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Despite being the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal — more than elephants, rhinos and…To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That’s no accident
Jul 28, 2025, 9:51 am By
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a…Civil society challenges Indonesian deregulation law over rights and environment
Jul 28, 2025, 6:42 am By
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Jul 28, 2025, 2:00 am By
Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have…World Nature Conservation Day: How a large, flightless parrot rebounded from the verge of extinction
Jul 28, 2025, 12:28 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Photos: Mangrove photography awards showcase a diverse & fragile ecosystem
Jul 26, 2025, 9:53 am By
The winners of the 11th annual Mangrove Photography Awards (MPA) have been announced. The contest,…Batang coal plant’s seawater permit imperils marine life, fishing communities
Jul 25, 2025, 11:39 pm By
Indonesia’s marine ministry has approved one of Java’s largest coal plants to use vast amounts…Two rangers killed in a plane crash in DRC’s Virunga National Park
Jul 25, 2025, 10:18 pm By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Across Southeast Asia, Indigenous women challenge extraction and erasure
Jul 25, 2025, 5:04 pm By
A few years ago, Maria Suryanti Jun had idea little idea of what an environmental defender was. Nor…Reversing damage to the world’s mangrove forests
Jul 25, 2025, 3:53 pm By
Mangroves are an important lifeline for biodiversity, climate and coastal communities. Yet they are…Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining
Jul 25, 2025, 12:43 pm By
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of…The sacred humans-bird connection in Ethiopia’s wetlands: Interview with Abebayehu Aticho
Jul 25, 2025, 11:40 am By
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Jul 25, 2025, 11:13 am By
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017,…Scientists find millions of tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean
Jul 25, 2025, 10:17 am By
Scientists have measured the amount of nanoplastics in the open ocean for the first time and found…Illegal roads expand in Colombia’s deforestation hotspots
Jul 25, 2025, 6:37 am By
MOCOA, Colombia — From the air, the forests in Putumayo, Colombia’s southwestern Amazonian…US NGO signs deal to manage huge nature reserve in Chad
Jul 24, 2025, 11:57 pm By
The government of Chad has signed a 10-year deal with the U.S.-based NGO Sahara Conservation to…Oil ‘does not guarantee stability’: Colombia’s environment minister on energy transition
Jul 24, 2025, 5:39 pm By
The energy landscape is a shifting terrain, full of twists and turns, according to statistics in the…‘Insignificant risk’ EUDR proposal threatens fight against deforestation, critics say
Jul 24, 2025, 1:07 pm By
A last-minute proposal to revise the European Union’s sweeping antideforestation law has…Where there’s political will, there’s a way to stop tropical deforestation, study finds
Jul 24, 2025, 12:26 pm By
Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according…Uruguay confronts a powerful new threat to its palm trees: A tiny red bug
Jul 24, 2025, 12:01 pm By
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s iconic palm trees are under attack by the invasive red palm…
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