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Banner image: Tourists interact with birds at the Bouddhanath shrine in Kathmandu. Image by Abhaya Raj Joshi

As Kathmandu’s birds get used to humans, biodiversity suffers, studies show

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Oct 2024
During their five-year project, To-Syn-Fuel converted more than 500 metric tons of dried sewage sludge into 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of oil.

Crud-to-crude: The global potential of biofuels made from human waste

Sean Mowbray 11 May 2023
Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Image by Karsten Winegeart via Unsplash.

Hawaiian communities restore Indigenous conservation, from mountains to sea

Roxanne Hoorn 2 May 2023
Piñatex fibers in the drying stage. The pineapple leaf fiber has great tensile strength and flexibility. Image courtesy of Riikka Juva/Ananas Anam.

Sustainable fashion: Biomaterial revolution replacing fur and skins

Jenny Gonzales 8 Apr 2022

Innovative sewage solutions: Tackling the global human waste problem

Sean Mowbray 25 Jan 2022
Pine forest in the Sierra Nevada. Photo by Rhett A. Butler / mongabay

Bold sustainability commitments: An interview with Microsoft’s Lucas Joppa

Rhett A. Butler 18 Dec 2020
Installation view of Anicka Yi, Le Pain Sympathetique, 2014, mixed media, The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA’s Collection, May 19, 2019–January 27, 2020 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo by Zak Kelley. Anicka has conserved a large parcel of cloud forest in Central America via Art into Acres.

Can an art museum drive sustainability? Q&A with MOCA’s Klaus Biesenbach

Dave Martin 14 Oct 2020

As opposition wanes, a Malaysian land reclamation project pushes ahead

Keith Schneider 2 Jul 2019

Architects bring bamboo revival to Indonesian village

Eko Rusdianto 4 Mar 2019

A civic outcry in Malaysia forces a Chinese builder to live up to its eco-friendly tag

Keith Schneider 5 Sep 2018

A bold design for conservation

Guest Jayashree Rukhaiyar 7 Sep 2012

Can ’boutique capitalism’ help protect the Amazon?

Jeremy Hance 11 Oct 2010

Is El Niño back?

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2009

New glass could reduce one billion annual bird deaths from U.S. window collisions

Rhett A. Butler 13 Jul 2009

Universal phone charger to cut e-waste

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2009

Obama pick supports ‘Green Jobs’ initiative to rebuild economy

Mongabay.com 18 Dec 2008

Discovery may lead to organic acrylic glass made from sugar

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2008

Green New Deal will spark global economy, create jobs

Mongabay.com 22 Oct 2008

Financial crisis could pave way for greener economy inspired by nature

Mongabay.com 20 Oct 2008

Company that turns CO2 into eco-friendly plastic gets new CEO

Mongabay.com 20 Oct 2008

Challenges of starting a green business

Mongabay.com 20 Oct 2008

Big computer makers pitch energy efficiency to sell more services, equipment

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2008

Algae could yield 30 times more biofuel than soybeans, while cleaning the environment

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2008

Breakthrough in solar energy: ten times more effective solar power may be available in three years

Jeremy Hance 10 Jul 2008

Whale biomimicry inspires better wind turbines

Mongabay.com 7 Jul 2008

Future cities will be more like ecosystems that enrich society and the environment

Tina Butler 28 May 2008

Amazon farming technique may fight global warming

American Chemical Society 11 Apr 2008

New plastics dervied from CO2 emissions could fight global warming

Mongabay.com 10 Apr 2008

Gecko-inspired adhesive tape could improve recovery from surgery

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2008

Nike to launch “green” eco-shoe

Mongabay.com 15 Feb 2008

Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks

Rhett A. Butler 7 Feb 2008

Staples dumps Asia Pulp & Paper over its destruction of virgin rainforests

Rhett A. Butler 7 Feb 2008

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