Desperation sets in for Indigenous Sumatrans who lost their forests to...
The seminomadic Suku Anak Dalam Indigenous people have lived in two areas of what is now Jambi province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island for generations,...
Bangladeshi farmers find zucchini’s high yields & low costs palatable
Though long considered “foreign” to Bangladeshi farmers, zucchini squash is now cultivated among growers who value its high productivity, lower production cost and short...
From polling stations to weather stations, the heat is on in...
Parts of India are facing a heatwave, for which the heat in the state of Kerala is a curtain raiser. Kerala experienced its first...
Indonesian company defies order, still clearing peatlands in orangutan habitat
Indonesian Pulpwood producer PT Mayawana Persada is continuing to clear peatlands on critical Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) habitat, despite a government order to stop...
Rights groups call for greater public input in ASEAN environmental rights...
Civil society and Indigenous rights groups are calling for greater public participation and transparency in the drafting process of what they say could be...
Is the extractive sector really favorable for the Pan Amazon’s economy?
The Pan Amazon is an important source for several key industrial raw materials. Although financially, its minerals sector is minor within the world economy,...
Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste
Since 1950, humanity has produced more than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. Most has ended up in landfills or the environment. Now, scientists...
Secrets from the rainforest’s past uncovered in Amazonian backyards
Riverbank communities in Amazonas and Rondônia are helping to piece together the puzzle of human presence in the rainforest over the last 10,000 years...
In a Himalayan Eden, a road project promises opportunity, but also...
In Nepal’s sacred Tsum Valley, Buddhist community members are conflicted about the ongoing construction of a road that will pass through the region.The Tsum...
As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count...
Fishers in the Thousand Islands archipelago off the Jakarta coast have reported extensive economic losses due to the scale of plastic waste littering their...
The Narwhal makes waves in Canada for environmental journalism
On this episode of Mongabay’s podcast, co-founder of the award-winning Canadian nonprofit news outlet The Narwhal, Emma Gilchrist, speaks with co-host Rachel Donald about...
Indigenous leader’s killer is convicted in Brazil, but tensions over land...
Bar owner João Carlos da Silva was on April 15 sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of Indigenous land defender and...
