https://news.mongabay.com/list/plants/ Environmental science and conservation news Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:09:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/plants/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/#respond 09 Nov 2026 23:22:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335021 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335021 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/#respond 06 Nov 2026 10:52:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335064 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335064 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/#respond 05 Nov 2026 21:40:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334731 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334731 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/#respond 05 Nov 2026 21:28:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335029 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335029 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/#respond 05 Nov 2026 14:16:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334994 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334994 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/un-recognizes-ongoing-restoration-work-inside-ethiopias-desaa-forest-amid-conflict/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/un-recognizes-ongoing-restoration-work-inside-ethiopias-desaa-forest-amid-conflict/#respond 03 Nov 2026 15:28:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334820 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/un-recognizes-ongoing-restoration-work-inside-ethiopias-desaa-forest-amid-conflict/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334820 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/diverse-forests-can-better-withstand-extreme-weather-events-study-finds-heres-why/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/diverse-forests-can-better-withstand-extreme-weather-events-study-finds-heres-why/#respond 02 Nov 2026 21:04:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334712 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/diverse-forests-can-better-withstand-extreme-weather-events-study-finds-heres-why/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334712 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/given-a-chance-women-led-microenterprises-uplift-nepali-communities-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/given-a-chance-women-led-microenterprises-uplift-nepali-communities-conservation/#respond 30 Oct 2026 18:02:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334507 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/given-a-chance-women-led-microenterprises-uplift-nepali-communities-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334507 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/how-citizen-scientists-are-mapping-punes-trees-with-hopes-of-a-greener-future/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/how-citizen-scientists-are-mapping-punes-trees-with-hopes-of-a-greener-future/#respond 30 Oct 2026 16:53:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334527 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/how-citizen-scientists-are-mapping-punes-trees-with-hopes-of-a-greener-future/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334527 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/if-we-dont-start-counting-insect-populations-we-wont-know-what-were-losing-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/if-we-dont-start-counting-insect-populations-we-wont-know-what-were-losing-commentary/#respond 29 Oct 2026 15:54:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334400 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/if-we-dont-start-counting-insect-populations-we-wont-know-what-were-losing-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334400 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/fires-and-weak-monitoring-hinder-reforestation-efforts-in-mozambique/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/fires-and-weak-monitoring-hinder-reforestation-efforts-in-mozambique/#respond 29 Oct 2026 08:13:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334239 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/fires-and-weak-monitoring-hinder-reforestation-efforts-in-mozambique/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334239 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-wildfires-rage-canadian-researchers-study-the-life-that-comes-after/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-wildfires-rage-canadian-researchers-study-the-life-that-comes-after/#respond 28 Oct 2026 14:31:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334178 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-wildfires-rage-canadian-researchers-study-the-life-that-comes-after/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334178 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/taiwans-tea-growers-let-nature-take-back-control-as-climate-pressures-mount/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/taiwans-tea-growers-let-nature-take-back-control-as-climate-pressures-mount/#respond 26 Oct 2026 11:09:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=333721 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/taiwans-tea-growers-let-nature-take-back-control-as-climate-pressures-mount/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-333721 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/water-carbon-the-tree-of-life-interview-with-venezuelas-guardian-of-morichales/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/water-carbon-the-tree-of-life-interview-with-venezuelas-guardian-of-morichales/#respond 22 Oct 2026 17:19:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=333540 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/water-carbon-the-tree-of-life-interview-with-venezuelas-guardian-of-morichales/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-333540 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/heavy-rains-during-critical-period-of-cacao-cultivation-hit-ghanas-yields/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/heavy-rains-during-critical-period-of-cacao-cultivation-hit-ghanas-yields/#respond 21 Oct 2026 10:32:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=333406 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/heavy-rains-during-critical-period-of-cacao-cultivation-hit-ghanas-yields/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-333406 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/new-zealand-builds-an-arsenal-of-tools-to-battle-a-wily-invasive-seaweed/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/new-zealand-builds-an-arsenal-of-tools-to-battle-a-wily-invasive-seaweed/#respond 13 Oct 2026 17:16:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=332391 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/new-zealand-builds-an-arsenal-of-tools-to-battle-a-wily-invasive-seaweed/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-332391 