Drying wetlands and drought threaten water supplies in Kenya’s Kiambu County
Prolonged drought in Kenya has caused a water crisis, threatening local livelihoods and biodiversity; one of the badly affected areas is Kiambu County, a...
Q&A with Daniela Araya Gamboa
In Costa Rica, biologist Daniela Araya Gamboa is working to protect wild cats from becoming victims of the highways.In 10 years of working, she...
Gold in Ghana, oil in Nigeria, and fracking in South Africa
One small-scale miner was killed and four injured as security forces moved to evict them from a concession held by Ghana’s Golden Star Resources.ExxonMobil’s...
Maps of sharks’ journeys show marine protected areas alone won’t save...
A team of scientists has monitored the movement of 47 silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) tagged with satellite trackers in the Galápagos Marine Reserve off...
Wildlife trafficking gradually returns after pandemic lull, mostly by sea
Bulk shipments by sea accounted for most of the illegal wildlife parts seized by authorities around the world in 2022.The data, from U.S.-based nonprofit...
As conservation technology grows, so does Mongabay’s coverage
Mongabay’s new staff writer covering conservation technology joins the podcast to discuss this fast-growing field.Abhishyant “Abhi” Kidangoor has joined the newsroom after working as...
Vulture carrion potential boon and threat for endangered Iberian lynx: Studies
Iberian lynx recovery in Spain has been hailed as a conservation success story. Said to be among the world’s most endangered feline species, Iberian...
Journalists discuss the challenges & dangers of Amazonia
We speak with journalists who have known and reported on Amazonia for years, and who also know the violence in the region like the...
U.S. firm quits Indonesian gasification project in major blow to coal...
U.S.-based Air Products and Chemicals confirmed in late March that it had withdrawn from all of its projects in Indonesia, including coal-gasification plants in...
Chile communities defy the desert by capturing increasingly scarce water
The inhabitants of a rural community on the expanding frontier of Chile’s Atacama Desert are able to harvest around 500,000 liters (132,000 gallons) of...
Expansion of Mennonite farmland in Bolivia encroaches on Indigenous land
Mennonites first began settling in Bolivia in the 1950s, primarily in the department of Santa Cruz.Today, Bolivia’s Mennonite population numbers around 150,000, most of...
The Cartel fighting fashionably to save the ocean arrives in South...
Copenhagen Cartel is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest retail stores in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Danish sustainable luxury fashion brand...
