Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/law/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:43:31 +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 Law https://news.mongabay.com/list/law/ 32 32 Illegal gold mining continues in Indonesia’s Aceh despite government crackdown pledge https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/illegal-gold-mining-continues-in-indonesias-aceh-despite-government-crackdown-pledge/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/illegal-gold-mining-continues-in-indonesias-aceh-despite-government-crackdown-pledge/#respond 04 Sep 2026 11:15:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328689 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/illegal-gold-mining-continues-in-indonesias-aceh-despite-government-crackdown-pledge/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328689 Cherokee youth win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328582 From seizure to sentence: Weak prosecution leaves tigers vulnerable to trafficking in Southeast Asia: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/#respond 03 Sep 2026 13:13:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327188 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327188 West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/#respond 03 Sep 2026 07:58:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328452 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328452 Michael Painter put Indigenous land rights at the center of conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/michael-painter-put-indigenous-land-rights-at-the-center-of-conservation/#respond 02 Sep 2026 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 Philippines fast-tracks critical minerals, raising Indigenous, environmental concerns https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/philippines-fast-tracks-critical-minerals-raising-indigenous-environmental-concerns/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/philippines-fast-tracks-critical-minerals-raising-indigenous-environmental-concerns/#respond 02 Sep 2026 16:01:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328354 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/philippines-fast-tracks-critical-minerals-raising-indigenous-environmental-concerns/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328354 Drought is deepening a health crisis among Peru’s recently contacted Indigenous Matsés https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/#respond 02 Sep 2026 15:50:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328366 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/drought-is-deepening-a-health-crisis-among-perus-recently-contacted-indigenous-matses/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328366 Displaced by a typhoon, Taiwan’s Bunun people fear for the future of their culture https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/displaced-by-a-typhoon-taiwans-bunun-people-fear-for-the-future-of-their-culture/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/displaced-by-a-typhoon-taiwans-bunun-people-fear-for-the-future-of-their-culture/#respond 02 Sep 2026 11:46:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328304 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/displaced-by-a-typhoon-taiwans-bunun-people-fear-for-the-future-of-their-culture/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328304 In Indonesia, 20 Indigenous subtribes seek common ground amid mining divisions https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions/#respond 01 Sep 2026 16:46:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328173 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328173 Gold miners breach a crucial refuge for rescued Sumatran orangutans https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/gold-miners-breach-a-crucial-refuge-for-rescued-sumatran-orangutans/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/gold-miners-breach-a-crucial-refuge-for-rescued-sumatran-orangutans/#respond 31 Aug 2026 14:37:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327699 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/gold-miners-breach-a-crucial-refuge-for-rescued-sumatran-orangutans/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327699 Siraya language, deemed ‘extinct’ over a century ago, finds its voice again in Taiwan https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/siraya-language-deemed-extinct-over-a-century-ago-finds-its-voice-again-in-taiwan/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/siraya-language-deemed-extinct-over-a-century-ago-finds-its-voice-again-in-taiwan/#respond 29 Aug 2026 12:52:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327805 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/siraya-language-deemed-extinct-over-a-century-ago-finds-its-voice-again-in-taiwan/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327805 Failed environmental safeguards leave coastal Bangladesh facing coal pollution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal-pollution/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal-pollution/#respond 28 Aug 2026 15:15:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327777 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/failed-environmental-safeguards-leave-coastal-bangladesh-facing-coal-pollution/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327777 Under protection: The environmentalist’s widow in Brazil who had to disappear to survive https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/under-protection-the-environmentalists-widow-in-brazil-who-had-to-disappear-to-survive/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/under-protection-the-environmentalists-widow-in-brazil-who-had-to-disappear-to-survive/#respond 28 Aug 2026 14:20:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327753 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/under-protection-the-environmentalists-widow-in-brazil-who-had-to-disappear-to-survive/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327753 Australia’s 30×30 conservation promise matters a lot, but how it’s achieved is key (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/australias-30x30-conservation-promise-matters-a-lot-but-how-its-achieved-is-key-commentary/ 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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]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/asheninka-leader-killed-while-patrolling-indigenous-territory-in-peru/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327333 At