Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/ecotourism/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:23:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Ecotourism https://news.mongabay.com/list/ecotourism/ 32 32 Ronald Sanabria sought to make tourism more sustainable https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/ronald-sanabria-sought-to-make-tourism-more-sustainable/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/ronald-sanabria-sought-to-make-tourism-more-sustainable/#respond 17 Jul 2026 00:13:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323354 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/ronald-sanabria-sought-to-make-tourism-more-sustainable/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323354 Nepal’s birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/nepals-birdwatchers-help-monitor-wildlife-and-promote-tourism/ 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controversial programs to fund conservation (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesia-should-avoid-controversial-programs-to-fund-conservation-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesia-should-avoid-controversial-programs-to-fund-conservation-commentary/#respond 08 May 2026 17:57:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319016 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesia-should-avoid-controversial-programs-to-fund-conservation-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319016 The value of South Africa’s wildlife shouldn’t be in the hands of wealthy foreign hunters (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/the-value-of-south-africas-wildlife-shouldnt-be-in-the-hands-of-wealthy-foreign-hunters-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/the-value-of-south-africas-wildlife-shouldnt-be-in-the-hands-of-wealthy-foreign-hunters-commentary/#respond 30 Apr 2026 12:07:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318405 Mongabay]]> 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2025 20:55:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311474 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-peru-community-led-camera-trapping-boosts-conservation-and-ecotourism/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311474 Protecting Vietnam’s vast caves may have sparked a wildlife comeback https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/protecting-vietnams-vast-caves-may-have-sparked-a-wildlife-comeback/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/protecting-vietnams-vast-caves-may-have-sparked-a-wildlife-comeback/#respond 13 Nov 2025 03:23:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=309239 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/protecting-vietnams-vast-caves-may-have-sparked-a-wildlife-comeback/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-309239 ‘A big no’: Opposition grows to proposed mine in Malawi’s newest UNESCO site https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/a-big-no-opposition-grows-to-proposed-mine-in-malawis-newest-unesco-site/ 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Aug 2025 18:09:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=304938 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/the-safari-industrys-conservation-washing-is-a-growing-problem-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304938 Ecuador’s new protected areas law sparks debate over security, development https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/ecuadors-new-protected-areas-law-sparks-debate-over-security-development/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/ecuadors-new-protected-areas-law-sparks-debate-over-security-development/#respond 23 Jul 2025 19:08:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=303085 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/ecuadors-new-protected-areas-law-sparks-debate-over-security-development/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-303085 Sharks didn’t rebound—so Mark Erdmann is putting them back https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sharks-didnt-rebound-so-mark-erdmann-is-putting-them-back/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/after-usaid-cut-ethiopias-largest-community-conservation-area-aims-for-self-sufficiency/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-301551 In Colombia, bird-watching brings tourism and a love for conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-colombia-bird-watching-brings-tourism-and-a-love-for-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-colombia-bird-watching-brings-tourism-and-a-love-for-conservation/#respond 23 Jun 2025 13:58:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=301214 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-colombia-bird-watching-brings-tourism-and-a-love-for-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-301214 Indonesian women sustain seaweed traditions in a changing climate https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/indonesian-women-sustain-seaweed-traditions-in-a-changing-climate/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/indonesian-women-sustain-seaweed-traditions-in-a-changing-climate/#respond 10 Jun 2025 22:29:53 +0000 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