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Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Sep 2020

In Brazil, human action and climate change are drowning a community

Rafael Duarte 18 Aug 2020
Mangrove forest at MSN island, where groups hope to use the land as an educational center and nursing ground for various mangroves species. Photo by Ann Wang

Mangrove collapse ‘inevitable’ unless emissions curbed

Lauren Crothers 18 Jun 2020

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

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2020

Mass tree planting along India’s Cauvery River has scientists worried

Nanditha Chandraprakash 22 Jan 2020

Ongoing rise in sea levels will increase threats to World Heritage Sites

Mongabay.com 2 Nov 2018

On India’s Kerala coast, a man-made solution exacerbates a natural problem

Haritha John 28 Jun 2018

Study reveals China’s new forests aren’t really forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 7 Jun 2018

Land plants may have evolved much earlier than we thought

Morgan Erickson-Davis 21 Feb 2018
A local volunteer plants a mangrove sapling at the Trapeang Sangke inlet. The best time for transplanting is July, the peak of the wet season when the estuary is least salty. With a full team of volunteers, 4,000 saplings get transplanted in the most productive months. Photo by Matt Blomberg for Mongabay.

Mega developments set to transform a tranquil Cambodian bay

Matt Blomberg 31 Jan 2018

Road building threatens forests, water supplies in Kuala Lumpur area

Kate Mayberry 19 Oct 2017

Ever wondered how much your pet’s diet impacts the environment?

Mike Gaworecki 17 Aug 2017
House construction alongside the seawall in Felicity, Guyana. Photo by Carinya Sharples for Mongabay.

Going under: mangrove restoration in low-lying Guyana a vital need, say experts

Carinya Sharples 13 Jul 2017

Photos: Where once were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea

Elisabetta Zavoli, Jacopo Pasotti 3 Jul 2017

How ‘jobless men managing the sea’ restored a mangrove forest in Java

Donny Iqbal 3 Feb 2017

A plan to save the Mekong Delta

David E. Brown 18 Oct 2016

Humans cause erosion one hundred times faster than normal

Alexander Montoro 5 Mar 2015

Proliferation of mountain roads a hazard to the environment in SE Asia

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2012

Panama canal drives forest conservation, offers insight on value of ecosystems

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Sep 2011

Reforestation program in China preventing future disasters

Jeremy Hance 13 May 2011

What does Nature give us? A special Earth Day article

Jeremy Hance 22 Apr 2011

Climate change doubles coastal erosion in Alaska over 5-year period

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2009

Destruction of wetlands worsens global warming

Mongabay.com 20 Jul 2008

Forests cover 1/3 of U.S. but are responsible for 2/3 of its water supply

Mongabay.com 16 Jul 2008

Soil erosion: the future of Easter Island

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2008

Rising Population puts strain on Soil

Mongabay.com 30 Aug 2007

Pearl River Delta under Rising Water Threat

Mongabay.com 30 Aug 2007

China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Apr 2007

Loss of topsoil a global problem for agriculture

University Of Washington 17 Apr 2007

Deforestation and erosion starving Malawi

Ed Stoddard 13 Oct 2005

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