Mongabay Explains

Join Mongabay’s reporters as we unpack some of the most urgent and intriguing issues in climate, the environment and biodiversity today. In this multimedia Special Issue, we go beyond the headlines to examine how science, policy and human activity intersect with Nature. We try to answer questions you might not have known to ask, with episodes ranging from how memes influence conservation and ducks improve rice farming, to how corruption fuels Amazon deforestation and why protecting wildlife is critical for preventing the next pandemic.

Small hippo, big dreams: Can Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo, save her species? 

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How environmental crimes are covered up in the Amazon?

Aigamo method: using ducks as rice farmers

Mongabay Explains: What’s the difference between artisanal and industrial fishing?

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