REDD+ projects falling far short of claimed carbon cuts, study finds
New research reveals that forest carbon credits are not offsetting the vast majority of emissions that providers claim.A team of scientists looked at 26...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: The Tapajós Basin and the prevalence...
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
What drives and halts tropical deforestation? Analyzing 24 years of data
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 320 studies covering a period of 24 years, to identify the key drivers of tropical deforestation.Deforestation is driven largely...
Whale Sharks: Guardians of the Ocean under Threat
The oceans are home to some of the most remarkable and mysterious creatures, and none capture our imagination quite like the whale shark. As...
Oil and gas exploration threatens Bolivian Chaco water supply
Aguaragüe National Park is suffering from environmental damage caused by hydrocarbon exploration, the activities of which have been carried out for more than a...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: Belo Monte and the Río Xingu
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
‘More research leads to more awareness’: Q&A with fishing cat expert...
Rama Mishra is a Nepali zoologist studying the country’s little-known fishing cats, a rare and threatened species that lives in wetlands.With an estimated 70%...
Journalism’s role in the Nature Crime Alliance (commentary)
Nature crime constitutes one of the largest illicit economies in the world, inflicting devastation and destruction upon people and planet.On August 23, 2023, the...
Do virus-detecting ants hold the key to preventing zoonotic diseases?
Researchers are using army ants in Congo Basin rainforests to better understand the presence and emergence of zoonoses, diseases transmitted from animals to humans.According...
Indonesia, Singapore to work more closely against lobster larvae smugglers
Indonesia has called for Singapore’s commitment to shut its borders on illegal exports of lobster larvae.Indonesia has since 2021 banned exports of wild-caught lobster...
A tale of two biomes as deforestation surges in Cerrado but...
Brazil has managed to bring down spiraling rates of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest in the first half of this year, but the neighboring...
Activists slam coal pollution from Indonesia’s production of ‘clean’ batteries
Indonesia’s electric vehicle ambitions have seen it ramp up refining of nickel, a key component in EV batteries, at industrial estates springing up across...
