Drop in Amazon deforestation confirmed, but degradation soars 497% in 2024
Jan 28, 2025, 10:09 pm By
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to an…Justice for people, animals and the environment are inextricable, Arcus Foundation says
Jan 28, 2025, 3:50 pm By
Bryan Simmons, communications vice president at the Arcus Foundation, joins Mongabay’s podcast to…Fashion has a coal problem, but the solutions are electrifying (commentary)
Jan 28, 2025, 3:42 pm By
Garment factories burning coal is bad, and must stop. The fashion industry has largely aligned on…Marshall Islands protects ‘pristine’ Pacific corals with first marine sanctuary
Jan 28, 2025, 3:33 pm By
The Marshall Islands government has announced it will protect an area of the Pacific Ocean described…LA wildfires release toxic chemicals that threaten wildlife, experts say
Jan 28, 2025, 12:56 pm By
The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of…Explosive ‘bomb cyclone’ pummels Europe, hitting UK hardest
Jan 28, 2025, 9:14 am By
Back-to-back storms have ravaged the U.K. and neighboring Ireland and France, causing torrential…DRC orders environmental, operational audits of oil company Perenco
Jan 28, 2025, 9:06 am By
The Democratic Republic of Congo has commissioned year-long audits of French-British multinational…Training law enforcement to deal with wildlife crime, interview with Prasanna Yonzon
Jan 27, 2025, 11:27 pm By
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Wildlife crime continues to plague Nepal, even as the law enforcement strives…Carbon exchange leader and sustainability advocate Mikkel Larsen dies at 50
Jan 27, 2025, 4:23 pm By
Mikkel Larsen, a prominent figure in the global carbon markets and sustainability sector, passed…What does an NGO do when its funds are tied to human rights abuses? Interview with John Knox
Jan 27, 2025, 2:36 pm By
International organizations and government agencies providing funds to support conservation have at…Blob-headed fish and four mammals among 27 newly described species in Peru’s Alto Mayo
Jan 27, 2025, 1:21 pm By
Scientists and Indigenous community members documented 27 new-to-science species in Peru’s Alto…Calls for protection as new images emerge of uncontacted Amazonian tribe
Jan 27, 2025, 11:05 am By
Unprecedented images of uncontacted Indigenous people in Brazil’s Massaco Indigenous Territory, in…Lessons from successful mangrove forest restoration in El Salvador (analysis)
Jan 27, 2025, 10:39 am By
The intrinsic value of mangroves and their related coastal ecosystems is getting more recognition…Early results suggest communities stop logging during basic income pilot project
Jan 27, 2025, 10:19 am By
Three Indigenous communities in Peru’s Amazon are no longer engaging in unsustainable or illegal…Rhino horn trafficker jailed in legal first on financial charges in S. Africa
Jan 27, 2025, 8:34 am By
A South African court has sentenced a Democratic Republic of Congo national named Francis Kipampa to…Pilot-turned-climate activist Todd Smith finds other ways to fly
Jan 27, 2025, 7:35 am By
Todd Smith says he fell in love with planes after watching an air show at age 5. “And I just…Investors wary of Indonesia’s big climate promises amid record of flip-flopping
Jan 26, 2025, 11:09 pm By
Last November, at the G20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo…Vietnam grapples with ‘alarming popularity’ of online illegal wildlife trade
Jan 26, 2025, 9:00 pm By
A new investigation by wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC has uncovered an “alarming” slew…Scientists unveil potential new pangolin species, highlighting conservation challenges
Jan 26, 2025, 7:54 pm ByAround 3.4 million years ago, a hidden evolutionary tale unfolded in the Indo-Burma region: a…Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, research says, but also not really
Jan 24, 2025, 3:13 pm By
NAIROBI — Cheetahs are known to be selective in their feeding habits — “clean eaters” that…
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