Oil drilling in the mouth of the Amazon – Lula on a course to disaster (commentary)
Feb 24, 2025, 11:53 am By
The mounting pressure on Brazil’s federal environmental agency (IBAMA) to approve the disastrous…Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon
Feb 24, 2025, 10:59 am By
A wide range of sustainability, health and environmental programs in the Amazon Rainforest are at…An Ecuadorian hotspot shows how forests can claw back from destruction
Feb 24, 2025, 10:56 am ByCan a tropical forest mend itself? After trees are cut down and wildlife flees, do microbes on the…Conservationists suspect fishing nets, increased tourism for sea turtle deaths in Bangladesh
Feb 24, 2025, 7:04 am By
Within only a couple of weeks during their breeding season, more than 100 olive ridley turtles were…An investment fund that pays out for nature? Mongabay podcast explains the TFFF
Feb 23, 2025, 11:35 pm By
The Brazilian government in 2023 announced a novel funding mechanism to incentivize forest…How birds deepen our awareness of nature: Interview with Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok
Feb 23, 2025, 8:30 pm By
Growing up in northern Thailand, Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok would sketch and paint the birds he saw…USAID funding freeze throws international conservation into disarray
Feb 21, 2025, 4:23 pm By
U.S President Donald Trump and his senior adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, recently imposed a…Lula pushes oil drilling at mouth of Amazon despite climate risks
Feb 21, 2025, 1:04 pm By
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pushing to approve exploratory oil drilling at the…Chanel wanted ‘responsible’ gold. It turned to a protected area in Madagascar
Feb 21, 2025, 1:00 pm By
ANDRANOTSIMATY, Madagascar — On an August afternoon, a conspiracy of golden-crowned sifakas made…UN biodiversity decision 16/2 is ‘unencumbered by economic thinking’ (analysis)
Feb 21, 2025, 11:50 am By
This analysis was conceived by its author as a trilogy of commentaries in the wake of Decision 16/2…DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict
Feb 21, 2025, 10:40 am By
For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic,…Study links African lion survival to prey availability
Feb 21, 2025, 7:44 am By
BLANTYRE, Malawi ― African lions are declining due to the decrease in their herbivore prey,…Conservation in wealthy nations may worsen global biodiversity loss, study finds
Feb 21, 2025, 6:02 am By
Efforts to rewild landscapes across Europe and North America could be making global biodiversity…16 new-to-science grasshopper species found in US, Mexico deserts
Feb 21, 2025, 3:31 am ByWhat’s new: A recent study has identified 16 new-to-science species of grasshoppers living in the…Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird at 74, has a new chick
11:40pm By
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, made headlines recently for laying an egg with a new…India’s Adani withdraws from controversial Sri Lanka wind power project
11:38pm By
COLOMBO — In a dramatic turn of events, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s Green Energy Limited (AGEL)…Documents, satellite data expose ongoing pollution near TotalEnergies’ Republic of Congo oil terminal
10:52am By
After hours spent at sea, fisherman Guy Bayonne Balou and his crew return to the southern shore of…‘Silent killing machines’: How water canals threaten wildlife across the globe
9:59am By
Deadly drownings of animals in water canals for irrigation and other purposes have been observed in…Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’
8:19am By
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the…Illegal seabed dredging surges as Indonesia resumes sand exports
7:34am By
JAKARTA/BATAM, Indonesia — Mounting reports of illegal seabed dredging in Indonesian waters have…
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