Indigenous groups voice support for REDD+, despite flaws
A letter published May 9 and signed by a group of Indigenous-led organizations backs a mechanism for providing compensation in return for forest protection...
Logging permit threatens Quilombola bioeconomic ‘paradise’ in the Amazon
Loggers have entered the Trombetas River Biological Reserve in Oriximiná, in Brazil’s Pará state, to develop a forest management project that has divided the...
After Sri Lanka, Nepal debates exporting its ‘problematic’ monkeys
Some officials in Nepal are calling for mimicking a plan by Sri Lanka — now suspended — to export large numbers of rhesus macaques.The...
New study reveals fine detail on location and scale of mining...
Researchers pored over satellite imagery to create one of the most comprehensive data sets on the global mining footprint ever generated.The data set, which...
Conservation collaboration will see captive-born owlet released into the wild
Through a collaborative conservation effort between Crocworld Conservation Centre on the KZN South Coast; FreeMe Wildlife and The Owl Box Project in the KZN...
Sri Lanka wildlife conflict deepens as death toll rises
Sri Lanka recorded at least one elephant death a day in the first quarter of 2023, nearly half of them due to human causes,...
Latin America had the most attacks on environmental defenders in 2022,...
Almost half of the 401 murders of human rights defenders recorded in 2022 were against people involved in the defense of land and environment,...
A problem for wild cats, both big and small
Millions of snares dot the forests and protected areas of Southeast Asia, set to feed the illegal wildlife trade and wild game demand, where...
Mongabay’s What-to-Watch list for May 2023
Mongabay’s April videos covered stories about pollution affecting food sources in India, the relaationship between gold and Indigenous communities in Brazil, farmers’ plight in...
Seafloor life abounds around hydrothermal vents hot enough to melt lead
A team of international scientists on board the RV Falkor (too), a research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, recently discovered active hydrothermal...
Not all parts of the Amazon will survive future droughts, study...
A recent study found that the western and southern Amazon will struggle to survive against increasingly extended periods of drought brought on by climate...
Palm oil giant hands over sacred community land for reforestation project
After two years of local organizations campaigning in Cameroon’s Mbonjo village, palm oil giant Socapalm has handed over three sacred sites, totaling approximately three...
