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Meet the winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2018
Rainforest on Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Save intact forests for humanity’s sake, urge experts

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2018
Sea lamprey caught during testing of a fish passage at the Afsluitdijk dike in the Netherlands. Image ©Ben Griffioen-WUR/IMARES.

Fish tales: Six amazing journeys to celebrate World Fish Migration Day

John Waldman 20 Apr 2018

Scientists discover carbon ‘fingerprint’ in tree rings

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 Apr 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 20, 2018

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2018

Earth Day founding organizer calls for end to plastic pollution

Erik Hoffner 18 Apr 2018

‘Boom and bust’ cycle of deep-sea trawling unsustainable, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Apr 2018

Response to critique on Conservation Effectiveness series (commentary)

Zuzana Burivalova 17 Apr 2018

Seek higher standards to honestly assess conservation effectiveness (commentary)

Madeleine McKinnon, Samantha Cheng, Lynn Dicks, Ruth Garside, Andrew Pullin, Claudia Romero 17 Apr 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 13, 2018

Mongabay.com 13 Apr 2018
Able to stay underwater for up to three days, the Mary river turtle (Elusor macrurus) uses specialized breathing organs in its cloaca. Photo by: Chris Van Wyk courtesy of ZSL.

List of 100 most unique and endangered reptiles released

Liz Kimbrough 11 Apr 2018

Animal trainers are teaching wildlife to conserve themselves

Linda Lombardi 10 Apr 2018
While penguins cannot fly through the air, they are very adept at using their wings to propel themselves through the water like this macaroni penguin. Credit: Julie Larsen Maher ©WCS

How to help penguins (photos)

David Oehler, Megan Maher, Julie Larsen Maher 9 Apr 2018

New research examines spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe

Mike Gaworecki 6 Apr 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, April 6, 2018

Mongabay.com 6 Apr 2018

Maroon 5’s James Valentine on why he’s working to stop illegal logging

Mike Gaworecki 3 Apr 2018

U.K. ban relegates legal ivory trade to ‘a thing of the past’

Mongabay.com 3 Apr 2018

NOAA publishes global list of fisheries and their risks to marine mammals

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, March 30, 2018

Mongabay.com 30 Mar 2018

Greenpeace International ends its Forest Stewardship Council membership

John Cannon 30 Mar 2018

Do environmental advocacy campaigns drive successful forest conservation?

Mike Gaworecki 29 Mar 2018

AI can ‘help us move mountains’ for people and planet, Watson developer says

Erik Hoffner 28 Mar 2018

‘IUCN Green List of species’: A new way to measure conservation success

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Mar 2018

Microplastic pollution in world’s oceans poses major threat to filter-feeding megafauna

Mike Gaworecki 23 Mar 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, March 23, 2018

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2018

New report highlights top 50 tortoises and turtles on brink of extinction

Mongabay.com 22 Mar 2018

Cities need forests too: A call for forests amid our concrete jungles (commentary)

Alistair Monument 21 Mar 2018

‘A real surprise’: Study reveals low phosphorus doesn’t hinder rainforest growth

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 Mar 2018

Exploring humanity’s deep connection to water, plus the sounds of the Sandhill crane migration

Mike Gaworecki 20 Mar 2018

Keeping carbon in the ground can cut emissions and boost food security, study finds

Jim Tan 20 Mar 2018

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, March 16, 2018

Mongabay.com 16 Mar 2018

Better agricultural planning could prevent 88% of biodiversity loss, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Mar 2018

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