Keep it down: U.N. report lists ways to reduce ocean noise...
A new report published by the U.N.’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) outlines possible solutions to human-caused ocean...
Breadfruit: A starchy, delicious climate and biodiversity solution
Originally from Southeast Asia, breadfruit trees produce large, potato-like fruits that can be used in many different culinary applications, making this a reliable crop...
Five ways to increase tree cover in cities (commentary)
As cities in the U.S. and other nations suffer from current heat waves, one proven way to cool urban areas and clean the air...
An Indigenous revival in the Pan Amazon
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Bill stripping Peru’s isolated Indigenous people of land and protections scrapped
A bill proposing to strip lands and protections of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact was rejected by three congressional commissions at...
Mongabay’s What-to-Watch list for July 2023
In June, Mongabay released videos showing the rodeo culture that’s developed in the Amazon, how wild jungle cat in India has adapted to an...
S. Africa to purge bird-eating mice from key albatross breeding island
Non-native house mice arrived on Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean two centuries ago, when the island was a stopping-off point for sealing...
A rare primate success story in Tanzania
A recent census shows that the population of the kipunji monkey (Rungwecebus kipunji) in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands has increased by 65%, while signs of...
Effort to save rare Colombian monkey looks to crowdfund its conservation
The nonprofit Fundación Proyecto Tití has conserved some 5,100 hectares (12,600 acres) of forest in Colombia, helping to reconnect forest fragments and secure more...
Jokowi focuses on El Niño as Indonesia’s dry season heats up
Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned officials to anticipate risks from the first El Niño since the 2015 Southeast Asia wildfires crisis.Dry season conditions had...
How plants know when they are touched
“It is quite surprising how finely sensitive plants cells are,” a scientist says.
We think of plants as insensate organisms, yet this perception is being...
Shifting from recycling to re-looping to fast-track the circular economy
As the world continues to transition from a linear to an increasingly circular business model it is time to update our perspective on recycling....
