In Ecuador, communities protecting a ‘terrestrial coral reef’ face a mining...
For nearly 30 years, communities have worked to conserve, restore and defend the cloud forests of the Intag Valley in Ecuador, in what locals...
Jail, but no justice, for perps in Indonesian palm oil corruption...
An Indonesian court has found a top trade ministry official, a prominent economist and three palm oil executives guilty for violating requirements to ensure...
For Philippines’ unprotected hotspots, new conservation window beckons
Scientists have identified 228 key biodiversity areas in the Philippines, but only 91 are currently part of the country’s network of protected areas.Conservationists see...
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for January 2023
Mongabay’s December videos covered an investigation of land grabbing in Brazil, a biomass producer outed by a whistleblower in the U.S., farmers facing drought...
Policy plots path to Amazon recovery
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s new president, took office and promised to halt deforestation and to restore degraded land but plans to regenerate...
Sumatran tiger arrives at Tacoma captive-breeding program
A male Sumatran tiger has arrived at a captive-breeding program in Tacoma, Washington state, where it’s hoped more of the critically endangered cats will...
Locals fight to save ‘a piece of the sea’ in Venezuela’s...
Urao is the only brackish continental lagoon in Latin America, significant for its minerals and the livelihoods it supports, but threatened by encroaching development...
Island conservation should focus on land-sea links for most impact, paper...
A new perspective piece in PNAS explores the idea that people, wildlife and the environment of islands thrive when conservation efforts focus on restoring...
For restoration, microbes below ground are just as crucial as the...
Planting soil microbiome like fungi together with trees as a part of ecosystem restoration could lead to an average 64% increase in plant growth,...
Can timber production help fund global reforestation?
As global reforestation commitments grow, how will companies, governments and communities pay to restore forest ecosystems and help sequester carbon over the long-term?One option:...
Mexico dismantles illegal fishing cartels killing off rare vaquita porpoise
At a press conference, a top navy official confirmed that the Mexican government has arrested members of criminal groups dedicated to illegally fishing totoaba...
President Lula’s first pro-environment acts protect Indigenous people and the Amazon
Effective Jan. 2, Brazil’s President Lula issued six decrees revoking or altering anti-environment-and-Indigenous measures from his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, acts highly celebrated by environmentalists...
