Son of Cali Cartel leader tied to Colombia-Hong Kong shark fin...
Although Colombia banned the fishing and trading of sharks in early 2021, their fins — taken from sharks in Colombia and around the world...
In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous
Ashoka Mukpo
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Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies
At the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference (MC13), which closed in Abu Dhabi on March 2, negotiators failed to finalize phase two of...
Surprise discovery of wind farm project in Philippine reserve prompts alarm
In late 2023, conservationists monitoring the Philippine’s Masungi Georeserve were surprised to encounter four drilling rigs operating within the ostensibly protected wildlife sanctuary.The construction...
Breadfruit’s low carbon storage could be offset by fast growth, study...
Breadfruit, a perennial tropical tree that produces large, carbohydrate-rich fruit, has been put forward by advocates as a climate solution as well as a...
Forest and climate scientists fear Biden delay on mature forest protection
More than 200 forest ecologists and top climate scientists, including Jim Hansen and Michael Mann, have written the Biden administration urging it to quickly...
‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef
Both aerial and in-water surveys have shown that the southern section of the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing extensive coral bleaching.Surveys have also shown...
PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam
The government of Papua New Guinea appears poised to approve Solwara 1, a long-in-development deep-sea mining project in the country’s waters.However, PNG has signed...
Night light, habitat loss & pesticides threaten Brazil’s bioluminescent insects
Brazil’s diverse habitats house a remarkable variety of firefly species, many of which are habitat specialists, thriving in unique ecological niches but vulnerable to...
As lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable preventive...
Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the country’s...
Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
Amboró National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is located in the Santa Cruz department of central Bolivia, at the confluence of three different...
In the Amazon, what happens to undesignated public lands?
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
