The Amazon’s most valuable export isn’t timber — it’s rain
Feb 18, 2026, 7:40 pm By
Rainfall is often treated as a gift of geography — a function of latitude, oceans, and atmospheric…Peru mining pollution linked to children’s cognitive impairment: Study
Feb 18, 2026, 5:31 pm By
A recent study in Forensic Science International suggests a link between exposure to heavy metals…Why so many mangrove restoration projects fail
Feb 18, 2026, 4:12 pm By
Mangroves have become a favored solution in climate and conservation circles. They absorb carbon,…Amazon villages build autonomous energy systems after mega-dam failed pledges
Feb 18, 2026, 2:22 pm By
When Brazil approved the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric complex on the Xingu River, in…In Ecuador’s Chocó, roads shape the fate of the rainforest
Feb 18, 2026, 2:05 pm By
HOJA BLANCO, Ecuador — Some parts of the rainforest in northwestern Ecuador used to be so dense…‘Ridiculous’ plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino’s eyesight in Africa
Feb 18, 2026, 11:58 am By
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops…Banks must step in before the Amazon Soy Moratorium collapses (commentary)
Feb 18, 2026, 11:39 am By
The Amazon Rainforest is approaching a dangerous threshold. Scientists warn that continued…Researchers eye jaguar conservation wins under Brazil Indigenous stewardship project
Feb 18, 2026, 11:20 am By
PAU BRASIL, Brazil — Indigenous leader Fábio Titiah recalls the night he walked the trail to the…The most desirable songbird in Indonesia is disappearing from the wild | Wild Targets
Feb 18, 2026, 11:12 am By
SUMATRA, Indonesia — Armed with a machete, some sticky gum and a recording of birdsong on his…Scientists discover a new whale highway after tagging a pygmy blue whale by drone
Feb 18, 2026, 10:38 am By
Indonesian scientists have attached a satellite tag onto an endangered pygmy blue whales for the…Coral bleaching: How warming seas are transforming the world’s reefs
Feb 18, 2026, 3:53 am By
In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built…Southern elephant seals recover in Southern Africa, but global picture is mixed
Feb 18, 2026, 2:07 am By
The southern elephant seal population in South Africa has seen its conservation status improve from…From chemistry to regeneration: Agriculture’s next transformation has begun (commentary)
Feb 17, 2026, 4:53 pm By
Agriculture is on the cusp of its most profound transformation in a century. Just as the Green…Kiliii Yüyan puts Indigenous ‘Guardians of Life’ and their planetary stewardship in focus
Feb 17, 2026, 4:28 pm By
National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan returns to the Mongabay Newscast to share his…Some forest restoration linked to short-term rise in zoonotic diseases
Feb 17, 2026, 3:22 pm By
Deforestation and land use change can accelerate the spread of zoonotic diseases — infectious…Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil
Feb 17, 2026, 3:03 pm By
Brazil’s latest satellite alerts indicate that deforestation in the Amazon has continued to fall…Malaria outbreak among Indigenous Pirahã linked to forest loss, satellite data find
Feb 17, 2026, 1:16 pm By
Tucked into Brazil’s Amazon forest, along the Maici River where recently contacted Pirahã people…Scientists can’t agree on where the world’s forests are
Feb 17, 2026, 12:42 pm By
A deceptively simple question underlies many global environmental policies: where, exactly, are the…Kenya launches a carbon registry to boost climate finance and credibility
Feb 17, 2026, 11:31 am By
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has launched its first national carbon registry, a centralized system…That “butterfly” you saw? It was probably a moth
Feb 17, 2026, 10:26 am By
Most people think moths are dull, nocturnal, and nothing like butterflies. That couldn’t be more…
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