Orangutan ‘beatboxing’ offers clues about human language, study says
Researchers have discovered that orangutans possess vocal abilities similar to beatboxing, where they can produce two different sounds simultaneously.The study suggests that these vocal...
Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy
Lebanese organic seed farm Buzuruna Juzuruna is on a mission, part of a growing network of agroecological efforts in the country, to change conventional...
What can the U.K. do to fight its dependence on soy?
A new report from the Landworkers’ Alliance, Pasture for Life, Sustain and Hodmedod analyzes the different changes that could be made to the pig...
Indonesian architect presses vision for low-cost homes from nature
Architect Yu Sing is among a number of notable Indonesian architects prizing natural materials and traditional techniques as part of contemporary design.For more than...
Colombian chef spearheads a food-based bioeconomy in the Colombian Amazon
Colombian chef Mauricio Velasco Castro, founder of Amazonico restaurant in Mocoa, Putumayo, has turned to the Amazon Rainforest for inspiration and identity; he hopes...
The largest land set-aside in history
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Brazil nut harvesting proves a win-win for forest and community livelihood
In the Calha Norte region of Brazil’s Pará state, home to the broadest mosaic of conservation units and Indigenous territories on the planet, communal...
What does the decline of natural history museums mean for biodiversity...
Many important natural history museums are struggling to survive due to reduced funding and staffing, and so their collections are increasingly being split up,...
Big potential and immense challenges for great ape conservation in the...
Great apes are on track to lose 94% of their range to climate change by 2050 if humans do nothing to address the problem,...
Scientists find deep corals withstand heat waves
Over the past decade, the Mediterranean Sea has experienced frequent, destructive marine heat waves that have impacted a diversity of marine life, including red...
Annual Adam’s Peak pilgrimage leaves Sri Lanka biodiversity site littered
Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Peak Wilderness sanctuary, recording the island’s highest biodiversity, continues to face multiple threats due to a pilgrimage that draws a large...
Microbes play leading role in soil carbon capture, study shows
Soil is a significant carbon reservoir, storing more carbon than all plants, animals and the atmosphere combined, making it crucial for addressing the climate...



















