Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/ecosystems/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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 In Ecuador, Indigenous youth turn to rap music to defend the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-ecuador-indigenous-youth-turn-to-rap-music-to-defend-the-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-ecuador-indigenous-youth-turn-to-rap-music-to-defend-the-amazon/#respond 09 Oct 2026 16:32:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=332134 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/in-ecuador-indigenous-youth-turn-to-rap-music-to-defend-the-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-332134 Lawmakers in Suriname call for investigation, stricter oversight amid new mining activity https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/lawmakers-in-suriname-call-for-investigation-stricter-oversight-amid-new-mining-activity/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/lawmakers-in-suriname-call-for-investigation-stricter-oversight-amid-new-mining-activity/#respond 09 Oct 2026 16:18:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331661 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/lawmakers-in-suriname-call-for-investigation-stricter-oversight-amid-new-mining-activity/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331661 How much nature is left? 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