Mongabay now produces podcasts in four languages: Indonesian, English, Spanish and, the latest addition, French.
“Producing podcasts in multiple languages is part of our nonprofit news outlet’s strategy to reach people where they are, in the mediums they prefer, and in the language that they use,” Rhett Ayers Butler, founder and CEO of Mongabay, said in a press release.
The French-language podcast, Planète Mongabay, is produced by Mongabay Africa and focuses on issues including African wildlife, sustainability and climate change. When the podcast launched earlier this year, David Akana, program director at Mongabay Africa, said oral communication is preferred in Africa, so a podcast is an effective way to share news and information across the continent.
Juliette Chapalain, multimedia editor-in-chief at Mongabay Africa, said the ambitious project, led by veteran journalists based in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo and Canada, reflects African diversity.
Mongabay’s Spanish-language podcasts are produced by Mongabay Latam and cover important environmental stories across Latin America. Meanwhile, the Indonesian-language podcast started in 2020.
There are three English-language Mongabay podcasts: Everything Environment for listeners in India, and two global series: the episodic Mongabay Newscast and the series Mongabay Explores.
Since Mongabay first launched 26 years ago, the nonprofit has expanded to produce environmental news across five global bureaus, publishing original reporting in six languages. Covering some of the world’s most important environmental issues, Mongabay’s platforms reach millions of people monthly and have earned numerous awards for journalism.
The Mongabay Newscast won its first award in 2024 with an episode featuring National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan on traditional ecological knowledge. It won the “Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities” at the 2024 Indigenous Media Awards. Meanwhile, Mongabay India’s three-part series Wild Frequencies won the “Best Produced Show” in the science category at the 2025 India Audio Summit & Awards.
Wild Frequences and Mongabay Explores have both been shortlisted for this year’s Publisher Podcast Awards, which will be announced June 11.
Mongabay’s podcasts can be heard via all podcast players, from Apple Podcasts to Spotify, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts, Overcast, or wherever podcasts are found. All episodes are also available on the Mongabay websites: Indonesian, English (Global), English (India), French (Africa) and Spanish (Latam).
Correction: This article was updated to include the full list of platforms where the podcasts are available.
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