Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea
Dec 11, 2025, 4:17 am By
BOMBIA, Guinea — As day breaks over the green hills around the town of Bombia, the raucous cries…Unregulated tourism risks disrupting Timor-Leste’s whale migration
Dec 10, 2025, 10:09 pm By
DILI, Timor-Leste — Whale tourism in Timor-Leste is booming. Tour operators report a healthy…Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities
Dec 10, 2025, 11:02 am By
U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an…Boom in burning waste for fuel puts human health and environment at risk
Dec 10, 2025, 10:23 am By
As the world desperately searches for a way out of its global climate change and plastic pollution…UN honors five climate ‘Champions of the Earth’
Dec 10, 2025, 9:23 am By
The United Nations Environment Programme on Dec. 10 announced its five “2025 Champions of the…With a target on their bellies, can California’s sturgeon survive?
Dec 10, 2025, 7:18 am By
Following up on a tip to the state’s poaching hotline, game wardens in California rushed to a…UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project
Dec 10, 2025, 3:45 am By
U.K. and Dutch export credit agencies have withdrawn their financial commitments for French oil and…New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong
Dec 10, 2025, 12:02 am By
BANGKOK — A new satellite analysis from U.S. think tank the Stimson Center has identified 517…Hope, solidarity & disappointment: A familiar mix for Indigenous delegates at COP30
Dec 9, 2025, 11:07 pm By
BELÉM, Brazil — Brazil promoted COP30 as both the “Indigenous COP” and the “Amazonian…What would this scientist tell Trump? Interview with Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC
Dec 9, 2025, 4:23 pm By
When U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in late 2025 and…The last of the Vaquita Porpoise (cartoon)
Dec 9, 2025, 2:16 pm By
With an estimated less than 10 individuals alive, the vaquita porpoise of the Gulf of California is…Environmental activists remain jailed in Cambodia on Human Rights Defenders Day
Dec 9, 2025, 1:17 pm By
Environmental activists remain jailed in Cambodia on Human Rights Defenders Day In honor of Human…‘Myopic’ fisheries managers toy with a new ‘tragedy of the commons’ (commentary)
Dec 9, 2025, 1:15 pm By
The way the oceans are managed is meant to be like a successful medieval commons. Most medieval…New report warns of mounting planetary crises — and pathways to hope
Dec 9, 2025, 12:45 pm By
A global U.N. report released Dec. 9 warns that the planet is on track for deeper climate shocks,…Can we create new inland seas to lower sea level rise? Interview with researcher Amir AghaKouchak
Dec 9, 2025, 11:18 am By
Sea levels are rising, threatening coastal areas, including cities, around the world. Due to climate…Governments must prioritize nature protection, former US senator Russ Feingold says
Dec 9, 2025, 10:27 am By
Bill Gates recently claimed that protecting nature or improving human health is an either-or choice,…Iain Douglas-Hamilton, elephant protector, has died at 83
Dec 9, 2025, 8:46 am By
For nearly six decades, Iain Douglas-Hamilton worked across the savannas of Africa, his scientific…Stricter rules adopted to protect sloths from pet trade and selfie tourism
Dec 9, 2025, 8:36 am By
Known for their peaceful appearance and the impression that they’re always smiling, sloths now…Balancing evidence and empathy in an age of doubt
Dec 9, 2025, 3:25 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Death toll rises in Sumatra flood catastrophe as gov’t moves to protect Batang Toru forest
Dec 9, 2025, 2:13 am By
NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s environment ministry on Dec. 6 suspended private sector…
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