Brooklyn Rivera, defender of Nicaragua’s Indigenous lands, dies in detention
Jun 1, 2026, 12:19 pm By
La Moskitia, on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, is often treated in Managua as a frontier: timber,…Europe removes record number of dams in 2025 to restore rivers, help species
Jun 1, 2026, 12:01 pm By
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more…In Brazil, a project paying farmers for forests is looking to scale up
Jun 1, 2026, 7:01 am By
Landowner Carlos Roberto Simonetti gets three harvests per year from the corn, soy and cotton…The global trafficking ring preying on a rare golden monkey from Brazil
Jun 1, 2026, 6:15 am By
Smuggled in cars, aboard airplanes, or on sailboats crossing the Atlantic Ocean, tiny golden-furred…Global sand demand is outpacing nature’s ability to replenish it, UN says
Jun 1, 2026, 12:46 am By
The global sand mining industry removes around 50 billion metric tons of material each year,…Intense heat during Mecca’s spring threatens millions of Hajj pilgrims
May 31, 2026, 11:02 pm By
As millions of Muslims gather for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a new scientific…27 Moon Bears rescued from illegal Laos bile farm
May 31, 2026, 10:39 pm By
In what was described as the largest bear farm rescue in Southeast Asia, authorities in Laos in…Nature’s feedback loops can drive collapse. Thomas Crowther thinks they can also drive recovery
May 31, 2026, 8:55 pm By
Thomas Crowther’s career has been shaped by large claims about small things. A seed, a patch of…Davis “Yellowash” Washines, Yakama elder who spoke for the river and salmon
May 30, 2026, 10:35 am By
At Bradford Island, near Bonneville Dam, the river carried more than water. Beneath the surface of…Hidden ‘bubble cave’ may help world’s rarest seal steer clear of humans: Study
May 30, 2026, 2:45 am By
On the Greek islet of Formicula, researchers have found rare Mediterranean monk seals will take…What is happening to Thailand’s famous giant nets
May 30, 2026, 2:13 am By
SONGKHLA LAKE, Thailand — Jampen tends her Yo Yak lift nets and grandkids amid vanishing Luk Bre…‘People kept dying’: Interview with Dr. Macky Mbavugha on DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak
May 29, 2026, 3:00 pm By
On May 28, 2026, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization,…Sri Lanka flamingo deaths raise concerns over power infrastructure in wetlands
May 29, 2026, 12:25 pm By
MANNAR, Sri Lanka — Each year, the arrival of greater flamingos transforms the lagoons of northern…IMF lending programs causing deforestation should be rethought (commentary)
May 29, 2026, 11:34 am By
The price of financial stability should not be environmental destruction. Yet when countries turn to…As African cities heat up, a new book argues trees are part of the solution
May 29, 2026, 11:25 am By
A newly released book documenting urban forestry efforts across Africa argues that trees and green…Report alleges élite ties behind logging permits in Cameroon’s Ebo Forest
May 29, 2026, 10:46 am By
A newly released report alleges that well-placed elites in Cameroon’s government are enabling a…The new burden of proving wildlife is real
May 29, 2026, 9:34 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…For Honduran coffee growers, EUDR compliance means changing old habits
May 29, 2026, 8:22 am By
CONCEPCIÓN DE SOLUTECA, Honduras — In the 1970s, the Honduran government granted a piece of land…The Amazon’s path from crisis to durability
May 28, 2026, 7:05 pm By
In the Amazon, a forest can remain on the map while losing much of what makes it function. The…‘World’s deepest banner protest’ launched at the bottom of the sea
May 28, 2026, 6:27 pm By
Deep below the ocean surface, at roughly the depth of 130 five-story buildings stacked end to end, a…
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