Fish eggs return to Bangladesh’s Halda River following conservation efforts
The Halda River, considered the world’s only natural gene bank for several pure Indian carp species, as well as home to dozens of endangered...
Shark finning rampant across Chinese tuna firm’s fleet
Dalian Ocean Fishing used banned gear to deliberately catch and illegally cut the fins off of huge numbers of sharks in international waters, Mongabay...
Avocado farming is threatening Colombia’s natural water factory
To satisfy the world’s ever-increasing appetite for the popular fruit, Colombia is risking the páramo, one of its key ecosystems.These rare environments provide fresh...
As banks fund oil pipeline, campaigners question their environmental pledges
Activists say some banks that have signed up to the Equator Principles are failing to live up to their pledge of properly assessing the...
How coal miners and factory workers helped found the environmental movement
More recent scholarship has revealed the knowledge and respect for nature among workers in decades past.
Rachel Carson, a scientist and writer from rural Pennsylvania,...
East Africa should promote renewable energy, not oil pipelines (commentary)
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is a planned 1,443 km pipeline that is expected to be built between oil fields in western...
There is not enough land to meet many of the world’s...
National climate pledges would collectively require 1.2 billion hectares (about 3 billion acres) of land, researchers have found in a new study, The Land...
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for November 2022
Mongabay’s October videos show how the world’s consumption of products have multiple effects on the environment in various regions and on ecosystems, and what...
Businesses’ deforestation pledges in Brazil have not stopped forest clearing
Forested biodiverse areas of Brazil continue being cleared to raise cattle and grow crops like soybean.
In 2006 a number of companies agreed not to...
Enjoy some awesome springtime bird sightings along the mid-South Coast
The warmer weather on the mid-South Coast is encouraging more outdoor excursions, and for those birdwatchers looking to travel, then the Rocky Bay area...
Steenberg partners with The Beach Hut Trust and Watershed’s Craig Hinds...
Cape Town is peppered with quintessential heritage sites that flavour the melting pot of landscapes, cultures, and cuisines that make the Mother City an...
Growth for years as Konica Minolta plants more trees
Konica Minolta South Africa is continuing to reaffirm its commitment to sustainability with a donation of fruit and shade trees to the Western Cape.
The...
