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Philippine palm oil plan ‘equals corruption and land-grabbing,’ critics say

Brad Miller 31 Aug 2017

Is Nicaragua one of the world’s ‘deadliest countries’ to be an environmental defender? (commentary)

John Perry 28 Jul 2017

Charcoal and cattle ranching tearing apart the Gran Chaco

John Cannon 19 Jul 2017
A cow in Colombia's Valle de Cocora National Park. Photo by Tim Snell via Flickr.

One cow per hectare: deforestation in Colombia after FARC’s exit

Esteban Montaño 6 Jun 2017

Not out of the woods: Concerns remain with Nigerian superhighway

John Cannon 26 May 2017

‘Killed, forced, afraid’: Philippine palm oil legacy incites new fears

Brad Miller 9 May 2017
Rock formations near San José del Guaviare. Photo by Laura Dixon for Mongabay.

Guaviare: Colombia’s frontline in the country’s battle to stop deforestation in the Amazon

Laura Dixon 8 May 2017

Over the bridge: The battle for the future of the Kinabatangan

John Cannon 3 May 2017

Connectivity and coexistence key to orangutan survival on croplands

Linda Lombardi 13 Apr 2017

Communities conserving local forest in El Salvador vote to ban mining

Sandra Cuffe 28 Mar 2017

Shuar people ask for their president’s freedom amid mining dispute

Daniela Aguilar 14 Mar 2017

In Ecuador, progress stalls on mining dispute between government and indigenous Shuar people

Daniela Aguilar 8 Mar 2017

Trapped elephants face attacks by mob in India

Shreya Dasgupta 3 Mar 2017

Proposed Trump policy threatens Critically Endangered Grauer’s gorilla

Sharon Guynup 21 Feb 2017

Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

John Cannon 13 Feb 2017

Court dismisses Ecuadorian government bid to shut down environmental NGO

Daniela Aguilar 26 Jan 2017

Conflict erupts between Chinese mining company, government and indigenous communities in Ecuador

Daniela Aguilar 26 Jan 2017

Fire on the Salween: Dams in conflict zones could threaten Myanmar’s fragile peace process

Demelza Stokes 1 Dec 2016

Damming the Salween: what next for Southeast Asia’s last great free-flowing river?

Demelza Stokes 23 Nov 2016

Controversial Jakarta land reclamation project gets legal go-ahead

Mongabay Indonesia 9 Nov 2016

Gold Rush in Bolivia sparks conflict between miners and the community

Eduardo Franco Berton/RAI 28 Oct 2016

Violence against indigenous people high, as land conflicts heat up

Carolina Torres 18 Oct 2016

Poisoned lives: five decades of pollution in Chile’s Quintero-Ventanas Bay

Sebastián Balcazar 4 Oct 2016

Mongabay Newscast episode 2: Earth’s most climate-sensitive river delta, conservation in conflict zones

Mike Gaworecki 4 Oct 2016
A rainbow skink in coastal Colombia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Colombia’s peace could pressure the environment

Henry Siqueira Barras 28 Sep 2016

Peru’s Goldman Prize winner Máxima Acuña denounces attack

Milton López Tarabochia 21 Sep 2016
Young boys labor outside a saw mill in the town of Njoro in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Photo by David Njagi

Youth, women, indigenous group pay the price of logging in Kenya

David Njagi 16 Sep 2016
Rangers at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. Photo by Ninara via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Poaching in Africa becomes increasingly militarized

William H. Funk 12 Sep 2016
Aerial photo shows the town of San Pablo de Amalí, the Dulcepamba River, and the Hidrotambo dam facility. Photo by Santiago Pastór

Dam opponents claim criminalization by Ecuadorian government

Martha Pskowski 9 Sep 2016
Lar National Park in northern Iran, about 100 kilometers from Tehran. Photo by Mahdi Kalhor via Panoramio

Three murders highlight troubles of Iran’s park rangers

Jennifer Huizen 18 Aug 2016
A mural of murdered activists Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo by disoniador via Pixabay.

In Latin America, environmentalists are an endangered species

Lindsay Fendt 11 Aug 2016
Red passion vine flower in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Heavy toll for green and indigenous activists among Colombian killings

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 15 Jul 2016

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