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A community member carries mangrove seedlings to be planted. Image by Orji Sunday for Mongabay.

Oil spills, logging and invasive species threaten Niger Delta mangroves

Orji Sunday 18 Nov 2022

Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly

Jenny Gonzales 17 Nov 2022

Sulawesi nickel plant coats nearby homes in toxic dust

Eko Rusdianto 17 Nov 2022
An African penguin standing sleepily in a patch of green. Image by Alberto Ziveri via Flickr (BY-SA 2.0)

Breeding success raises hopes for future of endangered African penguin

Ryan Truscott 15 Nov 2022
Zebras in Okavango Delta.

Protecting the peatlands and woodlands in Angola’s ‘source of life’

Ryan Truscott 11 Nov 2022
Fires near the community of Quitunuquiña in the municipality of Roboré in the department of Santa Cruz. Photo courtesy of Claudia Belaunde.

Bolivian protected areas hit hard by forest fires

Iván Paredes Tamayo 10 Nov 2022
Trials of drought tolerant beans in Malawi.

With climate reparations finally on the table at COP27, what now?

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Nov 2022
Different kinds of LED filament bulbs.

LED lights could contribute to massive carbon reductions

Ian Morse 9 Nov 2022
Mangroves in Raja Ampat.

Mangrove forest loss is slowing toward a halt, new report shows

Caitlin Cooper 8 Nov 2022

Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America’s hub for the toxic trade

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2022

Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2022
Smoke from a factory chimney.

Carbon offsets: A key tool for climate action, or a license to emit?

Ian Morse 4 Nov 2022
Air pollution in Kathmandu.

Another winter of discontent as Kathmandu braces for deadly air pollution

Abhaya Raj Joshi 2 Nov 2022
Fish eggs from the Halda River.

Fish eggs return to Bangladesh’s Halda River following conservation efforts

Abu Siddique 2 Nov 2022
Person holding cardboard sign saying Stop EACOP", concealing lower half of their face. Photothèque AT via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

As banks fund oil pipeline, campaigners question their environmental pledges

Thomas Lewton 1 Nov 2022
The successful use of microorganisms in the production of soybeans is driving R&D for the development of bioproducts focused on different crops. Image by Bruno Kelly/Greenpeace.

Biofertilizers cut costs and GHG emissions for Brazilian soybean producers

Juliana Ennes 26 Oct 2022
Playing on an Xbox.

Playing dangerously: The environmental impact of video gaming consoles

Claire Asher 25 Oct 2022
Alice Gama looks at cracks that have developed on the wall of her house in Arda Transau, an area near Zimbabwe’s Chiadzwa diamond fields. Image courtesy Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe. Image courtesy of Evidence Chenjerai.

Broken houses and promises: residents still in poverty near massive diamond project

Anna Weekes 24 Oct 2022
E-waste management.

Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as electrical goods companies ask for delay

Maksuda Aziz 21 Oct 2022
Okapis (Okapia johnstoni) are related to giraffes. Image in the public domain.

Element Africa: Mines take their toll on nature and communities

Mongabay.com 20 Oct 2022
Plastic pieces found inside a dead shearwater.

Plastic impacts a grossly underestimated ‘one-two punch’ for seabirds: Study

Sean Mowbray 20 Oct 2022
View of Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon city, Banten Province, Indonesia.

Early retirement for Indonesian coal plants could cut CO2, boost jobs, analysis says

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Oct 2022
A family clears overgrown aquatic weeds in a wetland.

Habitat loss, climate change threaten Bangladesh’s native freshwater fishes with extinction

Rafiqul Islam 20 Oct 2022

Heat-sensing drone cameras spy threats to sea turtle nests

Liz Kimbrough 17 Oct 2022
Coral reef in Indonesia.

Shallow-water mining isn’t the eco alternative to deep-sea mining, study says

Cassie Freund 17 Oct 2022
A rice farmer harvesting in rice fields.

Thailand bets on coal despite long losing streak for communities

Kannikar Petchkaew 13 Oct 2022
Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Successes and struggles: Brazil’s 20-year Amazon reforestation carbon sink project

Marina Martinez 12 Oct 2022
Goat herders along a road in Muzarabani

Australian oil and gas firm Invictus awarded carbon offset project in Zimbabwe

Ryan Truscott 12 Oct 2022
Men processing abacá fiber.

Clothes sourced from plants could expand deforestation – or abate it

Ian Morse 12 Oct 2022

In Brazil, a heavily fined firm is also accused of waging a ‘palm oil war’ on communities

Karla Mendes 11 Oct 2022

Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination

Karla Mendes 7 Oct 2022

Mangroves and wildlife in Bornean bay at risk from Indonesia’s new capital

Basten Gokkon, Richaldo Hariandja 7 Oct 2022

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