Iconic Brazil nut crop plunges after extreme drought, skyrocketing prices
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KARIPUNA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Each year, the rainforest communities of Brazil eagerly…Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species
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Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Scientists describe three new frog species from Peruvian Andes
Thu 6:14am By
Peruvian scientists have identified three new-to-science frog species in the Andes, highlighting the…Indonesian civil society urges probe after payout for mine recovery that never happened
Thu 3:44am By
SAMARINDA, Indonesia — The prosecution of a former head of mining in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan…Community patrolling reduces crime numbers in the Amazon, study shows
Thu 12:17am By
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Jul 9, 2025, 2:15 pm By
As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of…Antarctic coalition wins €1m prize for safeguarding a fragile frontier
Jul 9, 2025, 2:00 pm By
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), an advocacy group focused on the world’s…Culture and spirit belong at the center of wildlife conservation (commentary)
Jul 9, 2025, 12:07 pm By
Conservation is often framed as a scientific or technical challenge — a matter of policies,…Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia
Jul 9, 2025, 11:41 am By
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous…Nearly half of tree species in Mexico and Central America threatened with extinction
Jul 9, 2025, 9:48 am By
Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees,…What it’s like to live with tigers
Jul 9, 2025, 8:34 am By
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Jul 9, 2025, 7:22 am By
Roughly 40% of the global fish catch comes from small-scale fisheries. It’s one of the food…Youth and women find success in taking climate cases to court
Jul 9, 2025, 5:42 am By
Citizens from around the world are increasingly holding governments and businesses accountable for…Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal
Jul 9, 2025, 4:31 am By
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dozens of rescuers searched the banks of a mountain river Wednesday…Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka
Jul 9, 2025, 3:14 am By
COLOMBO — Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for…Restoration, protection aim to save Belize’s coral reef from extreme heat and disease
Jul 9, 2025, 12:48 am By
PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National…Indonesia tests shows blood mercury rising at ground zero of world energy transition
Jul 8, 2025, 11:26 pm By
MALUKU, Indonesia — Just four months after Mongabay reported on a dramatic surge in diagnoses of…Peter Knights changed Asia’s appetite for ivory. Can he do the same for Africa?
Jul 8, 2025, 7:11 pm By
Few conservationists have shaped the public conversation around wildlife protection quite like Peter…Why is Lula still silent on Brazil’s ‘Bill of devastation?’ (commentary)
Jul 8, 2025, 5:31 pm By
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was silent while the “bill of devastation”…
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