global desertification conference, pastoralists call for greater recognition https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/at-global-desertification-conference-pastoralists-call-for-greater-recognition/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/at-global-desertification-conference-pastoralists-call-for-greater-recognition/#respond 25 Aug 2026 20:36:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327316 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/at-global-desertification-conference-pastoralists-call-for-greater-recognition/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327316 Cambodia targets online wildlife trade on social media, but experts say it’s not enough https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/cambodia-targets-online-wildlife-trade-on-social-media-but-experts-say-its-not-enough/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/cambodia-targets-online-wildlife-trade-on-social-media-but-experts-say-its-not-enough/#respond 25 Aug 2026 12:42:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326945 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/cambodia-targets-online-wildlife-trade-on-social-media-but-experts-say-its-not-enough/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326945 Palm oil firms kept zero-deforestation pledges, but forests saw little extra benefit https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/palm-oil-firms-kept-zero-deforestation-pledges-but-forests-saw-little-extra-benefit/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/palm-oil-firms-kept-zero-deforestation-pledges-but-forests-saw-little-extra-benefit/#respond 25 Aug 2026 09:46:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327215 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/palm-oil-firms-kept-zero-deforestation-pledges-but-forests-saw-little-extra-benefit/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327215 In Raja Ampat, children learn that their knowledge can help protect their islands https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-raja-ampat-children-learn-that-their-knowledge-can-help-protect-their-islands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-raja-ampat-children-learn-that-their-knowledge-can-help-protect-their-islands/#respond 24 Aug 2026 23:31:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327187 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-raja-ampat-children-learn-that-their-knowledge-can-help-protect-their-islands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327187 Antarctic krill fishery closes months early amid increasing fishing pressure https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/antarctic-krill-fishery-closes-months-early-amid-increasing-fishing-pressure/ 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326890 To secure protected areas from wildlife trafficking, criminal networks must be dismantled (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/secure-protected-areas-from-wildlife-trafficking-criminal-networks-must-be-dismantled-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/secure-protected-areas-from-wildlife-trafficking-criminal-networks-must-be-dismantled-commentary/#respond 20 Aug 2026 23:10:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326841 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/secure-protected-areas-from-wildlife-trafficking-criminal-networks-must-be-dismantled-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326841 Drugs are becoming institutionalized: Interview with Ticuna leader in Peru’s Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/drugs-are-becoming-institutionalized-interview-with-ticuna-leader-in-perus-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/drugs-are-becoming-institutionalized-interview-with-ticuna-leader-in-perus-amazon/#respond 20 Aug 2026 17:11:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326821 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/drugs-are-becoming-institutionalized-interview-with-ticuna-leader-in-perus-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326821 New Zealand opens marine reserves with groundbreaking Māori co-management model https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-zealand-opens-marine-reserves-with-groundbreaking-maori-co-management-model/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-zealand-opens-marine-reserves-with-groundbreaking-maori-co-management-model/#respond 19 Aug 2026 14:48:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326516 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-zealand-opens-marine-reserves-with-groundbreaking-maori-co-management-model/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326516 Philippine Supreme Court rules monitoring commercial fishing vessels is unconstitutional https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/philippine-supreme-court-rules-monitoring-commercial-fishing-vessels-is-unconstitutional/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/philippine-supreme-court-rules-monitoring-commercial-fishing-vessels-is-unconstitutional/#respond 19 Aug 2026 14:33:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326635 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/philippine-supreme-court-rules-monitoring-commercial-fishing-vessels-is-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326635 New leadership initiative carries on legacy of late Indonesian environmental activist https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-leadership-initiative-carries-on-legacy-of-late-indonesian-environmental-activist/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-leadership-initiative-carries-on-legacy-of-late-indonesian-environmental-activist/#respond 19 Aug 2026 10:26:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326637 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/new-leadership-initiative-carries-on-legacy-of-late-indonesian-environmental-activist/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326637 On the Great Barrier Reef, management by Traditional Owners is growing https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/on-the-great-barrier-reef-management-by-traditional-owners-is-growing/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/on-the-great-barrier-reef-management-by-traditional-owners-is-growing/#respond 18 Aug 2026 18:35:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326533 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/on-the-great-barrier-reef-management-by-traditional-owners-is-growing/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326533