Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging amid fears of damage
JAKARTA — Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for...
NGOs push EU to label Sarawak as ‘high risk’ source of...
A coalition of Indigenous and human rights groups are hoping new European Union trade regulations could help pressure timber and oil palm industries in...
The life and legacy of Ryan Killackey, the filmmaker who rallied...
Ryan Killackey, who passed away on October 4, 2024 at the age of 46, was a tireless defender of the natural world, a voice...
‘World’s largest’ carbon credit deal in the Amazon faces bumpy road...
NEW YORK CITY, U.S. — The Brazilian state of Pará, home to a quarter of the country’s Amazon Rainforest, signed what it has deemed...
The world’s chocolate cravings speed up deforestation in the Congo Basin:...
Across West and Central Africa’s tropical agricultural belt — and one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots — cacao farming has taken off as...
Drought & climate change force Ethiopia pastoralists to go job hunting
JIGJIGA, ETHIOPIA — Ahmed Mohammed rises before dawn in Jigjiga, the bustling capital of Ethiopia’s Somali region. The 38-year-old’s new routine contrasts starkly with...
Collagen and meat giants fuel deforestation and rights violations in Paraguay:...
Global collagen and meat industries are continuing to foster rampant deforestation and contribute to the rights violations of Indigenous communities in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco,...
Indigenous perspectives and a fossil fuel phaseout treaty featured at Climate...
The Mongabay Newscast traveled to Climate Week in New York City in September to document the perspectives of conservation NGOs, activists and policymakers hailing...
Orangutan conservation and communication: Gary Shapiro’s half-century journey from zoos to...
Orangutans have long captured the human imagination, their expressive eyes and human-like behaviors drawing parallels with our own species. Yet few individuals have had...
Caracal, meet penguin: How humans pushed unlikely predator and prey together
CAPE TOWN — The sharp pop of an air gun echoes through the forested flanks of Constantia as volunteers herd a raiding troop of...
In Mexico, Totonac spiritual guides work with scientists to revive ecosystems
PAPANTLA, Veracruz, México — Juan Gerónimo Simbrón, a traditional healer, walks through the tropical forest surrounding his house until he reaches a 100-year-old fig...
‘Thugs’ disrupt Jakarta climate march as attacks on civil liberties increase
JAKARTA — A recent climate march in Jakarta was forcibly disbanded by an unidentified group of people, which highlights the growing challenges to freedom...
