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A lemur tree frog (Hylomantis lemur) in Costa Rica. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

U.N. report lays out blueprint to end ‘suicidal war on nature’

John Cannon 19 Feb 2021

500+ experts call on world’s nations to not burn forests to make energy

Justin Catanoso 15 Feb 2021
black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) in a fight for their territory in Mangalajodi Wetlands (Chilika - Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention), Odisha, India. By Arijit Mondal via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Researchers urge better protection as wetlands continue to vanish

Morgan Erickson-Davis 13 Feb 2021

Are biomass and hydropower ‘false’ climate solutions?

Mike Gaworecki 10 Feb 2021

Will new US EPA head continue his opposition to burning forests for energy?

Justin Catanoso 4 Feb 2021

New study warns that sea levels will rise faster than expected

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2021

Seven financial firms key to rooting out deforestation, report finds

John Cannon 29 Jan 2021

Agroforestry, an ancient climate solution that boosts food production and biodiversity

Mike Gaworecki 27 Jan 2021
Rainforest tree with magenta flowers

Critical temperature threshold spells shorter lives for tropical trees

Liz Kimbrough 22 Dec 2020

Tropical forests can take the heat, study finds. Dryness? Not so much

Jennifer Ann Thomas 16 Dec 2020
Wooded landscape in Kõrvemaa Nature Park, Estonia. Image courtesy of Ireen Trummer via Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0.

EU renewable energy policy subsidizes surge in logging of Estonia’s protected areas (commentary)

Siim Kuresoo 7 Dec 2020
Banner image of a caribou calf in the archive study area by Karsten Heuer.

A warming Arctic is changing animal migrations, decades of tracking shows

Liz Kimbrough 9 Nov 2020
Planted mangrove seedlings. Image by Irwandi wancaleu via Wikimedia Commons (CC 4.0)

In mangrove restoration, custom solutions beat one-size-fits-all approach

Mark Hillsdon 30 Oct 2020

IPBES report details path to exit current ‘pandemic era’

John Cannon 30 Oct 2020

Brave New Arctic: Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists

Sharon Guynup 26 Oct 2020
Grey-headed fish eagle. Image by David Li.

Singapore embarks on a million-tree planting spree to protect its future

Claire Turrell 9 Oct 2020

The Amazon savanna? Rainforest teeters on the brink as climate heats up

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2020

Can the planet support a clean energy transition?

Mike Gaworecki 30 Sep 2020

Could disruptions in meat supply relieve pressure on the Amazon? (commentary)

Nikolas Kozloff 30 Sep 2020
Tree planting effort in India. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler.

New study shows where we should grow more forest to fight climate change

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Sep 2020

Arctic Sea ice melts to second-place finish at annual minimum

Gloria Dickie 21 Sep 2020

Are forests the new coal? Global alarm sounds as biomass burning surges

Justin Catanoso 31 Aug 2020

Deforestation in the Amazon is drying up the rest of Brazil: Report

Sibélia Zanon 7 Aug 2020

Burning down the house? Enviva’s giant U.S. wood pellet plants gear up

Saul Elbein 29 Jul 2020

Corn growers in Brazil’s Cerrado reap a hostile climate of their own making

Maurício Angelo 15 Jul 2020

Siberian heat drives Arctic ice extent to record low for early July

Gloria Dickie 10 Jul 2020

British Columbia poised to lose ‘white rhino of old growth forests’

Justin Catanoso 22 Jun 2020

Conservationists find opportunity and community amidst current crises

Mike Gaworecki 10 Jun 2020

Climate conundrum: Could COVID-19 be linked to early Arctic ice melt?

Gloria Dickie 8 Jun 2020
Elephant digging at a baobab tree in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa, to get to the moisture-rich interior. Since at least 2015, there has been a prolonged drought across Southern Africa. Image by Nathalie Bertrams for Mongabay.

They survived centuries of elephant onslaught. Now climate change is killing these iconic baobabs

Tristen Taylor, Nathalie Bertrams 29 May 2020

Green alert: How indigenous people are experiencing climate change in the Amazon

Jenny Gonzales 27 May 2020

Scientists warn U.S. Congress against declaring biomass burning carbon neutral

Justin Catanoso 13 May 2020

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