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Geoengineering Earth’s climate future: Straight talk with Wake Smith

Jeremy Hance 12 May 2022
Fishermen on Lake Victoria.

Boom and bust on Lake Victoria: Q&A with author Mark Weston

John Cannon 10 May 2022
A Geoffroy's spider monkey.

Can celebrities and social media influencers really ‘rewrite extinction’?

James Fair 9 May 2022

10 notable books on conservation and the environment published in 2021

John Cannon 24 Dec 2021
If the government’s plans come to fruition, the run-of-river dam at Estreito will be modified to incorporate a lock that would extend the waterway several hundred kilometres upstream. PAC collection at flickr.com; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

New transport infrastructure is opening the Amazon to global commerce

Timothy J. Killeen 27 Sep 2021

‘We are intimately connected with nature’: Q&A with oceanographer Kim McCoy

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jul 2021
Wild elephant in South Africa. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Novelizing wildlife crime investigations: Q&A with author Bryan Christy

Rhett A. Butler 23 Apr 2021
A black rhino in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Image by Sonse, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Saving our ‘Beloved Beasts’: Q&A with environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis

John Cannon 22 Apr 2021
The Amazon. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

The political economy of the Pan-Amazon (book excerpt)

Timothy J. Killeen 22 Apr 2021
Toilet urban art

‘Opening the lid’ on toilet innovation: Q&A with author Chelsea Wald

John Cannon 6 Apr 2021
A humpback whale off the coast of the northeastern U.S. Image by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.

11 notable books on conservation and the environment published in 2020

John Cannon 30 Dec 2020

The promise of ‘bird-friendly’ cities: Q&A with author Timothy Beatley

John Cannon 30 Nov 2020

Graphic novel version of classic science memoir aims for new audiences

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2020

‘Tamper with nature, and everyone suffers’: Q&A with ecologist Enric Sala

John Cannon 4 Sep 2020
A puma with a recent kill by Neal Wight/Panthera.

The ‘Cougar Conundrum’: Q&A with author Mark Elbroch

John Cannon 20 Aug 2020

‘Saving sun bears’: Q&A with book author Sarah Pye

John Cannon 29 Jun 2020

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

John Cannon 26 May 2020

Renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson calls for preserving half of Earth to save biodiversity

Leon Kolankiewicz 22 Feb 2017

Ten years after Lost Africa: a retrospective on indigenous issues

Gabriel Thoumi Cfa 1 Apr 2014

Mother of God: meet the 26 year old Indiana Jones of the Amazon, Paul Rosolie

Jeremy Hance 17 Mar 2014

Rare Birds of North America – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 10 Mar 2014

Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 18 Sep 2013

On Gaia: A Critical Investigation of the Relationship between Life and Earth – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 19 Aug 2013

Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 12 Aug 2013

Journey to the Edge of Eden: the struggle to preserve Southwest Florida

Gabriel Thoumi 5 Aug 2013

Mammals of China – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 22 Jul 2013

The Warbler Guide – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 15 Jul 2013

Why endangered species need conservation champions

Jeremy Hance 13 Jun 2013

All the world’s rarest birds in one book: photo contest enlivens new guide

Gabriel Thoumi 6 May 2013

Climate Myths: how climate denialists are getting away with bad science

Gabriel Thoumi 29 Apr 2013

The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 22 Apr 2013

REDD+ and Business Sustainability: A Guide to Reversing Deforestation for Forward Thinking Companies – book review

Gabriel Thoumi 8 Apr 2013

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