Fair winds or fowl: Clean energy clashes with conservation in Brazil’s...
Brazil is among the top 10 countries in terms of installed capacity for wind power; 85% of the 10,000-plus turbines in operation are in...
For International Youth Day, three youth conservation success stories
This Saturday is International Youth Day, a day established by the U.N. to draw attention to youth issues worldwide.This year celebrates youth developing the...
Investigation confirms most allegations against plantation operator Socfin
Victoria Schneider
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Jordan’s tanker water reliance is emblematic of a global crisis
A new study finds 91% of Jordan’s tanker water is illegally sourced. It fills gaps in public utility access but adds to climate impacts.
Major...
Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
In just 72 hours, five Indigenous people were wounded by gunfire in violent attacks in the past few days in a part of the...
Bali rice experiment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields
Rice paddies are responsible for 11% of the world’s methane emissions. There are more than 200 million rice farms in Asia.Working with local farmers,...
Can upcoming referendum in Ecuador stop oil drilling in Yasuní National...
On Aug. 20, Ecuadorians will vote in a binding referendum on whether they want oil drilling to continue in Yasuní National Park, one of...
Amazon Summit nations agree on saving rainforest — but not on...
Leaders of eight Amazonian nations signed the Belém Declaration on Aug. 8, strengthening regional coordination and laying out a list of intentions to save...
Pollution from land can greatly harm fragile coral reefs
What we are putting into the sea from shores are huge drivers of coral loss.
Coral reefs around the tropics are feeling the brunt of...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: The Guri complex and the Caroni...
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
World’s largest private rhino herd doesn’t have a buyer — or...
Controversial rhino breeder John Hume recently put his 1,999 southern white rhinos up for auction as he can no longer afford the $9,800 a...
The oil debt: More than 6,000 polluted sites fester across Amazonian...
A joint investigation by Mongabay Latam, La Barra Espaciadora, Cuestión Pública and El Deber looked into the impacts of oil industry activity in Ecuador,...
