Mongabay series: Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship
With the effects of environmental degradation becoming more apparent, high-quality environmental journalism is more important than ever. But like the journalism sector as a whole, environmental reporting has been affected by shifting business models that have reduced the availability of resources for reporting, shrinking press freedoms in many countries and a lack of early-stage career opportunities. These issues are especially acute in places that bear the brunt of climate change, biodiversity loss, the destruction of nature and threats against Indigenous peoples and local communities. In response to this situation, Mongabay has established the Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship Program. The program will provide opportunities for journalists from biodiversity hotspots in tropical countries to report on critical environmental issues, gaining valuable training, experience, and credibility that will help them advance their careers in journalism and communications. For more information on the fellowship, please see this page.
Delhi gets the attention — but Kolkata’s air pollution is just as dangerous
Study on Brazilian heat wave deaths shows gender & racial disparities
Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis
Postponement of century-old Indian Science Congress sparks controversy
Risky development in Uttarakhand: Interview with environmentalist Ravi Chopra
‘Hope is the last to die’: Q&A with Indigenous leader Jose Parava on land rights
India’s new forest rules spark dismay — and hope: Q&A with activist Soumitra Ghosh
In 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope
Study on evolution of same-sex animal behaviors underscores stigmas in research
Ancient Amazon earthwork findings spotlight Indigenous land struggles today
New algorithm looks at how Amazon vegetation will behave after climate change
African leaders & activists will bring new demands, hopes to COP28
Ancient ocean water found in Himalayas could offer insights about evolution
Stop playing politics with climate change: Q&A with Nigeria’s Nnimmo Bassey
Kenya’s Lake Victoria floods leave orphaned children to run their households
Suriname’s tapirs: Conservation in the face of hunting and other threats
Translocation is a viable option for Brazil’s threatened porcupines: Study
Protecting Nigeria’s gorillas & other endangered species: Q&A with WCS’ Andrew Dunn
Philippines’ largest freshwater wetland and Indigenous livelihoods face multiple threats
Forests & Finance: Cameroon raw log ban expands and Nigerian villagers act against ‘forest bandits’
The ‘Sloth Lady of Suriname’: Q&A with Monique Pool
Wild pigs threaten biodiversity hotspots across South America, study shows
Kenyan baobab trees uprooted for export to Georgia; critics call it ‘biopiracy’
Soil carbon in urban parks important in fighting climate change, study shows
Deforestation linked to less rainfall, study shows; El Niño could make it worse
Women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture, study shows
Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae
Floating solar project on Philippines natural lake brings hope — and questions
Drying wetlands and drought threaten water supplies in Kenya’s Kiambu County
Special series
Forest Trackers
- Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers
- Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Oceans
- Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into an agroecology solution
- Global coral beaching now underway looks set to be largest on record
- In Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues
- As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs
Amazon Conservation
- A short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt
- Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in New Zealand
- Agribusiness bill moves to block grassland protections in Brazilian biomes
- Amazon prosecutors get sharper impact tool to charge illegal gold dealers
Land rights and extractives
- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
- Maluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion
- New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral mining booms
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
- The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)
- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest