Environment

Dom Roque Paloschi, president of the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) and archbishop of Porto Velho in the state of Roraima, Brazil, has been under...

Paru State Forest in the state of Pará was Brazil’s fifth-most deforested conservation unit in October, sparking concern for the region’s giant trees —...

Areas along the Acará River in northern Pará state are at the center of a six-year legal battle where Quilombolas — descendants of Afro-Brazilian...

The naturally acidic seawater near an underwater volcano in Italy mimic pH levels that according to worst-case climate projections will be common by the...

Here we rewatch the top 10 favorite videos of 2022 on Mongabay’s YouTube channel.Indigenous communities and wildlife are among the main characters of the...

This year was a historic one for many Indigenous communities around the world that marked many ‘firsts’ with successful land rights rulings, both on...

Roughly 500 orchid species grow in Nepal’s forests, including a rare pale purple beauty that attracts thousands of pilgrims each April.Orchids are among the...

After six years and 150+ episodes, podcast host Mike Gaworecki is putting his microphone down. The show will go on, but will miss his...

Feral dogs have long proved problematic to people, livestock and wildlife in Nepal’s Annnapurna region.Studies have shown a high prevalence of canine distemper among...

Flautist Marselus Selu has started a music collective on the island of Flores to foster traditional wind instruments made from native bamboo.The 64-year-old taught...

Throughout 2022, Mongabay reported on new species discoveries in Nepal, some of them new to science and others spotted for the first time in...

Community members guided a team of journalists to the creeks and land of Canaán de Cachiyacu and Nuevo Sucre, in the district of Contamana...