How Mennonites in Belize built a land-buying machine taking over forests
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Over the past two decades, Belize lost around 20% of its forest cover — more than 350,000 hectares…Tree cover is not the same as ecological recovery
Aug 6, 2026, 10:28 pm By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…On the front lines of conservation in Sumatra: Rangers safeguard Batutegi forest
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TANGGAMUS, Indonesia — For more than a decade and a half, forest ranger Wandi Harmoko has walked…How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives
Aug 6, 2026, 7:17 pm By
It started six years ago when Shaha Hashim began seeing posts across social media: Vulnerable and…From radar blobs to bird species, AI helps transform migration tracking
Aug 6, 2026, 12:56 pm By
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Aug 6, 2026, 12:33 pm By
If you’ve ever strolled through New York City and felt like there were a lot of cats strutting the…Nepal zoo bird flu outbreak raises alarm for national parks
Aug 6, 2026, 12:04 pm By
KATHMANDU — In the village of Pithauli, on the edge of Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, a safe…On a Philippine beach, villagers are stepping up to save sea turtle nests
Aug 6, 2026, 5:20 am By
Beaches in San Vicente municipality in the Philippines’ Palawan province are crucial nesting…In Manila’s shadow, a forest refuge still shelters rare plants
Aug 6, 2026, 5:11 am By
A mountainous reserve near Manila, the Philippine capital, is a critical ecological refuge,…What happens after a whale strands on a Mumbai beach?
Aug 6, 2026, 5:00 am By
On the morning of June 27, a 7.6-meter (25-foot) blue whale calf washed ashore on a busy beach in…Social media images lead to first recording of parasitoid wasp species in Japan
Aug 6, 2026, 4:47 am By
Photos of a striking, iridescent wasp posted on social media by wasp enthusiasts in Japan have led…Jute loses ground to plastic despite Bangladesh’s packaging law
Aug 6, 2026, 4:23 am By
Bangladesh is the world’s second largest producer of the environmentally friendly fiber jute.…Vinod Rishi helped give India’s elephants room to roam
Aug 5, 2026, 8:22 pm By
A tiger once put its head beside a passenger in Vinod Rishi’s jeep. Its face, he wrote years…Looming loss of Singapore’s Maju Forest to development raises many questions (commentary)
Aug 5, 2026, 6:14 pm By
Every city faces difficult choices about how to use its land. As populations grow, governments must…Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill
Aug 5, 2026, 8:35 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Environmental activists in Kenya concerned over billionaire’s planned oil refinery
Aug 5, 2026, 7:06 am By
Billionaire Aliko Dangote’s choice of Lamu, Kenya, for his oil refinery project, estimated to cost…Malaysia implements total e-waste import ban to curb toxic trade
Aug 5, 2026, 5:22 am By
In April 2026, Malaysia enacted an absolute ban on the import of electronic waste, moving to end its…These mice live on volcano summits at extreme elevations. Study finds how
Aug 5, 2026, 2:21 am By
The Andean leaf-eared mouse thrives at extreme elevations where most other mammals wouldn’t…Nepal’s newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but new concerns arise
Aug 5, 2026, 1:19 am By
KATHMANDU — Nepal is now home to an estimated 429 wild tigers, up from 355 four years ago and…Investigation exposes Cambodia’s illegal wildlife trade linked to transnational crime
Aug 4, 2026, 11:12 pm By
There’s a thriving illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia that caters to high-ranking government…
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