Major soy producers announce improved deforestation commitments—with caveats
Eight soy producers published a statement last week committing to halting deforestation in the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco biomes by 2025 and the conversion...
Bird-watching offers potential for conservation & economy in Colombia’s Guaviare
Bird-watching has become one of the world’s fastest-growing tourist activities in recent years, and efforts are being made in Colombia, home to the highest...
Small is Beautiful: The Power of science to Support small-scale solutions...
Across Africa, the loss of soils due to erosion is one of the most persistent environmental issues, greatly impacting food production and contributing to...
BIG BOOST FOR SHARK SAFETY IN PLETT THIS HIGH SEASON
South Africa, 19 December 2023: The Sanlam Group, through the Sanlam Foundation, has proudly announced its renewed commitment to support Shark Spotters in the...
The ex-shark fishermen teaching schoolkids how to protect the environment
Shark conservationist Kathy Xu joined with ex-shark fishermen on the Indonesian island of Lombok to launch The Dorsal Effect.The eco-enterprise teaches students about the...
Rural finance in the Pan Amazon: the Brazil success case
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Vast new MPAs are PNG’s first to be co-managed by Indigenous...
On Nov. 12, the government of Papua New Guinea declared two large new marine protected areas totaling more than 16,000 square kilometers (6,200 square...
Bringing the forgotten small wildcats of Latin America into the light
There are 17 species of wild felines in Latin America, five of which are so little-studied that they’ve been confused for each other or...
Suriname preparing to clear Amazon for agriculture, documents suggest
The government of Suriname is weighing a series of land deals that would allow the Ministry of Agriculture and a group of private entities...
Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws...
The ocean featured in many negotiations around the climate crisis at the U.N. climate summit known as COP28, which took place in Dubai between...
Traditional small farmers burned by Indonesia’s war on wildfires
An investigation by Mongabay based on court records and interviews shows police in Indonesia are increasingly charging small farmers for slash-and-burn practices.Prosecutions surged following...
Science panel presents COP28 with blueprint for saving the Amazon
Five policy briefs launched at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai highlight the critical challenges facing the Amazon Basin, as well as the immediate...
