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Four of a kind: King cobra is a quad of species, not one, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Oct 2024

Illegal logging footprint in the Amazon expanded by a fifth, report finds

Shanna Hanbury 21 Oct 2024
Lemur tree frog (Agalychnis lemur) in Colombia's Chocó rainforest.

Experts map biodiversity richness on Afro-descendent peoples’ lands

Aimee Gabay 21 Oct 2024

Revealed: Biomass firm poised to clear Bornean rainforest for dubious ‘green’ energy

Hans Nicholas Jong, Philip Jacobson 21 Oct 2024
A canoe of Indigenous design in Colombia. Image by J.J. Javier via Nia Tero.

Indigenous territories & peoples are key to achieving COP16’s 30×30 target (commentary)

Hon. Trevor Mahaga, Ricardo Camilo Niño Izquierdo 18 Oct 2024

Fishers & scientists unite to restore seaweed populations on Chilean coast

Barinia Montoya 18 Oct 2024

Scientists discover new hammerhead shark species — and it’s already at risk

Shanna Hanbury 18 Oct 2024
Canopy coverage over a coffee farm in Los Farallones de Cali, Colombia. Image by Alex Reep for Mongabay.

At COP16, conservationists will be neighbors with the legacy of fortress conservation (commentary)

Alex Reep, Charlotte Sangouard 18 Oct 2024
Banner image: JBIC-funded Ilijan LNG Terminal in the Philippines’ Verde Island Passage. Image courtesy of CEED.

Japan’s LNG financing abroad harms biodiversity, human rights: Report

Kristine Sabillo 18 Oct 2024
Coral reef.

Research proving impact of ocean acidification on marine life urgently needed: Report

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Oct 2024

Largest dam removal ever, driven by Tribes, kicks off Klamath River recovery

Liz Kimbrough 17 Oct 2024
A tiger in the Sundarbans.

Tiger population census in Bangladesh shows a hopeful upward trend in the Sundarbans

Abu Siddique 17 Oct 2024
Two Arhuaco men in Colombia.

What Indigenous leaders want from the COP16 U.N. biodiversity conference

Aimee Gabay 17 Oct 2024

Indigenous leader freed after Canada pipeline protest ban conviction

Shanna Hanbury 17 Oct 2024

Climate change and agrochemicals pose lethal combo for Amazonian fish

Tiago da Mota e Silva 17 Oct 2024

Most countries miss biodiversity pledge deadline to protect 30% of Earth

Shanna Hanbury 17 Oct 2024

Search for new territory led Nepal’s ‘low-altitude’ snow leopard to get lost

Abhaya Raj Joshi 17 Oct 2024
Lioness in Tanzania. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

NGOs urge banks and China to refuse support for Ugandan oil projects

Shreya Dasgupta 17 Oct 2024
Banner image of Talang Parit community members. Image courtesy of AsM Law.

RSPO rules Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra

Kristine Sabillo 17 Oct 2024
Mangroves in Thailand

Thailand’s budding mangrove restoration plans spark both hope and concern

Carolyn Cowan 17 Oct 2024

Wildlife populations have shrunk by 73% in 50 years: Report

Bobby Bascomb 16 Oct 2024
Shea butter production process near Chiana, Kassena Nankana District - Ghana. Image by Axel Fassio/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Local NGO RAINS brings relief to Ghana’s semiarid north with regenerative farming

Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda 16 Oct 2024

Ghana to repeal pro-mining legislation amid protests, but activists demand more

Malavika Vyawahare, Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda 16 Oct 2024
A red ghost crab in Teknaf.

The disappearing red ghost crabs of Cox’s Bazar, a conservation crisis in Bangladesh

Mahadi Al Hasnat 16 Oct 2024
Pine forest in California's Sierra Nevada. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Forests and the Fate of Civilizations: A Conversation with John Perlin

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Oct 2024
Photo of indigenous rights activist Joan Carling.

Joan Carling is 1st Indigenous Filipino to win Right Livelihood Award

Kristine Sabillo 16 Oct 2024

African Parks unveils $1b plan for 30×30 conservation goals amid abuse claims

Kristine Sabillo 15 Oct 2024

Mongabay celebrates 25 years with Jane Goodall at sold out event

Mike DiGirolamo 15 Oct 2024
Pantanal fire. Image courtesy of Gustavo Figueiroa.

Act now or lose the Pantanal forever (commentary)

Steve Trent 15 Oct 2024
Fishers from the community of Iguaiba, in the Alcântara Quilombo. About 2,000 people are at risk of losing their homes near the coast, as happened with other communities in the 1980s, so the FAB can carry out its plans. Image courtesy of Ana Mendes/Imagens Humanas.

Delays in land titling threaten the conservation success of quilombos in Brazil

Jenny Gonzales 15 Oct 2024
A Philippine eagle.

The tribal leader dedicating his life to protect Philippine’s critically-endangered national bird

Bong S. Sarmiento 15 Oct 2024

Africa’s little-known golden cat gets a conservation boost, with community help

Spoorthy Raman 15 Oct 2024

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