Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards
Jan 31, 2026, 7:23 am By
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Jan 30, 2026, 10:50 pm By
Peru plans to reinforce its mining sector this year with billions of dollars in investment across…Solar energy gains ground across Africa, but challenges persist
Jan 30, 2026, 10:46 pm By
Solar energy is rapidly expanding across Africa, giving hope for electrifying more of the continent…A ‘new baseline‘: Study captures accelerating sea-level rise in Africa
Jan 30, 2026, 8:35 pm By
Sea-level rise has accelerated across Africa in recent decades, thanks to global warming and, in…On Mongabay’s legacy
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I am often asked what Mongabay’s legacy is, or what it might turn out to be. The question usually…New data highlight Peru’s growing oil and gas footprint in the Amazon
Jan 30, 2026, 6:31 pm By
Peru has the most oil and gas projects heading into production in the Amazon, according to a new…‘Blew us away’: Researchers find nitrogen boost spurs faster tropical forest growth
Jan 30, 2026, 5:10 pm By
Regenerating tropical forests pull carbon dioxide from the air, but a lack of nitrogen in the soil…Brazil declares açaí a national fruit amid biopiracy concerns
Jan 30, 2026, 11:57 am By
Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national…Cameroon cookstove project looks to slow forest loss
Jan 30, 2026, 9:13 am By
GAROUA, Cameroon — One morning during the July monsoon in Bang, a village of 3,000 in North…Australia’s land-use squeeze
Jan 29, 2026, 10:53 pm By
Mongabay recently launched the Australian Biodiversity Special Reporting Project, which will produce…Data show oil and gas blocks cover one-fourth of Ecuador, mostly in the Amazon
Jan 29, 2026, 5:47 pm By
Ecuador has 65 oil and gas lease blocks, 88% of them in the Amazon, covering a quarter of the…In the Brazilian Amazon, community conservation success comes with a cost: Study
Jan 29, 2026, 12:36 pm By
In rural communities living near Brazil’s Juruá River, a tributary of the Amazon River that flows…More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025
Jan 29, 2026, 11:56 am By
In 2025, more than 200 climate-related disasters affected more than 87.8 million people worldwide,…Worries grow for Sulawesi farmers as nickel mining company plans expansion
Jan 29, 2026, 11:02 am By
LOEHA RAYA, Indonesia — The road to the headquarters of the Loeha Raya Farmers’ Cooperative is…Drone-mounted eDNA hints at richness of life in the rainforest canopy
Jan 29, 2026, 10:28 am By
What’s lurking in and around the rainforest canopy? That’s a hard question to answer, especially…Indonesia fast-tracks final permit for Papua rice megaproject without Indigenous consent
Jan 29, 2026, 8:43 am By
JAKARTA — Indigenous rights activists have condemned the Indonesian government’s decision to…Five detained over alleged hunting in Javan leopard habitat
Jan 29, 2026, 4:10 am By
Indonesian authorities have detained five people in connection with the alleged illegal hunting and…Brazil sets out its strategy for nature
Jan 28, 2026, 11:49 pm By
Brazil is the world’s most biodiverse country, and the title is not closely contested in…Judge rules Massachusetts offshore wind project halted by Trump administration can continue
Jan 28, 2026, 7:28 pm By
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind…Seminarian-turned-fire-agent preaches new tactics to fight Amazon’s burn crisis
Jan 28, 2026, 5:46 pm By
ACARÁ, Brazil — In August 2024, a wildfire broke out in Acará, a rural municipality in…
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