Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights

Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights

Within six years of each other, Maria Bernadete Pacífico, 72, and Flávio Gabriel Pacífico, 36, mother and son, were killed in the Pitanga dos...
Climate – bird report reveals high levels of climate awareness and a willingness to act, among African respondents.

Climate – bird report reveals high levels of climate awareness and...

NAIROBI, Kenya, 8 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A significant sense of agency is evident across Africa when it comes to combating the impact of...
Global green growth stalled by climate finance shortfalls (commentary)

Global green growth stalled by climate finance shortfalls (commentary)

Justin Liew Jin Soong Article by: Justin Liew Jin Soong This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: A look at the private energy sector in Peru

Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: A look at the private energy...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Muddied tropical rivers reveal magnitude of global gold mining boom: Study

Muddied tropical rivers reveal magnitude of global gold mining boom: Study

A new study reveals that 59,000 kilometers, or nearly 37,000 miles, of tropical rivers have been damaged by mining, based on 7 million measurements...
IPBES issues call to action with new invasive species report

IPBES issues call to action with new invasive species report

The IBPES says invasive species have played a major role in 60% of extinctions, with global costs of more than US$423 billion in 2019. Invasive...
Indonesia awards biggest Indigenous forest claim yet to Bornean Dayaks

Indonesia awards biggest Indigenous forest claim yet to Bornean Dayaks

The Indonesian government has officially recognized the biggest swath yet of forests that fall under the ancestral domain of an Indigenous group, awarding rights...
In Mexico’s Holbox, a natural paradise suffers from its own popularity

In Mexico’s Holbox, a natural paradise suffers from its own popularity

The island of Holbox is part of the protected nature reserve of Yum Balam, whose lagoons, mangroves and dunes are home to threatened species...
In Brazil, rural communities are caught in the eye of the wind farm storm

In Brazil, rural communities are caught in the eye of the...

Giovanna Carneiro | Arnaldo Sete | Marco Zero Article by: Giovanna Carneiro | Arnaldo Sete | Marco Zero This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa...
In Panama, an Indigenous kingdom fights for its right to the forest

In Panama, an Indigenous kingdom fights for its right to the...

Panama’s Indigenous Naso kingdom has spent decades fighting for land rights in the form of a comarca. But after finally getting one in 2020,...
Palm oil giants Indonesia, Malaysia start talks with EU over deforestation rule

Palm oil giants Indonesia, Malaysia start talks with EU over deforestation...

Negotiations have begun between the world’s top two palm oil producers and the EU to address sticking points in a deforestation law that would...
International outcry as Iceland lifts ban on what could be last whale hunt

International outcry as Iceland lifts ban on what could be last...

The Icelandic government has announced that commercial whaling will recommence following a two-month suspension of the activity, albeit with increased monitoring and stricter hunting...