Projects in Brazil’s Caatinga biome combine conservation and climate adaptation
The Serra das Almas reserve in northeastern Brazil has benefited from sustained conservation measures that have turned cropland and pasture back into native Caatinga...
In Indonesia’s Aru Islands, a popular eco-defender climbs the political ladder
A decade ago, Mika Ganobal campaigned to prevent Indonesia’s eastern Aru Islands from becoming a sugar plantation.Mika has since risen from a village chief...
Is Jeff Bezos’s $500 million yacht made with ‘blood timber’ from...
The founder of Amazon.com and the second wealthiest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, has donated billions of dollars through his Earth Fund to...
Climate change and moisture recycling in the Amazon
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Indonesia to expand ‘smart fisheries’ program aimed at empowering communities
Indonesia will expand its smart fisheries village program, aiming to empower fishing communities to boost their productivity, achieve sustainability standards, and improve their overall...
African practitioners set common ground for their restoration projects
At the GLFx Africa Chapter Summit, restoration practitioners, community leaders and scientists from nine African countries discussed challenges, priorities and the help they need...
13 Reasons why you should be celebrating MPA Day in 2023!
“Research involving visitors to uShaka Sea World revealed that only about half knew what an MPA is. This means that days like #MPADay are...
Bangladesh’s ‘bird restaurant’ serves up snacks with a side of conservation
Shomour Kumar Ghosh, a sweetmeat maker living in western Bangladesh, began feeding a flock of mynas gathered outside his shop in 2012.Since then, he...
Lucky No. 13? Latest images could add to Nepal’s 12 wildcat...
Nepal is wildcat central, home to 12 feline species — and a new discovery could raise that number to 13.Camera trapping last year for...
Dam-building spree pushes Amazon Basin’s aquatic life closer to extinction
A recent study looking at 343,000 kilometers of waterways along 6,000 rivers across the Amazon Basin highlights the importance of free-flowing rivers to migratory...
Indonesia to cut tuna harvest in bid for more sustainable fishery
Indonesia will reduce its overall tuna catch by 10% over the course of three years, citing unsustainable current levels of fishing.The government is also...
Miyawaki forests are a global sensation, but not everyone’s sold on...
The Miyawaki method is an afforestation technique for cultivating fast-growing groves of native plants, with the dense, mixed planting intended to simulate the layers...