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/activists-cite-ecological-social-connections-in-blocking-us-border-wall-construction-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/activists-cite-ecological-social-connections-in-blocking-us-border-wall-construction-commentary/#respond 08 Oct 2026 17:56:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331995 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/activists-cite-ecological-social-connections-in-blocking-us-border-wall-construction-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331995 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/gabon-home-to-the-medicinal-plant-behind-ibogaine-wants-a-fairer-share-of-its-global-boom/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/gabon-home-to-the-medicinal-plant-behind-ibogaine-wants-a-fairer-share-of-its-global-boom/#respond 01 Oct 2026 15:21:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331394 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/gabon-home-to-the-medicinal-plant-behind-ibogaine-wants-a-fairer-share-of-its-global-boom/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331394 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/uganda-pastoralists-turn-to-wild-plants-as-food-shortages-bite-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/uganda-pastoralists-turn-to-wild-plants-as-food-shortages-bite-study-finds/#respond 29 Sep 2026 19:11:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331118 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/uganda-pastoralists-turn-to-wild-plants-as-food-shortages-bite-study-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331118 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/preserving-wildlife-dna-for-the-future-interview-with-the-frozen-zoos-katie-heineman/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/preserving-wildlife-dna-for-the-future-interview-with-the-frozen-zoos-katie-heineman/#respond 28 Sep 2026 13:28:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=331055 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/preserving-wildlife-dna-for-the-future-interview-with-the-frozen-zoos-katie-heineman/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-331055 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/undiscovered-amazon-drugs-could-be-valued-at-215-billion-analysis-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/undiscovered-amazon-drugs-could-be-valued-at-215-billion-analysis-finds/#respond 28 Sep 2026 08:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330895 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/undiscovered-amazon-drugs-could-be-valued-at-215-billion-analysis-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330895 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/#respond 25 Sep 2026 15:56:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330841 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/scientists-clone-southern-africas-wild-fruit-trees-as-forests-disappear/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330841 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 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 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 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/growing-indigenous-food-trees-in-east-africa-fights-malnutrition-and-biodiversity-loss/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/growing-indigenous-food-trees-in-east-africa-fights-malnutrition-and-biodiversity-loss/#respond 31 Aug 2026 22:47:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327934 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/growing-indigenous-food-trees-in-east-africa-fights-malnutrition-and-biodiversity-loss/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327934 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/south-africas-new-gold-rush-big-money-high-stakes-in-emerging-spekboom-restoration-sector/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/south-africas-new-gold-rush-big-money-high-stakes-in-emerging-spekboom-restoration-sector/#respond 27 Aug 2026 21:34:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327564 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/south-africas-new-gold-rush-big-money-high-stakes-in-emerging-spekboom-restoration-sector/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327564 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/as-hay-fever-sufferers-grow-in-japan-the-country-is-looking-to-plant-no-pollen-trees/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/as-hay-fever-sufferers-grow-in-japan-the-country-is-looking-to-plant-no-pollen-trees/#respond 26 Aug 2026 16:09:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326395 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/as-hay-fever-sufferers-grow-in-japan-the-country-is-looking-to-plant-no-pollen-trees/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326395 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/tracing-the-origins-of-tulips-interview-with-botanist-brett-wilson/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/tracing-the-origins-of-tulips-interview-with-botanist-brett-wilson/#respond 26 Aug 2026 06:32:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327342 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/tracing-the-origins-of-tulips-interview-with-botanist-brett-wilson/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327342 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/southeast-asia-is-a-hotspot-for-oak-trees-many-under-dire-threat/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/southeast-asia-is-a-hotspot-for-oak-trees-many-under-dire-threat/#respond 21 Aug 2026 15:40:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326874 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/southeast-asia-is-a-hotspot-for-oak-trees-many-under-dire-threat/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326874 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/logging-and-the-slow-disappearance-of-australias-large-old-trees-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/logging-and-the-slow-disappearance-of-australias-large-old-trees-commentary/#respond 17 Aug 2026 00:43:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326317 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/logging-and-the-slow-disappearance-of-australias-large-old-trees-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326317 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-the-first-published-indigenous-ethnobotanist-elders-recorded-their-peoples-medicinal-knowledge/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-the-first-published-indigenous-ethnobotanist-elders-recorded-their-peoples-medicinal-knowledge/#respond 13 Aug 2026 07:00:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322177 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/how-the-first-published-indigenous-ethnobotanist-elders-recorded-their-peoples-medicinal-knowledge/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322177