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The Putumayo is a long Amazonian river that begins in Colombia and flows into the Brazilian Amazon. Photo courtesy of Michelle Carrere.

Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry

Iñigo Alexander 28 Nov 2024
Lula promised to pave a stretch of BR-319 that remains undriveable for most of the year. Without a reliable road link, the city of Manaus remains highly dependent on river transport. Image courtesy of Marcio Isensee e Sá/InfoAmazonia.

Brazil plans new reserves to curb deforestation near contested Amazon roads

Fernanda Wenzel 28 Nov 2024
Two Paĩ leaders.

Paraguay’s Indigenous Paĩ Tavyterã communities fight invaders, fires and drought

Aimee Gabay 28 Nov 2024

In Colombia, a simple fencing fix offers a win-win for wildlife and ranchers

Marlowe Starling 28 Nov 2024

Kenya blames and evicts Ogiek people for deforestation, but forest loss persists

Caroline Chebet 28 Nov 2024

Migration opens up new territories in the Brazilian Amazon in the 20th century

Timothy J. Killeen 28 Nov 2024
Banner image of the Bougainville forest planted by Carteret Islanders, by Thibault Le Pivain for Mongabay.

PNG climate migrants sail away with native trees to their new home

Mongabay.com 28 Nov 2024
Banner image of high river waters in Cardiff, Wales, by Sionk via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India, U.K. deal with storms that are ‘symptom of our changing climate’

Kristine Sabillo 28 Nov 2024

Nepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Nov 2024

Western Kenya’s most important water-capturing forest is disappearing, satellites show

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Nov 2024
Restoring the abandoned rice fields required breaking up earthen dykes and clearing channels to restore natural water flow, so that mangroves seedlings and propagules could naturally recolonize the areas. In instances seedlings are also planted to help natural regeneration. Image by Wetlands International & Beyond Borders Media

How a holistic approach aims to heal mangroves in Guinea-Bissau

Ruth Kamnitzer 27 Nov 2024

‘Tragic’ mass fish die-off devastates Amazon River channel amid historic drought

Shanna Hanbury 27 Nov 2024

Nations should redirect 1% of military spending towards reforestation, Mexico proposes

Maxwell Radwin 27 Nov 2024

Wristbands reveal nearly everyone is exposed to chemicals from plastic

Bobby Bascomb 27 Nov 2024

Researchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish

Kevin Damasio 27 Nov 2024
Banner image of an Ethiopian wolf feeding on the nectar of red hot poker flowers, courtesy of Adrien Lesaffre.

Study finds rare wolf feeding on nectar and spreading pollen

Kristine Sabillo 27 Nov 2024

Camera traps, drones meant for wildlife can ‘spy’ on women: Study

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Nov 2024
Fresh forest clearance inside Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary signals the beginning of an infrastructure project that will bisect the forest. Image by Gerald Flynn / Mongabay.

New transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half

Gerald Flynn, Phoung Vantha 27 Nov 2024

Reserve in Brazilian Amazon struggles as ‘aggressive’ deforestation spreads

Ruth Kamnitzer 27 Nov 2024
Corpus Christi at night, with fishing and pleasure boats set against the skyline. Image by Terry Ross via Wikimedia Commons.

Desalination plants proposed for Texas Gulf Coast spur broad opposition

Erik Hoffner 27 Nov 2024
Rainforest in Boven Digoel. Image by Ulet Ifansasti for Greenpeace.

How nature protection and inspiring art are key to planetary health & preventing pandemics

Mike DiGirolamo 26 Nov 2024
Cattle in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Brazil beef industry still struggling with deforestation from indirect suppliers, survey finds

Maxwell Radwin 26 Nov 2024
River in the Kosnipata valley, Peru. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Why is a landscape approach needed for funding the global environmental agenda? (commentary)

Aida Greenbury, Robert Nasi 26 Nov 2024
In a village near Kebribeyah district of Somali regional state, a young herder guides the cattle to the water source, keeping the age-old tradition alive. Image by Solomon Yimer.

As climate change upends Ethiopia’s pastoral wisdom, adaptations can help

Sonam Lama Hyolmo, Solomon Yimer 26 Nov 2024

Vulture poisonings in the Serengeti alarm conservationists

Sean Mowbray 26 Nov 2024
Banner image of civil society groups protesting at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image courtesy of 350.org.

With COP29 letdown, climate activists pin their hopes on Brazil

Kristine Sabillo 26 Nov 2024
Citizen scientist photographing a Northern Queen of Sheba Orchid in Lesueur National Park, Western Australia. Photo credit: Thomas Mesaglio

Citizen scientists can boost IUCN species assessments, but need better guidance from ecologists

Mahima Samraik 26 Nov 2024

Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African unicorn’

Ruth Kamnitzer 26 Nov 2024

Logging persists in Cameroon’s wildlife-rich Ebo Forest despite warnings

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 25 Nov 2024

Conservationists see progress for swordfish, problems for sharks at Atlantic fisheries summit

Edward Carver 25 Nov 2024

Six activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging

Gerald Flynn, Nehru Pry 25 Nov 2024
Food can pick up chemicals from to-go containers and everything else they contact on their way to your table. Credit: Taklamacuwv Lamia on Wikimedia Commons

Thousands of chemicals from food packaging found in humans, a major study reveals

Rita Aksenfeld 25 Nov 2024

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