Fished out at sea and smoked out on land, Senegal fishers...
A fishers’ collective in Cayar, east of Dakar, says a fishmeal factory there is jeopardizing livelihoods and endangering public health.Analysis in September of water...
Greenland shark, world’s longest-living vertebrate, gets long-awaited protection
In September, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), an intergovernmental organization that manages fisheries, prohibited the retention of Greenland sharks in international waters.This ban...
Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report
Greenpeace Africa and a group of environmental organizations have released a report in one of the first field investigations into local views on a...
We’ve been tracking birds in a Nigerian forest for 18 years....
In West Africa, there’s virtually no systematic monitoring of bird population trends. But this is changing.
If you live in Europe, you can find almost...
Indonesian program pays fishers to collect plastic trash at sea
The Indonesian fisheries ministry has launched a four-week program to pay fishers to collect plastic trash from the sea.The initiative is part of wider...
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for October 2022
Mongabay dove into research and talked with experts to answer a question more and more people are asking now: should we have kids? The...
Sulawesi islanders grieve land lost to nickel mine
The Harita Group holds a nickel mining concession covering about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) on Wawonii Island.The arrival of the mine has divided the...
Claire Nouvian on bottom trawling’s many impacts
Goldman Environmental Prize winner Claire Nouvian joins the Mongabay Newscast to discuss the many impacts of bottom trawling and a historic policy shift by...
Conservatives tighten grip on Brazil Congress, hampering environmental agenda
Brazilians elected a more conservative Congress in the Oct. 2 ballot, with supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro and the agribusiness lobby winning seats in...
Malaysia revokes oil palm concession near UNESCO-listed Bornean park
The government of the Malaysian Borneo state of Sarawak has revoked a controversial oil palm concession adjacent to the UNESCO-listed Gunung Mulu National Park.The...
The terrestrial insects of Brazil are in decline
New research from Brazil shows terrestrial insects there are declining both in abundance and diversity, while aquatic insects are largely staying steady.Given a dearth...
‘Disclose the deal,’ East Africa pipeline opponents say (commentary)
Champions of a new crude oil pipeline – set to run 1,443 kilometers from oil fields in Uganda to Tanga Port in Tanzania –...
