Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/tag/species/ Environmental science and conservation news Thu, 14 May 2026 02:04:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Archives https://news.mongabay.com/tag/species/ 32 32 Whose map counts in conservation? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/whose-map-counts-in-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/whose-map-counts-in-conservation/#respond 14 May 2026 01:56:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319383 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/whose-map-counts-in-conservation/feed/ 0 Popular Miyawaki reforestation method lacks evidence, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/popular-miyawaki-reforestation-method-lacks-evidence-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/popular-miyawaki-reforestation-method-lacks-evidence-study-finds/#respond 13 May 2026 20:57:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319323 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/popular-miyawaki-reforestation-method-lacks-evidence-study-finds/feed/ 0 Liberia’s carbon market policy nears completion amid pushback https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/liberias-carbon-market-policy-nears-completion-amid-pushback/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/liberias-carbon-market-policy-nears-completion-amid-pushback/#respond 13 May 2026 20:53:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319380 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/liberias-carbon-market-policy-nears-completion-amid-pushback/feed/ 0 Scientists race to study the Amazon’s frogs before they disappear https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/scientists-race-to-study-the-amazons-frogs-before-they-disappear/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/scientists-race-to-study-the-amazons-frogs-before-they-disappear/#respond 13 May 2026 19:45:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319270 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/scientists-race-to-study-the-amazons-frogs-before-they-disappear/feed/ 0 Africa secures major clean energy deals as France deepens investment push https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africa-secures-major-clean-energy-deals-as-france-deepens-investment-push/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africa-secures-major-clean-energy-deals-as-france-deepens-investment-push/#respond 13 May 2026 18:33:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319377 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africa-secures-major-clean-energy-deals-as-france-deepens-investment-push/feed/ 0 Kenya’s Ruto rejects “raw mineral export” future for Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/#respond 13 May 2026 17:28:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319365 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/feed/ 0 The Southern Ocean is key to our planet’s future & we have a chance to protect it this year (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-southern-ocean-is-key-to-our-planets-future-we-have-a-chance-to-protect-it-this-year-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-southern-ocean-is-key-to-our-planets-future-we-have-a-chance-to-protect-it-this-year-commentary/#respond 13 May 2026 16:02:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319355 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-southern-ocean-is-key-to-our-planets-future-we-have-a-chance-to-protect-it-this-year-commentary/feed/ 0 As elephants return in eastern Zambia, communities adapt to coexistence https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-elephants-return-in-eastern-zambia-communities-adapt-to-coexistence/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-elephants-return-in-eastern-zambia-communities-adapt-to-coexistence/#respond 13 May 2026 15:39:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319328 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-elephants-return-in-eastern-zambia-communities-adapt-to-coexistence/feed/ 0 Ecuador failing to end Yasuní oil drilling: Interview with Waorani leader Juan Bay https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ecuador-failing-to-end-yasuni-oil-drilling-interview-with-waorani-leader-juan-bay/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ecuador-failing-to-end-yasuni-oil-drilling-interview-with-waorani-leader-juan-bay/#respond 13 May 2026 14:23:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319326 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/ecuador-failing-to-end-yasuni-oil-drilling-interview-with-waorani-leader-juan-bay/feed/ 0 In eastern Indonesia, communities revive customary systems to protect the seas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/in-eastern-indonesia-communities-revive-customary-systems-to-protect-the-seas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/in-eastern-indonesia-communities-revive-customary-systems-to-protect-the-seas/#respond 13 May 2026 11:19:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319302 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/in-eastern-indonesia-communities-revive-customary-systems-to-protect-the-seas/feed/ 0 Sawfish in Sri Lanka may be ‘functionally extinct,’ but refuges remain https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/sawfish-in-sri-lanka-may-be-functionally-extinct-but-refuges-remain/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/sawfish-in-sri-lanka-may-be-functionally-extinct-but-refuges-remain/#respond 13 May 2026 10:24:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319301 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/sawfish-in-sri-lanka-may-be-functionally-extinct-but-refuges-remain/feed/ 0 Wetland destruction blamed for rise in croc attacks on Indonesia’s Bangka Island 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aims to reduce conflicts between First Nations and businesses in Canada https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-data-platform-aims-to-reduce-conflicts-between-first-nations-and-businesses-in-canada/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-data-platform-aims-to-reduce-conflicts-between-first-nations-and-businesses-in-canada/#respond 12 May 2026 22:28:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319228 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-data-platform-aims-to-reduce-conflicts-between-first-nations-and-businesses-in-canada/feed/ 0 Long dubbed a ‘climate refuge,’ warming Tasmanian forests need our help https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/long-dubbed-a-climate-refuge-warming-tasmanian-forests-need-our-help/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/long-dubbed-a-climate-refuge-warming-tasmanian-forests-need-our-help/#respond 12 May 2026 21:31:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319252 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/long-dubbed-a-climate-refuge-warming-tasmanian-forests-need-our-help/feed/ 0 Protest works, but is under attack and needs your help, veteran activists say https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/05/protest-works-but-is-under-attack-and-needs-your-help-veteran-activists-say/ https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/05/protest-works-but-is-under-attack-and-needs-your-help-veteran-activists-say/#respond 12 May 2026 21:21:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=podcasts&p=319005 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/05/protest-works-but-is-under-attack-and-needs-your-help-veteran-activists-say/feed/ 0 Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/#respond 12 May 2026 21:12:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319288 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/feed/ 0 How grape farmers are restoring Armenia’s wine heritage while safeguarding ecosystems https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-grape-farmers-are-restoring-armenias-wine-heritage-while-safeguarding-ecosystems/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-grape-farmers-are-restoring-armenias-wine-heritage-while-safeguarding-ecosystems/#respond 12 May 2026 20:29:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319015 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-grape-farmers-are-restoring-armenias-wine-heritage-while-safeguarding-ecosystems/feed/ 0 Sour on the ‘blue economy,’ small-scale fishers seek ‘blue justice’ instead https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sour-on-the-blue-economy-small-scale-fishers-seek-blue-justice-instead/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sour-on-the-blue-economy-small-scale-fishers-seek-blue-justice-instead/#respond 12 May 2026 19:57:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319179 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sour-on-the-blue-economy-small-scale-fishers-seek-blue-justice-instead/feed/ 0 Who are the women sustaining luxury fishing in Brazil’s Pantanal? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/#respond 12 May 2026 19:15:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319268 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/feed/ 0 South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/south-africa-declares-natural-disaster-as-flooding-kills-at-least-10/ 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Not for this New Zealand parrot that’s the alpha male of his flock https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/no-beak-weak-not-for-this-new-zealand-parrot-thats-the-alpha-male-of-his-flock/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/no-beak-weak-not-for-this-new-zealand-parrot-thats-the-alpha-male-of-his-flock/#respond 12 May 2026 13:43:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319230 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/no-beak-weak-not-for-this-new-zealand-parrot-thats-the-alpha-male-of-his-flock/feed/ 0 Can Bangladesh’s new law save its natural wetlands? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/can-bangladeshs-new-law-save-its-natural-wetlands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/can-bangladeshs-new-law-save-its-natural-wetlands/#respond 12 May 2026 12:27:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319221 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/can-bangladeshs-new-law-save-its-natural-wetlands/feed/ 0 Rare swamp deer subspecies thriving in new home in India https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/rare-swamp-deer-subspecies-thriving-in-new-home-in-india/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/rare-swamp-deer-subspecies-thriving-in-new-home-in-india/#respond 12 May 2026 11:07:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319218 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/rare-swamp-deer-subspecies-thriving-in-new-home-in-india/feed/ 0 Africa’s amphibians are overlooked in conservation planning, experts warn https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africas-amphibians-are-overlooked-in-conservation-planning-experts-warn/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africas-amphibians-are-overlooked-in-conservation-planning-experts-warn/#respond 12 May 2026 10:57:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319214 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/africas-amphibians-are-overlooked-in-conservation-planning-experts-warn/feed/ 0 Nigeria aims for stronger wildlife protections with sweeping new law https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nigeria-aims-for-stronger-wildlife-protections-with-sweeping-new-law/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nigeria-aims-for-stronger-wildlife-protections-with-sweeping-new-law/#respond 12 May 2026 10:52:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319185 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/nigeria-aims-for-stronger-wildlife-protections-with-sweeping-new-law/feed/ 0 Paying people to see wildlife: Inside a $1-per-hectare conservation experiment in Borneo https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/paying-people-to-see-wildlife-inside-a-1-per-hectare-conservation-experiment-in-borneo/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/paying-people-to-see-wildlife-inside-a-1-per-hectare-conservation-experiment-in-borneo/#respond 12 May 2026 10:34:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319212 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/paying-people-to-see-wildlife-inside-a-1-per-hectare-conservation-experiment-in-borneo/feed/ 0 Sharks and rays do not know boundaries and a new high seas treaty seeks to protect them https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sharks-and-rays-do-not-know-boundaries-and-a-new-high-seas-treaty-seeks-to-protect-them/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sharks-and-rays-do-not-know-boundaries-and-a-new-high-seas-treaty-seeks-to-protect-them/#respond 12 May 2026 10:10:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319189 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sharks-and-rays-do-not-know-boundaries-and-a-new-high-seas-treaty-seeks-to-protect-them/feed/ 0 Nearly all climate claims by meat and dairy firms amount to greenwashing: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/nearly-all-climate-claims-by-meat-and-dairy-firms-amount-to-greenwashing-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/nearly-all-climate-claims-by-meat-and-dairy-firms-amount-to-greenwashing-study/#respond 12 May 2026 10:06:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&p=319204 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/nearly-all-climate-claims-by-meat-and-dairy-firms-amount-to-greenwashing-study/feed/ 0 Teen innovators in Kenya turn farm waste into award-winning vehicle exhaust filter https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/#respond 12 May 2026 04:00:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319145 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/feed/ 0 What tree rings reveal about climate change in the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-tree-rings-reveal-about-climate-change-in-the-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-tree-rings-reveal-about-climate-change-in-the-amazon/#respond 11 May 2026 20:41:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319162 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-tree-rings-reveal-about-climate-change-in-the-amazon/feed/ 0