Fish return to Southern Brazil after trawling ban
Small- and large-scale fishers report an increase in the volume and variety of fish species in the Patos Lagoon and the coast of Rio...
Europe moves to protect deep-sea sites in Atlantic from bottom fishing
The European Commission recently announced that it will protect 16,000 square kilometers (6,200 square miles) of the deep sea — known as “vulnerable marine...
New tech aims to track carbon in every tree, boost carbon...
Climate scientists and data engineers have developed a new digital platform billed as the first-ever global tool for accurately calculating the carbon stored in...
The only pig species known to migrate: the bearded pig
Mongabay brings you a new episode of Candid Animal Cam, our show featuring animals caught on camera traps around the world and hosted by...
A manifesto to save the world’s coral gardens (commentary)
Coral reefs cover less than 3% of the ocean but contain a quarter of all marine life. Next to tropical rainforests, they are the...
Tackling nuclear waste is key to an energy transition
International cooperation will be needed to drive innovation and prevent bottlenecks in new nuclear projects.
In July, the European Union labelled nuclear as a green...
‘Enhanced weathering’ to trap CO2 may harm peat soils
It’s hoped that adding basalt rock to peat soils may boost CO2 absorption and improve crop yields. New research suggests it may not work.
Climate...
Celebrating recycling – one of the levers of the green economy
Recycling is rapidly emerging as one of the key drivers of business transformation globally. For South Africa, it has huge potential to help the...
More droughts are coming, and the Amazon can’t keep up: Study
Up to 50% of rainfall in the Amazon comes from the forest itself, as moisture is recycled from the trees to the atmosphere.In severe...
Fresh life is being breathed into Umgeni River as big business...
Just last month, videos of hundreds – possibly even thousands – of dead fish floating in the Umgeni River highlighted the extent of pollution...
Crocworld celebrates 10 years of frog conservation with September talk
The value of amphibians to the ecosystem is massive, playing a vital role as both predators and prey in the food chain. Despite this,...
Rare turtles hatch from eggs rescued from flood-prone Nepal riverbank
Conservationists in Nepal successfully rescued and hatched hundreds of Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles (Chitra indica) from a riverbank in Chitwan National Park.The nesting sites...
