Will clean-energy minerals provoke a shift in how mining is done...
Meeting the Paris climate goals to curb global warming could quadruple demand for metals like lithium, cobalt and nickel by 2040, according to the...
In central Brazil, mining company ignores Quilombola concerns over gold project
Canadian mining company Aura Minerals plans to establish a major gold extraction project in Brazil’s Tocantins state without hearing the Quilombola (slave descendant) community...
Restoring a transitional cloud forest in Costa Rica
This three-part Mongabay mini-series examines grassroots forest restoration projects carried out within isolated island ecosystems — whether those islands are surrounded by ocean as...
As hydropower dams quell the Mekong’s life force, what are the...
The Mekong River is one of Asia’s longest and most influential waterways, sustaining extraordinary species and biodiverse ecosystems and providing nutrition for millions via...
Mexico’s Tren Maya hotel construction clears forest reserve without permits
The construction of a hotel in Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve took many residents by surprise when bulldozers started clearing the forest in January.The hotel...
RSPO suspension of Brazil palm oil exporter tied to Mongabay land-grabbing...
Agropalma, the only Brazilian company with the sustainability certificate issued by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) — a members organization including palm...
CO2 in, methane out? Study highlights complexity of coastal carbon sinks
Coastal ecosystems take in huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but researchers are still deciphering how much methane, a far more potent...
How do oil palm companies get away with disregarding Indonesian law?...
University of Toronto anthropologist Tania Li argues that companies can act with impunity because of corporate-state collusion and a lack of organised resistance.Impunity does...
Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i
This three-part Mongabay mini-series examines grassroots forest restoration projects carried out within isolated island ecosystems — whether those islands are surrounded by water as...
Citizen-run conservation booms in South America, despite state neglect
The number of privately protected areas in South America has exploded over the past two decades, and today cover some 2 million hectares (5...
Gordon Moore, tech legend and conservation philanthropist, has died at 94
Technology entrepreneur and conservation philanthropist Gordon Moore died on Friday, March 24, at the age of 94.While most widely known for his career in...
Human migration to Nepal’s tiger capital adds to conservation challenges
Chitwan district in central Nepal is home to the eponymous national park that’s come to symbolize the country’s success in growing its tiger population.But...
