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As a fishing port rises in Kenya, locals see threats to sea life, livelihoods

Anthony Langat 23 Jun 2025
Woman farming seaweed at Pemba Island, Tanzania

Seaweed farming as an eco-friendly alternative for Tanzanian fishing communities

Mongabay.com 23 Jun 2025
Marlyse in Lobéké National Park, south-east Cameroon. Image by Yannick Kenné for Mongabay.

From porter to conservation leader, the inspiring journey of Marlyse Bebeguewa in Cameroon

David Akana, Yannick Kenné 23 Jun 2025
Artisanal fishing boats in Ghana. Image by MPIMPIMHENE Nana Gyetuah Eric via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ghana to expand artisanal fishing zone amid trawler violations

Victoria Schneider 20 Jun 2025
Perenco’s offshore platform in Gabon.

Report exposes safety complaints preceding fatal Perenco explosion in Gabon

Elodie Toto 19 Jun 2025
Waziri Mpogo harvests sea cucumbers at his ranch in Tanzania's Mafia Island. Image by Ashoka Mukpo for Mongabay.

Tanzania’s Mafia Island eyes sea cucumber farming to prevent extinction

Mongabay.com 19 Jun 2025
Udzungwa endemic Sanje mangabey. Image courtesy Trevor Jones.

Protecting Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains means putting communities at the center of conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Jun 2025
A forest elephant, not from Senegal.

First elephant sighting in 6 years sparks hope for species’ return to a Senegal park

Spoorthy Raman 17 Jun 2025
A dehorned white rhino with her calf. Image courtesy of Tim Kuiper.

To reduce rhino poaching — by a lot — cut off their horns, study says

Dann Okoth 17 Jun 2025
White-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), Gabon. Image by bureaubenjamin via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds

Spoorthy Raman 17 Jun 2025
Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Virunga National Park.

‘Culture & nature are one’: Interview with Mudja Chief Bitini Ndiyanabo Kanane

Blaise Kasereka Makuta 13 Jun 2025
Employed women of the Banpewa community carrying seedlings to the planting site.

After controversy, Plant-for-the-Planet focuses on the trees

Maxwell Radwin 13 Jun 2025
The Nyamugasani River flows through the flood plains in the foothills of Rwenzori Mountains National Park, one of the sites supported by the CAPA initiative.

To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning

Marina Martinez 13 Jun 2025
Banner image of a desert locust by Joachim Frische via Wikimedia Commons (CCBY-SA3.0).

As climate change worsens global locust crisis, researchers offer solutions 


Kristine Sabillo 13 Jun 2025
A great white shark in Mossel Bay, South Africa. Image courtesy of Esther Jacobs.

Death of tagged white shark on bather protection gear in South Africa sparks debate

Victoria Schneider 11 Jun 2025
Inga dam site on the Congo River. Image by International Rivers via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

World Bank to finance controversial DRC hydropower project, concerns remain

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Jun 2025
Mongabay podcasts

With offerings in 4 languages, Mongabay’s podcasts expand global reach

Mongabay.com 10 Jun 2025
A southern white rhino explores its surrounding after translocation from South Africa to Rwanda's Akagera National Park. Image © Gael Vande Weghe.

Seventy southern white rhinos arrive at their new home in Rwanda from South Africa

Graeme Green 10 Jun 2025
Pangolin at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in 2022

High-profile wildlife trafficking case tests Malawi’s conservation commitment

Madalitso Wills Kateta 10 Jun 2025
Banner image of a gelada by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Gelada monkey vocalizations offer insight into human evolution: Study

Kristine Sabillo 9 Jun 2025
Biyem-Assi is one of the most populous districts, with nearly 49,000 inhabitants, not far from the city center.

In Yaoundé, fecal sludge flows through ‘Caca Junction’ streets

Fanta Mabo 9 Jun 2025
Siphe Mlawuli getting ready to deliver an order in the Cape Town suburb of Parklands. Image by Barry Christianson for Mongabay.

Riding toward a greener future: E-bikes transform food delivery in South Africa

Barry Christianson 9 Jun 2025
Dr. Mark Ofua with a pangolin

How trafficking & misconceptions threaten Nigeria’s wildlife: Q&A with Dr. Mark Ofua

Samuel Ogunsona 6 Jun 2025
Banner image of Mokwa after the flooding, by the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency via X.

Hundreds die after flash floods tear through Nigerian market town

Kristine Sabillo 5 Jun 2025
Banner image of the Ekalakala bonobo group in the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve in the DRC courtesy of Martin Surbeck/Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project.

Female bonobos wield power through unity: Study

Kristine Sabillo 3 Jun 2025
women working in a field in Uganda

Peril and persistence define the path of Africa’s conservationists

Orji Sunday 3 Jun 2025
Banner image of tiang in South Sudan ©Marcus Westberg/African Parks.

New maps reveal Earth’s largest land mammal migration

Kristine Sabillo 3 Jun 2025
An Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). These long-lived tortoises are found on both Assomption island and the neighboring island of Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Image courtesy of Celina Chien/ Overstories.

Green groups oppose Qatari luxury resort near pristine world heritage site

Malavika Vyawahare 3 Jun 2025

Critically endangered chameleon discovered outside its known habitat in Madagascar

Rivonala Razafison 3 Jun 2025
Lions in Mozambique.

After terror attacks, Mozambique nature reserve faces ‘new reality’

Ashoka Mukpo 2 Jun 2025
Derek Pomeroy. Photo by Andrew Plumptre

Derek Pomeroy, a leading figure in Ugandan ornithology died on May 29th, aged 90

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 May 2025
A reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)

USAID cut curbs hopes at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area

Solomon Yimer 30 May 2025

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