AmeriCorps budget slashed, raising concerns for community service and public lands
Apr 24, 2025, 1:47 pm ByEvery year, the U.S. National Civilian Community Corps, better known as AmeriCorps NCCC, organizes teams of volunteers to help communities across the U.S. with environmental work, including habitat restoration, emergency response and wildfire mitigation.…Global warming hits hardest for those who can’t escape it
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Apr 24, 2025, 12:45 pm ByIn northeastern California, the Upper Pit River undulates through evergreen forests, wet meadows and rugged mountains. It’s part of the snow-fed headwaters of the Sacramento River, the largest river in the state. The Sacramento flows some 611 kilometers (380…Pope Francis’ uncompromising defense of nature may be his greatest legacy
Apr 24, 2025, 11:59 am ByPope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and marginalized the world over. While his death leaves a vacuum of moral environmental leadership within the globe’s largest religion, the words of…Report accuses Starbucks of tax avoidance through ‘ethical’ Swiss subsidiary
Apr 24, 2025, 11:54 am ByStarbucks has defended its little-known Swiss subsidiary handling its ethical coffee sourcing after a critical report accused it of “major global tax avoidance.” The report, released by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research…The wisdom of the elders: Why the oldest animals matter
Apr 24, 2025, 6:33 am ByIn the twilight of their lives, the world’s oldest creatures carry the weight of wisdom, experience, and resilience. Yet, these elders — fish that spawn in abundance, coral that shelters marine life, or elephants that guide their herds — are vanishing.…Remembering Pope Francis and his visit to typhoon-hit Philippines
Apr 24, 2025, 4:34 am ByPope Francis was well known for his environmental activism. Time called him the “Climate Pope” for his prominent role in the global climate movement. He consistently talked about the consequences of human action on the planet and described the destruction…In West Africa, hooded vultures vanish as abattoirs modernize
Apr 24, 2025, 2:49 am ByCritically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now largely dependent on scraps discarded by people. But changes in the way waste is disposed of at slaughterhouses has left them desperately short of food,…In Borneo village, Indigenous Dayaks leave farming amid stricter fire rules
Apr 23, 2025, 11:59 pm ByMANTANGAI, Indonesia — The last time Remie recalled a good harvest season here in Central Kalimantan province was in 2018, when 20-liter bags of rice seed were piled against the walls. “The house was full back then,” Remie told Mongabay Indonesia. “We…New research finds substantial peat deposits in Colombia’s conflicted Amazon
Apr 23, 2025, 3:48 pm ByIn the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South America’s oldest rock art. The remote site was off-limits and poorly known for decades, as Chiribiquete National Park was also a…How a remote diner in India is fueling a culinary and ecological revival
Apr 23, 2025, 3:34 pm ByCHUNG VALLEY, India — Tucked away in the remote Chug Valley of Northeast India, Damu’s Heritage Dine is quietly leading a food revolution. Run by a group of Monpa women in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, this humble diner is bringing ancient…Armed groups and junta profit as toxic mines devour southern Myanmar
Apr 23, 2025, 2:45 pm ByIn July 2024, Maung Tu, 40, a manager at a mining company, purchased a betel nut farm of 2.4 hectares, or 6 acres, near the southern tip of Myanmar for nearly seven times the market price, paying approximately 200 million kyat (about $50,000 at the unofficial…Global agarwood trade heavily dependent on wild, threatened trees: Study
Apr 23, 2025, 12:42 pm ByAgarwood, a fragrant resinous wood commonly referred to as oud, is a prized constituent in incense, perfumes, medicines and ornaments and remains in high demand across East Asia and the Middle East–North Africa region. A new study has found that, despite…Indian trawlers leave Sri Lankan small-scale fishers a ravaged, bereft sea
Apr 23, 2025, 11:42 am ByCOLOMBO — The Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar have long served as rich fishing grounds, providing bountiful harvests to Sri Lanka’s northern coastal communities. However, fishing activity in this region was severely restricted during the 27-year-long civil…DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
Apr 23, 2025, 11:04 am ByIn early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to hit Kinshasa every two years in today’s warming climate,…Indonesia defies global coal retreat with captive plant boom
Apr 23, 2025, 9:33 am ByJAKARTA — As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend — adding the third-highest volume of coal capacity globally in 2024, driven largely by the need to power a growing fleet of metal smelters.…Nepal announces its snow leopard population after first-of-its-kind assessment
Apr 23, 2025, 8:40 am ByKATHMANDU — Following decades of speculation, skepticism and lack of consensus, Nepal’s government has announced the country’s first-ever consolidated national estimate of snow leopards (Panther uncia): 397 individuals. The figure, which translates to…Pangolins help biodiversity recover after fires
Apr 23, 2025, 5:14 am ByFounder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A forest may burn to the ground, but beneath the ashes, a pangolin is already rebuilding. Pangolins are best known for their…Indonesia court hands down ‘heaviest sentence’ yet for tiger poacher in Sumatra
Apr 23, 2025, 4:58 am ByA court in Indonesia has sentenced a man to five years in prison for the killing of a critically endangered Sumatran tiger in September last year in North Sumatra province. “As far as I know, it’s the heaviest sentence ever imposed for crimes involving…Ongoing global coral bleaching event affects 84% of world’s reefs
Apr 23, 2025, 4:52 am ByCoral reefs around the world have been subjected to unprecedented heat stress since early 2023. A new report finds heat-related coral bleaching has damaged corals in more than 80 countries, making it the most extensive bleaching event ever recorded, with no…
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