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Elephant, Lopé National Park, Gabon. Image by Nathalie Bertrams for Mongabay.

With a drastic decline in tropical fruit, Gabon’s rainforest mega-gardeners go hungry

Ingrid Gercama, Nathalie Bertrams 29 Oct 2020

David Attenborough’s ‘witness statement’ for the planet (commentary)

Matt Hayward 27 Oct 2020
A coral reef in Indonesia. Photo by Grant Thomas / Coral Reef Image Bank.

Ambitious and holistic goals key to saving Earth’s biodiversity, study says

Liz Kimbrough 26 Oct 2020

At-risk Cerrado mammals need fully-protected parks to survive: Researchers

Sharon Guynup 20 Oct 2020
A local fisherman in Tonga. Tonga has less than 1% marine protected areas around the island. Photo by Asian Development Bank via Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0).

We’re not protecting enough of the right areas to save biodiversity: Study

Liz Kimbrough 9 Oct 2020

We are failing to save the planet’s species, finds UN report

Liz Kimbrough 16 Sep 2020
Image by ilustrativa/John Lambeth/Pexels

For European chemical giants, Brazil is an open market for toxic pesticides banned at home

Pedro Grigori - Agência Pública / Repórter Brasil 10 Sep 2020

Global wildlife being decimated by human actions, WWF report warns

Malavika Vyawahare 9 Sep 2020

Is Chinese investment driving a sharp increase in jaguar poaching?

Rebecca Branford 11 Aug 2020

Traversing Russia’s remote taiga in pursuit of the Blakiston’s fish owl

Gloria Dickie 6 Aug 2020

The Large-antlered muntjac — Southeast Asia’s mystery deer (Commentary)

Joel Berger and Minh Nguyen 3 Aug 2020

Brazilian Amazon drained of millions of wild animals by criminal networks: Report

Sharon Guynup 28 Jul 2020

38 endangered Brazilian tree species legally traded, poorly tracked: Study

Jenny Gonzales 18 Jun 2020

Amazon river dolphin risks extinction if Brazil moratorium not renewed

Peter Yeung 16 Jun 2020

Brazil’s native bees are vital for agriculture, but are being killed by it

Sibélia Zanon 1 Jun 2020

Taylor and Tate: Canine-human teams rescue Australia’s fire-ravaged koalas

Laurel Neme 28 May 2020

‘Don’t let your cat outside’: Q&A with author Peter Christie

John Cannon 26 May 2020

Consider what’s below the canopy, too, when counting up forest areas (commentary)

Will Baldwin-Cantello 21 May 2020

Disaster interrupted: How you can help save the insects

Liz Kimbrough 15 May 2020

As habitat degradation threatens Amazon species, one region offers hope

Taran Volckhausen 14 May 2020
Red howler monkey in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Will the next coronavirus come from Amazonia? Deforestation and the risk of infectious diseases (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 8 Apr 2020

Tax exemptions on pesticides in Brazil add up to US$ 2.2 billion per year

Mariana Della Barba and Diego Junqueira from Repórter Brasil and Pedro Grigori from Agência Pública 1 Apr 2020

The next great threat to Brazil’s golden lion tamarin: Yellow fever

Peter Yeung 26 Mar 2020

Overworked, underpaid and lonely: Conservationists find a new community online

Jeremy Hance 23 Mar 2020

Extreme El Niño drought, fires contribute to Amazon insect collapse: Study

Taran Volckhausen 13 Mar 2020

Western lowland gorillas may be territorial, a new study finds

Liz Kimbrough 12 Mar 2020

US economy will take biggest hit if we continue with business as usual: report

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2020

Coronavirus outbreak may spur Southeast Asian action on wildlife trafficking

Imelda Abano 4 Mar 2020

Unsung Species: One of Earth’s rarest land mammals clings to a hopeful future (commentary)

Joel Berger with Alejandro Vila and Cristobal Briceño 28 Feb 2020
Shaman Angohó Ha-ha-hãe, one of the leaders of Naô Xohã indigenous village, poses for a photo close to the Paraopeba River. The Naô Xohã community is requesting to be temporarily relocated by Vale due to the river pollution. Image by Luiz Guilherme Fernandes for Mongabay

After a mine killed their river, a Brazil tribe fights for a new home

Elisângela Mendonça 24 Jan 2020

Indigenous lands hold 36% or more of remaining intact forest landscapes

John Cannon 16 Jan 2020

As we act on climate, we mustn’t neglect nature (commentary)

Charlie Gardner | Matthew Struebig | Zoe Davies 14 Jan 2020

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