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War heightens isolation of Iran’s scientists

Mongabay.com 16 Jul 2026
The Katas Raj Temples and the pond, 2014.

No corporation can buy the ‘right to destroy’: Interview with activist Raja Waseem Ahmed

Muhammad Talal 15 Jul 2026
Through the Mazingira Women Initiative, Hamida has spent those years organizing around waste management, smart farming, land rights and women’s leadership.

Waste, women & environmental justice: Interview with Nubian activist Malasen Hamida

Ouma Elvine Tina 14 Jul 2026

Humans’ relationship with nature: Interview with ethnobotanist Pavel Partha

Usraat Fahmidah 13 Jul 2026
A greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), pictured here in France.

War reveals the isolation of Iran’s scientists

John Cannon 6 Jul 2026

Youth biodiversity conservation efforts face serious funding challenges, report finds

David Brown 1 Jul 2026
A woman collects water from a pond in Bangladesh, where drinkable water is becoming increasingly scarce due to salt contamination from sea level rise. Image courtesy of Abu Siddique.

Sea level rise is ruining coastal Bangladesh with salty water (commentary)

AL Sharia 1 Jul 2026
Bay near Pulai Rayo, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett Butler.

The blueprint for building a fairer world without breaking the planet

Mike DiGirolamo 30 Jun 2026

Human rights abuse allegations continue to rise in the mining sector, report finds

Maxwell Radwin 29 Jun 2026
Dang Dinh Bach speaking.

Vietnamese environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach released after 5 years in prison

Naina Rao 26 Jun 2026
A mangrove-rich coastal landscape in Tanzania. Protecting and restoring mangrove ecosystems is a cornerstone of community-led marine conservation efforts across East Africa. Photo courtesy of Mwambao Coastal Community Network.

Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends

David Akana 17 Jun 2026

The Bougainville community in Panguna wants justice for mining’s ‘toxic legacy’

Mike DiGirolamo 16 Jun 2026
Peter Klopfer. Photo by Anne Yoder

Peter Klopfer, the scientist whose civil-rights case helped bring lemurs to Duke

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jun 2026
A flock of greater flamingos wades in the Narta Lagoon, an important wintering site for the species. Image by Stefan Lovgren for Mongabay.

‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta

Stefan Lovgren 12 Jun 2026
Women and girls from Capirona gather to collect stones and make water filters, as part of the community experiment developed in partnership with the Yachana Foundation. Image courtesy of the Yachana Foundation.

In Ecuador, an Indigenous community goes thirsty despite its two rivers

Gabriela Verdezoto Landívar 12 Jun 2026
A full-circle rainbow arcing over a vast oil palm plantation in Jambi, Indonesia, carved out of what was once native rainforest. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Southeast Asian nations chart important new course toward environmental justice (commentary)

John Knox 11 Jun 2026
RAN Burger King protest in 1987. Image courtesy of Rainforest Action Network

How an activist network built pressure without political power

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Jun 2026
WISER participants gathered on the banks of the Baram River, October 2015. Image courtesy of the Borneo Project.

A blueprint for effective activism 10 years after defeating a dam in Borneo (analysis)

Joe Lamb, Jessica Merriman 10 Jun 2026
Climate Wayfinding with a design background. Image by Amerpsand. Courtesy of Katharine Wilkinson.

‘Climate Wayfinding’ can help you unpack the overwhelm of our ecological problems

Mike DiGirolamo 9 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka bans single-use plastic bottles at government events, charges for plastic bags

Malaka Rodrigo 8 Jun 2026
Buddhist monks who participated in the Peace Walk arrive to attend a ceremony marking World Environment Day in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on 5 June 2026. Photo by Ta Mwe.

Northern Thai residents march for action on polluted rivers. ‘This is an emergency’

Gerald Flynn 8 Jun 2026
Phuon Keorasmey, 23, a prominent figure in Mother Nature Cambodia, is arrested on July 2, 2024. Image courtesy of Licadho.

Rights groups renew call to free jailed Cambodian environmental activists

Gerald Flynn 5 Jun 2026

Bangladesh struggles to enforce ‘polluter pays’ principle amid legal delays

Sadiqur Rahman 4 Jun 2026
Will Hackman at an Earth Day event in Washington, D.C. He argues that effective climate messaging should be framed around protecting people and communities, rather than saving the planet. Photo courtesy of Will Hackman.

New book offers tips to translate climate science into political gains

David Akana 2 Jun 2026
Banner image of Myanmar teak courtesy of EIA.

Luxury yacht maker Sunseeker pleads guilty to violating a US environmental law

Naina Rao 27 May 2026

Peru’s Quellaveco mine tied to water scarcity, contamination, investigation finds

Maxwell Radwin 26 May 2026

‘Same dangerous project’: Fury after Indonesia revives disputed mine

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 May 2026
A farmer collects dried salt from his field, carefully filling baskets to store them in nearby pits for processing.

Bangladesh salt farmers struggle as climate shifts disrupt harvests

Sifayet Ullah 20 May 2026
Merlin van Lawick speaking at Jane Goodall's celebration of life in Washington D.C. on November 12, 2025. Photo by the Washington National Cathedral.

Jane Goodall’s grandson on hope after loss

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 May 2026
Banner image: Wheelchair on a beach. Image courtesy of Lucas Andrade via Pexels.

Marine conservation suffers when the ocean is not accessible to all, especially on remote islands (commentary)

Elsie Gabriel 15 May 2026
Photographer Jonathan Bachman was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for capturing a photograph of Ieshia Evans being arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was Ieshia Evans first protest, and Bachman’s first time covering one. The photo was included in The New York Times’ “The Year in Pictures 2016,” among other honors. jonathan bachman / reuters. Shepard Fairey—a prolific artist and activist who often addresses social and political issues in his work—was invited by the authors of ‘Protest’ to interpret Bachman’s photograph for the book. Image credit to Shepard Fairey. Image Courtesy of Patagonia Books.

Protest works, but is under attack and needs your help, veteran activists say

Mike DiGirolamo 12 May 2026
Merlin Van Lawick at the Change Now conference in Paris to celebrate Dr. Jane Goodall’s lifetime achievements and bring together figures closely connected to her work and life. Image by Mary Lou Mauricio / Hans Lucas.

‘Hope is rooted in action’: Interview with Jane Goodall’s grandson Merlin Van Lawick

Juliette Chapalain 8 May 2026

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