Targeting 3% of protected areas could accelerate progress on 30×30 goals,...
In December, world leaders adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, targeting the conservation of 30% of Earth by 2030.However, Jeff Morgan, founder of Global...
Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies...
First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii of Canada, have successfully invested in conservation initiatives that have benefited ecosystems while also...
Mongabay’s What-to-Watch list for May 2023
Mongabay’s April videos covered stories about pollution affecting food sources in India, the relaationship between gold and Indigenous communities in Brazil, farmers’ plight in...
New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal...
Cambodia’s Botum Sakor National Park continues to be carved up and its ostensibly protected land awarded to private developers with close links to the...
On climate & biodiversity, where are we, post-COP15? (commentary)
There are many connections between climate change and biodiversity loss, and many of the actions needed to meet the 2030 action targets around biodiversity...
The rhino reckoning
Foose’s Vision Over the last 30 years, the Sumatran rhino population in the wild has collapsed far more quickly than many could have...
Restore linked habitat to protect tropical amphibians from disease: Study
Amphibians across the tropics are facing a global decline, with disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) playing an especially significant role...
With the Artic melting, sustainable development must be a priority
Arctic countries are increasingly looking to alternative energy sources to power Arctic development in a sustainable way.
The Arctic is known for its glacial temperatures...
Oil palm, rubber could trigger ‘storm’ of deforestation in the Congo...
Earthsight documented approximately 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) of deforestation to clear the way for new rubber and oil palm plantations in Central...
Gold mining invades remote protected area in Ecuador
Due to its isolation in far-northern Ecuador, Cofán Bermejo Ecological Reserve, much of which also functions as an Indigenous territory, has been comparatively...
New funding boosts AI-enabled wildlife identification project in Australia
An artificial intelligence project to identify native species from camera-trap images in Australia has received a A$750,000 ($492,000) grant from the government.The project by...