Respite, for now, for bird migration hotspot at heart of Sri Lanka’s wind power dispute
Aug 20, 2025, 2:36 am By
MANNAR, Sri Lanka — Under the blanket of darkness, giant trucks rumbled through the narrow roads…Indonesia’s aquafarm revamp sparks fears for fate of farmers and mangroves
Aug 20, 2025, 2:10 am By
KARAWANG/JAKARTA, Indonesia — At 55, Warno has spent the past quarter of a century making a living…Norway pledges more direct funding to support Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Aug 19, 2025, 7:49 pm By
In recent years, the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil has shifted its funding strategy to channel more…Indigenous groups demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit
Aug 19, 2025, 6:21 pm By
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American…Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs
Aug 19, 2025, 3:10 pm By
HOPKINS, Belize — Heaters, pumps and computerized meters rigged to an everyday picnic icebox may…Venezuela tries an environmental rebrand, but critics aren’t buying it
Aug 19, 2025, 1:00 pm By
Over the last few years, the Venezuelan government has taken a surprising interest in the…Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary)
Aug 19, 2025, 12:53 pm By
The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely…Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef
Aug 19, 2025, 12:45 pm By
The whale shark — a shark, not a whale — is the largest fish in the world, roughly the length of…Ocean-based carbon storage ramps up, bringing investment and concern
Aug 19, 2025, 12:11 pm By
Capturing carbon to ship or funnel it offshore for storage in depleted marine oil and gas wells is…Leopard seals sing songs similar to nursery rhymes, study
Aug 19, 2025, 11:19 am By
In the cathedral of ice beneath Antarctica’s frozen sea, male leopard seals conduct their solitary…How Indonesian companies dodge fines for forest & peatland fires
Aug 19, 2025, 8:16 am By
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s courts have ordered plantation companies to pay more than 21 trillion…Philippines’ new forest policy wins business backing but alarms green groups
Aug 19, 2025, 7:18 am By
MANILA — The Philippine government has rolled out a sweeping forest land reform that officials say…John Landsiedel, Alaska wildlife biologist and pilot, died on July 25, aged 33
Aug 19, 2025, 7:03 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Are crows really street smart? Science confirms the genius of corvids (commentary)
Aug 19, 2025, 6:04 am By
Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or…Deforestation & illegal roads advancing fast in Colombia’s largest natural area
Aug 19, 2025, 4:56 am By
In Colombia, the construction of illegal roads continues to damage protected areas. In Chiribiquete…World Orangutan Day: Ongoing threats & habitat loss haunt these great apes
Aug 19, 2025, 12:20 am By
Despite years of research into their complex behavior and intelligence, orangutans remain critically…Deadly Nordic heat wave made 10 times worse by climate change: Study
Aug 18, 2025, 11:45 pm By
A deadly heat wave in July that left people and wildlife struggling in Norway, Sweden and Finland…Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heat wave
Aug 18, 2025, 2:47 pm By
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain is deploying 500 more soldiers to help battle wildfires that have…Sniffer dogs may have rediscovered a lost population of Sumatran rhinos
Aug 18, 2025, 11:27 am By
Sumatran rhinos — hairy and noisy — were thought to have gone extinct from southern Sumatra for…US proposes zero new protections for traded wildlife at upcoming CITES CoP
Aug 18, 2025, 11:09 am By
At the end of 2025, representatives from 185 countries will convene in Uzbekistan to discuss the…
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