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

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2022
Timber in Pará state and other parts of the Brazilian Amazon can bypass regulatory permits, allowing illegal wood to be sold domestically and internationally. Federal environmental agencies play an essential role in preventing this from happening, experts say.

If the US aspires to climate leadership, it must break its addiction to the products driving forest destruction (commentary)

Sam Lawson 7 Nov 2022
A few meters from the monocultures of the multinational, an inhabitant keeps a small natural forest on his property. The fertility of the land has allowed diverse flora to grow and produce a prosperous biodiverse landscape. Residents say this is very different from monoculture pine and eucalyptus plantations where no plant diversity can be found.

Indigenous lands hold the world’s healthiest forests – but only when their rights are protected

Latoya Abulu, Laurel Sutherland 7 Nov 2022

Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues

Francesco De Augustinis 7 Nov 2022
Kelp. Image courtesy of NOAA.

Can seaweed cultivation help fix the climate crisis? (commentary)

Dr. David Koweek, Dr. Jim Barry 7 Nov 2022
Members of an Indigenous community in Guangaje, Ecuador after the blessing of a water spring. Image by Azzedine Rouichi via Unsplash (Public domain).

Small share of land rights pledge went to Indigenous groups: Progress report

John Cannon 7 Nov 2022
A snow crab.

Did climate change really kill billions of snow crabs in Alaska?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Nov 2022
Farmers with their crop.

Agroecology can feed Africa and tackle climate change — with enough funding

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Nov 2022
Rosewood logs. Image courtesy of Environmental Investigation Agency.

Will CITES finally act to protect rosewood this month? (commentary)

Mark Roberts 4 Nov 2022
Aerial photo of thick rainforest and the plowed fields of crops.

Growing soy on cattle pasture can eliminate Amazon deforestation in Brazil

Sarah Brown 4 Nov 2022
Laborers at a cobalt mine.

Element Africa: Keeping platinum in the ground, and minors out of mines

Mongabay.com 4 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

Report unveils ties between Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas and Canada’s Paper Excellence

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Nov 2022

Is natural gas the solution to Africa’s energy needs? New research says no.

Ashoka Mukpo 3 Nov 2022
A sea snake.

Small island, big ocean: Niue makes its entire EEZ a marine park

Monica Evans 3 Nov 2022
Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro loses election but finds big support in Amazon Arc of Deforestation

André Schröder 3 Nov 2022

‘There are solutions to these abuses’: Q&A with Steve Trent on how China can rein in illegal fishing

Philip Jacobson 3 Nov 2022

Honduran forest governance agreement brings cautious hope

Sandra Cuffe 3 Nov 2022

At the mouth of the Amazon, sustainable açaí leaves a sweet taste for communities

Carolina Pinheiro 3 Nov 2022
Gumwood trees.

Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

Jeremy Hance 2 Nov 2022

Who decides on ‘priorities’ for ecosystem restoration?

John Cannon 2 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
A deckhand on the Long Xing 626 in DOF’s Atlantic fleet displays what experts who reviewed the image identified as a blue shark (Prionace glauca) in this photo posted to Facebook. The animal on the ground is a leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).

Exclusive: Shark finning rampant across Chinese tuna firm’s fleet

Philip Jacobson, Basten Gokkon 1 Nov 2022
paramos

Avocado farming is threatening Colombia’s natural water factory

Emily Senkosky 1 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
Shoebills are one of the endangered species that rely on Lake Victoria in Uganda. Image by Emilie Chen via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0).

East Africa should promote renewable energy, not oil pipelines (commentary)

Dickens Kamugisha 1 Nov 2022
A rice farmer harvesting in rice fields.

There is not enough land to meet many of the world’s climate pledges, says new study

Sandra Cuffe 1 Nov 2022
A farmer extracts cacao beans from the pods in Colombia.

Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for November 2022

Mongabay.com 1 Nov 2022
A hornbill flies in a tropical forest.

Report: Leaders’ vow to slow forest loss rings hollow ahead of climate talks

Malavika Vyawahare 1 Nov 2022
Rainbow over Jambi, Indonesia. Photo credit: Rhett Ayers Butler / Mongabay

In new climate deal, Norway will pay Indonesia $56 million for drop in deforestation, emissions

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Nov 2022
A handful of hazelnuts harvested by Nutwood Farm co-owner Kalyan Uprichard. Photo by Erik Hoffner for Mongabay.

American agroforestry accelerates with new funding announcements

Erik Hoffner 31 Oct 2022

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