Coral destruction for toilet construction: Interview with a Malagasy fisher
TOAMASINA, Madagascar — Abraham Botovao, a boat skipper and the president of the Association of Progressive Fishers of Toamasina, has become accustomed to seeing...
Counting Crows (and more) for Audubon’s Christmas bird count
One of the longest-running citizen science projects in the world has kicked off its 125th annual event. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC), administered by...
Almost extinct Caribbean lizard makes a comeback after island restoration
A tiny lizard found only on one tiny Caribbean island has seen a dramatic 1,500% increase in its population, after just a few years...
Balochistan’s Gwadar city sits at the crossroads of climate and conflict
In late February, a flash flood hit Gwadar, a port city on Pakistan’s southwestern coast in Balochistan province. The 183 millimeters (7.2 inches) of...
From Bhutan to Nigeria & Kenya, women endure climate change differently...
Climate change is not an equal player; neither is environmental degradation. Research shows that both disproportionately affect populations that are already vulnerable. The effects...
For ecological restoration, evidence-based standards deliver better outcomes (commentary)
Recognition of the need to restore degraded landscapes is accelerating at pace. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (the UN Decade) has triggered a...
Park rangers enforce deadly violence in Uganda
UGANDA – In Africa, debates over “fortress conservation” have raged for years. Mongabay visited one of Uganda’s largest protected areas, the Queen Elizabeth National...
Unlike: Brazil Facebook groups give poachers safe space to flex their...
Note: This article contains graphic images of dead animals that might be upsetting. Between 2018 and 2020, users of Facebook groups in Brazil shared...
‘Killed while poaching’: When wildlife enforcement blurs into violence
This is the second story in the Mongabay Series – Protected Areas in East Africa. Read Part One here. KITABU, Uganda — It’s mid-afternoon...
Most large banks failing to consider Indigenous rights
Major banks, including Citibank and JPMorgan Chase, are still failing to implement the full scope of U.N. human rights principles, a new report has...
New frog species show how geology shapes Amazon’s biodiversity
The frog’s loud croaking turned out to be a call to its own demise. The researchers walking along the steep muddy bank on a...
Even for ‘progressive’ Danone, complying with EUDR is a challenge
French dairy giant Danone has been around for more than a century and operates across more than 55 countries, producing everything from yogurt and...
