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Should Trump be listening to indigenous people on fire management?

Erik Hoffner 10 Jan 2019

How Mongabay grew from a guy in his pajamas to a multinational media organization (insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Jan 2019
Rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

The biggest rainforest news stories in 2018

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2018

Photos highlight evolving roles of AI, citizen science in species research

David Klinges 17 Dec 2018
Elizabeth Azzuz and Margo Robbins, leaders of the Cultural Fire Management Council, have been helping Yurok Tribal members burn their land to improve the growth of basket materials and other traditional plants. Photo by Jane Braxton Little for Mongabay

Fire and agroforestry revive California indigenous groups’ traditions

Jane Braxton Little 11 Oct 2018

Satellites and citizen science pinpoint migratory bird refueling stops

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 17 Sep 2018
Dinamam tuxá from APIB (Articulation of the Indigenous People of Brazil) at a press conference announcing the funders' commitment. Photo by Reny Preussker.

Forests and indigenous rights land $459M commitment

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2018
Indonesian rainforest in Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Aligning forces for tropical forests as a climate change solution (commentary)

Daniel Nepstad 8 Sep 2018
A secret oil access road built within Block 31 of Yasuni National Park, one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. Photo © Ivan Kashinsky.

Climate leadership means keeping fossil fuels in the ground in tropical forests and beyond (commentary)

Leila Salazar-López 7 Sep 2018

An anti-poaching technology for elephants that is always listening

Marianne Messina 5 Sep 2018
River in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

California’s big climate change opportunity: tropical forests (commentary)

Daniel Nepstad / Chris Field / Jonah Busch 29 Aug 2018

Scientists call on California governor to OK carbon credits from forest conservation

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2018
Five years after the Rim Fire, abundant natural tree regeneration in the high-severity patches is contributing to carbon sequestration. Photo by Doug Bevington.

Backfire: How misinformation about wildfire harms climate activism (commentary)

Douglas Bevington 10 Jul 2018

Let there be light — but be mindful of the wildlife

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 26 Jun 2018

eDNA may offer an early warning signal for deadly frog pathogen

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 18 Apr 2018

How to build a Guardian: students learn about making technology work in the field

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 23 Mar 2018
A Gonatus squid eating another squid. Photo © MBARI

Videos unlock secrets of jellyfish as deep-sea killers

Mongabay.com 24 Dec 2017

Jane Goodall interview: ‘The most important thing is sharing good news’

Mongabay.com 17 Nov 2017

Can technology drive conservation? Experts discuss in Mongabay forum (video)

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 27 Oct 2017
The scale-crested pygmy tyrant lives in Central America and northern South America. This individual was capturing during a bird survey, banded, and released. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Author Steven Kotler on tackling the biodiversity crisis with technology

Mongabay 25 Oct 2017

One man’s quest to save the world’s wildest places: Hansjörg Wyss

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Oct 2017

Whale entanglements skyrocket off the U.S. West Coast

Lillie Howell 19 Jun 2017

Warming climate coaxes carbon from down deep in temperate soils

John Cannon 14 Mar 2017

How acoustic monitoring gave us a last chance to save the vaquita

Rachel Fritts 22 Feb 2017

Swallowing swimming pools: New sensory tags capture kinetics of lunge-feeding whales

Julia John 2 Dec 2016

California court upholds ban on ivory and rhino horn

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Dec 2016

Yosemite’s yellow-legged frogs bounce back from near extinction

Ula Chrobak 21 Nov 2016

Beyond data collection — the social and political effects of environmental sensor proliferation

Jenny Isaacs 5 Nov 2016

New millipede discovered in California has 414 legs, 4 penises

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Nov 2016

Chew on this new way to detect disease in primates

Julia John 28 Jul 2016

For Earth Day: climbing a redwood tree

Tina Butler 21 Apr 2016

Four dams to be removed from Klamath River in Oregon and California

Mike Gaworecki 15 Apr 2016

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