In a big win, Yurok Nation reclaims vital creek and watershed to restore major salmon run
Thu 6:00am ByKLAMATH, California — The Pacific Ocean fog hung densely over the narrow mouth of the Klamath River in this coastal rainforest in northern California. Redwood, Douglas fir and alder disappeared into the mist. Seals bobbed nearby, hungry and waiting. An…Study shows Vietnam’s ethnic communities’ grapple with hydropower plant impacts
Thu 4:17am ByIn June 2019, an early morning flash flood swept through the Bien La commune in northwestern Vietnam, ravaging crops and farmlands belonging to 60 families. The cause: the Su Pan 1 small hydropower dam, about 12 km (7 miles) upstream of the commune, where…Pay-to-release program reduces shark deaths, but backfires in some cases
Thu 4:15am ByResearchers behind an incentive-based fisheries program in Indonesia have reported a drop in shark and ray bycatch, but also warned of an unexpected rise in the intentional capture of these threatened species. The program pays some small-scale fishers in Aceh…Villagers in Sumatra bring ancient forest flavors back to the table
Thu 4:13am ByNurul Nazipah’s favorite dish to cook is one that involves going into the Muaro Jambi forest to pick from among 120 different types of herbs and edible greens that grow wild. To the untrained eye, they could be weeds in the Sumatran forest, but to Nazipah…Indonesia new capital yet to spark electricity for low-income neighbors on Borneo
Wed 10:41pm ByRANGAN, Indonesia — Every night for three decades, Marwati would worry about snakes crawling out of the walls of her house near the east coast of Borneo. Today, a small rooftop solar panel powers a 3-watt bulb, illuminating the interior of her timber home in…Is rising CO2 really bad for the world’s drylands? Mongabay podcast probes
Wed 7:12pm ByIncreased carbon dioxide emissions since industrialization have accelerated climate change, and its widespread negative impacts have been reported worldwide. But the rising concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are also making some parts of our planet…Indigenous forest stewards watch over one of the world’s rarest raptors
Wed 11:28am ByThe Philippine eagle is considered one of the world’s rarest birds of prey, with roughly 400 breeding pairs left in the wild. Amid ongoing threats from logging and hunting, Indigenous forest rangers are helping conservationists protect the species’ nests…Carbon capture projects promise a climate fix — and a fossil fuel lifeline
Wed 11:22am ByThe Kasawari gas field, off the coast of Malaysian Borneo, was discovered in 2011 and has been seen as a lifeline for the country’s energy dreams. Malaysia has long depended on oil and gas exports for economic expansion and government revenue, and this new…Fungi are our climate allies | Against All Odds
Wed 10:43am ByIn recent years, we’re learning more about how fungi work, what they can do, and how they can help mitigate the climate crisis. They play a crucial role in balancing ecosystems, and keeping carbon out of the atmosphere. Innovative researchers are also…Signs of hope as elephant seals rebound from avian flu in remote Chilean fjord
Wed 10:35am ByYear after year, a colony of elephant seals arrives in Jackson Bay, on the islands of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Chile, to molt and breed. However, in 2023, an outbreak of avian flu devastated the region, and the colony’s population dropped by…A new report lists the world’s 25 most endangered primates. Most people have never heard of them.
Wed 8:25am ByFounder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A new report, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates,” catalogs the species closest to the brink.…Researchers identify 22 key areas for protecting struggling giant otters
Wed 5:20am By“They’re big, like an overweight Peruvian dog,” is how photographer Santiago Romaní describes giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis). In 2022, on his trip to the Imiría Regional Conservation Area, a protected area in the Ucayali region of Peru’s…Samoa’s new marine spatial plan protects 30% of the country’s ocean
Tue 11:50pm BySamoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change. Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification all pose significant threats to the country’s coastal communities. To help protect…Mining company returns to haunt Thailand’s Karen communities as resistance mounts
Tue 10:18pm ByMAE HONG SON, Thailand — The flashlight bouncing off the cave walls stopped abruptly as Sakda Khayankitphuanphon came to a halt in the dark. Scarcely 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from Sakda’s home in Huay Tapab, where Sakda is village chief, the remnants of a…Female bonobos wield power through unity: Study
Tue 5:36pm ByMale bonobos are larger and stronger than females, so researchers have found it puzzling that the female apes enjoy high status in bonobo society. After analyzing three decades of behavioral data, researchers recently shared a study that pinpoints their source…Kim Stanley Robinson’s ‘Ministry for the Future’ may hold lessons for the present
Tue 5:28pm ByRoughly five years since Kim Stanley Robinson’s groundbreaking climate fiction novel, The Ministry for the Future, hit shelves and The New York Times bestseller list, there’s little he says he’d change about the book, were it to be published again, he…Peril and persistence define the path of Africa’s conservationists
Tue 5:13pm ByOn the evening of May 9, 2019, conservationist and teacher Itakwu Innocent narrowly survived an assassination attempt outside his home in Kubong-Bette, a small farming village in the southeastern Nigerian state of Cross River. “Daddy! Gun!” Innocent…New maps reveal Earth’s largest land mammal migration
Tue 3:29pm ByResearchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land mammal migration across South Sudan and Ethiopia. The maps chart the seasonal movements of two antelope species, the white-eared kob (Kobus kob…World Bank uses climate crisis as cover for land-grabbing, Oakland Institute says
Tue 10:46am ByThe World Bank promotes expansion of private land ownership and title to improve efficient land use and recently announced billions of dollars to support these policies, claiming it will also facilitate carbon projects including offsets and afforestation. But…The Tropical Forest Forever Facility needs more local and Indigenous focus (commentary)
Tue 9:33am ByIn 2024, the world lost almost 6.7 million hectares (16.5 million acres) of primary tropical forest, the fastest rate ever recorded. The world’s forests are still falling prey to mining, logging and agriculture, but as the climate crisis intensifies, for the…
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