Australia bushfires may have caused global climate phenomenon La Niña: Study
The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires threw up so much ash into the atmosphere that it resulted in a cooling of the southern Pacific and hence...
Honey production sweetens snow leopard conservation in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is one of a dozen countries where snow leopards live, but its population of 300-400 of the big cats living along its highest...
Corruption threatens timber traceability in Nkok, Gabon
Gabon enjoys 88% forest cover, with selective logging helping protect this ecological and economic resource.Timber processed in the country’s Nkok Special Investment Zone (SIZ)...
Seabird conservation mostly works, comprehensive new data set shows
Researchers compiled a data set of seabird restoration projects, including those that used translocation and social attraction, from around the world.Ornithologist Stephen Kress pioneered...
Philippines a global hotspot for giant clams — and their illegal...
Giant clams, which can grow to weigh more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds), have long been traded for their shells, which are carved into...
Inaugural Indigenous women’s forum spotlights Congo Basin conservation
This week, leaders from Indigenous women’s organizations, environment and land management groups and philanthropists are meeting in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of...
New book by Mongabay Indonesia & Kaoem Telapak investigates palm oil...
A new book by Mongabay Indonesia and NGO Kaoem Telapak looks at five main issues in Indonesia’s palm oil industry.The book is written by...
Dhaka faces manifold problems as water bodies diminish
A study by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners, or BIP, says the capital has lost 36% of its water bodies since 2010.Dhaka city has...
Death of last female Yangtze softshell turtle signals end for ‘god’...
The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members...
Philippine tribe fights to save a sacred river from a dam
Each year, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe gather at the Tinipak River to observe an Indigenous ritual to honor their supreme being and pray...
As Exxon bows out, industry takes step toward sustainable algae biofuels
In February, ExxonMobil gave up its decade-long attempt to cultivate algae as a profitable and scalable feedstock for biofuel — a liquid alternative energy...
Social media can be a bat’s best friend (commentary)
Bats provide many ecosystem services, yet their populations are declining due to habitat loss, climate change, hunting, and disease.Social media allows conservationists to collect...
