-and-mangroves/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328795 Tanzania’s first official wildlife corridor links savanna elephants to rainforest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tanzanias-first-official-wildlife-corridor-links-savanna-elephants-to-rainforest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tanzanias-first-official-wildlife-corridor-links-savanna-elephants-to-rainforest/#respond 04 Sep 2026 19:42:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328811 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tanzanias-first-official-wildlife-corridor-links-savanna-elephants-to-rainforest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328811 Marine conservation collides with mining in Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich Moramo Bay https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/marine-conservation-collides-with-mining-in-indonesias-biodiversity-rich-moramo-bay/ 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devastated by harbor work https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-koreas-sea-women-seek-justice-after-marine-habitat-devastated-by-harbor-work/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-koreas-sea-women-seek-justice-after-marine-habitat-devastated-by-harbor-work/#respond 04 Sep 2026 10:30:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328703 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-koreas-sea-women-seek-justice-after-marine-habitat-devastated-by-harbor-work/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328703 Key tree species boost Amazon forest restoration, new study shows https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/key-tree-species-boost-amazon-forest-restoration-new-study-shows/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/key-tree-species-boost-amazon-forest-restoration-new-study-shows/#respond 03 Sep 2026 18:55:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328521 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/key-tree-species-boost-amazon-forest-restoration-new-study-shows/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328521 Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/cherokee-girls-win-legal-rights-for-waterway-in-first-all-female-u-s-effort/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/cherokee-girls-win-legal-rights-for-waterway-in-first-all-female-u-s-effort/#respond 03 Sep 2026 18:26:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328483 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/cherokee-girls-win-legal-rights-for-waterway-in-first-all-female-u-s-effort/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328483 A ‘lost’ Philippine pigeon reappears after 20 years — but its forest is disappearing https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/a-lost-philippine-pigeon-reappears-after-20-years-but-its-forest-is-disappearing/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/a-lost-philippine-pigeon-reappears-after-20-years-but-its-forest-is-disappearing/#respond 03 Sep 2026 17:28:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328564 Mongabay]]> 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22:12:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328252 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328252 Invaders storm Indigenous Amazon land, threatening isolated people https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/invaders-storm-indigenous-amazon-land-threatening-isolated-people/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/invaders-storm-indigenous-amazon-land-threatening-isolated-people/#respond 02 Sep 2026 17:05:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328402 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/invaders-storm-indigenous-amazon-land-threatening-isolated-people/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328402 Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/nepals-flood-disaster-puts-its-hydropower-first-strategy-exports-to-the-test/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/damselfish-assisted-repair-of-wounded-corals-surprises-scientists/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/damselfish-assisted-repair-of-wounded-corals-surprises-scientists/#respond 02 Sep 2026 12:36:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328280 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/damselfish-assisted-repair-of-wounded-corals-surprises-scientists/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328280 Logging operations uncovered at Cambodian senator’s dam in the Cardamoms https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/logging-operations-uncovered-at-cambodian-senators-dam-in-the-cardamoms/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/logging-operations-uncovered-at-cambodian-senators-dam-in-the-cardamoms/#respond 02 Sep 2026 01:30:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328129 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/logging-operations-uncovered-at-cambodian-senators-dam-in-the-cardamoms/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328129 Rooting tree seed production in local knowledge boosts forest restoration outcomes (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/rooting-tree-seed-production-in-local-knowledge-boosts-forest-restoration-outcomes-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/rooting-tree-seed-production-in-local-knowledge-boosts-forest-restoration-outcomes-commentary/#respond 01 Sep 2026 20:25:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328254 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/rooting-tree-seed-production-in-local-knowledge-boosts-forest-restoration-outcomes-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328254 South Africa’s new gold rush: Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-africas-new-gold-rush-spekboom-restoration-speeds-up-but-its-a-bumpy-road-insiders-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-africas-new-gold-rush-spekboom-restoration-speeds-up-but-its-a-bumpy-road-insiders-report/#respond 01 Sep 2026 19:09:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328212 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/south-africas-new-gold-rush-spekboom-restoration-speeds-up-but-its-a-bumpy-road-insiders-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328212 Scientists use mining data to build malaria alert system in the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-use-mining-data-to-build-malaria-alert-system-in-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-use-mining-data-to-build-malaria-alert-system-in-amazon/#respond 01 Sep 2026 14:21:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328177 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-use-mining-data-to-build-malaria-alert-system-in-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328177 As British Columbia mulls continued wolf-killing to save caribou, critics say habitat loss is the real threat https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-british-columbia-mulls-continued-wolf-killing-to-save-caribou-critics-say-habitat-loss-is-the-real-threat/ 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