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Andy Mahler in Bloomington, December 2024. Photo by Steven Higgs

Andy Mahler, advocate for public forests in America

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2025
Seema Lokhandwala records elephant calls at Kaziranga National Park. Image courtesy of Vijay Bedi.

Mongabay’s multimedia reporting wins international journalism prizes in 2025

Bobby Bascomb 30 Dec 2025
Elizabeth Erasito.

Elizabeth Erasito, custodian of Fiji’s parks and places

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2025
George Teariki-Mataki Mateariki. Photo from Cook Islands Tourism

George Teariki-Mataki Mateariki, the Birdman of Atiu, has died, aged 67

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Dec 2025
Rubber agroforestry in Thailand.

SE Asia’s smallholders struggling to meet EUDR: Interview with RECOFTC’s Martin Greijmans

Carolyn Cowan 29 Dec 2025
A Campbell's keeled glass-snail with a number tag. Image courtesy of Junn Kitt Foon.

From ‘extinct’ to growing, a rare snail returns to the wild in Australia

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Dec 2025
Rainbow over the Borneo rainforest -- sabah_3512

How Mongabay’s journalism made an impact in 2025

Bobby Bascomb 29 Dec 2025
California redwood forest in December 2025. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

15 forces that could reshape conservation in the next 10 years

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Dec 2025
Brigitte Bardot. Photo: Getty

Brigitte Bardot, who turned fame into a lifelong fight for animals

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Dec 2025
Jay M Savage. Screenshot from an interview with OTS.

Jay M. Savage, witness to disappearing frogs and builder of tropical science

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Dec 2025
Kristina-Maria-Gjerde. Image courtesy of the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI).

Kristina Gjerde, defender of the deep ocean, has died

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2025
Rainforest in Brunei in 2025. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

The year in rainforests 2025: Deforestation fell; the risks did not

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2025
Illustration of a slender-billed curlew by Elizabeth Gould & Edward Lear via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Dec 2025
Part of the proposed the Great Koala National Park. Image courtesy of Paul Hilton/Earth Tree Images.

Conservation wins in 2025 that pushed us closer to the 30×30 goal

Bobby Bascomb 26 Dec 2025
Two male ibex in front of Mont Aiguille in the Dauphiné Alps, France.

France’s largest rewilding project

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Dec 2025
Truphena Muthoni hugging a tree for 72 consecutive hours. Image by Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga via X.

Environmentalist hugs tree for 72 hours for Kenya’s native forests

Shanna Hanbury 25 Dec 2025
Joanna Macy. Courtesy of the Macy family

Joanna Macy, author and teacher who turned despair into connection and agency

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Dec 2025

Tropical forests in Australia are emitting more carbon than they capture: Study

Liz Kimbrough 23 Dec 2025

Daniel Ole Sambu, who helped lions and people coexist, died at age 51

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Dec 2025
Emergent rainforest tree in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler for Mongabay.

BRICS+ offers Indigenous & local communities ways to advance environmental and social goals (analysis)

Metolo Foyet 22 Dec 2025
Conservationists, environmental defenders, and scientists who died in 2025.

Environmental defenders & conservationists who died in 2025

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Dec 2025
Jeff Foott. Photo by Judith Zimmerman

Jeff Foott, chronicler of ice, rock, and change, has died, aged 80

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Dec 2025
Misty morning in Borneo. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

Rethinking how we talk about conservation—and why it matters

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Dec 2025
Eastern tree hyrax in Pare mountains. Image courtesy of Hanna Rosti.

Tanzania’s tree-climbing hyraxes have adapted to life without trees

Ryan Truscott 19 Dec 2025
Gorongosa National Park team member presenting how they visualize wildlife, personnel, and other activity across the landscape on EarthRanger. Photo Credit: Gorongosa National Park.

Tech alone won’t stop poaching, but it’s changing how rangers work

Daniella Garcia Almeida 19 Dec 2025
Background: rainforest in Brunei. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

The value of journalism in the AI era

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Dec 2025
A critically endangered lesser Antillean iguana in Dominica. Image courtesy of Andrew Snyder/Re:wild.

Tiny Caribbean island brings hope for critically endangered iguana

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Dec 2025
Healthy reef off the coast of Panaon Island. Image courtesy of Danny Ocampo / Oceana.

Philippines’ newest marine protected area ‘sets inspiring example’ (commentary)

Antha Williams, Loren Legarda 16 Dec 2025
Tree Aid’s efforts as part of the Great Green Wall has resulted in planting nearly 28 million trees in the region so far.

Navigating the complex world of reforestation efforts

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Dec 2025

From Kalimantan’s haze to Jakarta’s grit: A journalist’s journey

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Dec 2025
A cordycep dealer.

The vanishing pharmacy: How climate change is reshaping traditional medicine

Liz Kimbrough 15 Dec 2025
kathmandu aerial view

Nepal’s cities must plan for resilience and inclusion for the future & nature (commentary)

Hitesh Raj Pant 11 Dec 2025

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