Mongabay’s ‘Must Listen’ Podcast List for 2022
2022 was an exciting year for Mongabay’s podcast team, with a brand-new season of the long-form, exploratory series “Mongabay Explores,” diving into the island...
California’s network of marine protected areas must be strengthened and expanded...
During December 2022, California is holding its first 10-year review of its marine protected areas network, to be used to inform the network’s future.Previously,...
Mexican restoration dominated by non-environmental interests
Mexico is one of the 12 most biodiverse countries in the world, yet more than 50% of the country’s land is degraded and deforested,...
In Liberia, a gold boom leads to unregulated mining and ailing...
Liberia has abundant mineral resources and legislation aimed at preventing the most environmentally destructive forms of mining but little capacity to enforce those regulations.In...
Strong marine protected areas credited with manta ray surge in Indonesia
Manta ray populations are thriving in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, a new population assessment shows, highlighting the importance of marine protected areas to the...
Landmark bill will ban the shark fin trade in the US
On Dec. 15, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that will ban the shark fin trade within the nation.It’s estimated that fins from as many...
Gold mining invades remote protected area in Ecuador
Due to its isolation in far-northern Ecuador, Cofán Bermejo Ecological Reserve, much of which also functions as an Indigenous territory, has been comparatively...
Australia rejects forest biomass in first blow to wood pellet industry
On December 15, Australia became the first major economy worldwide to reverse itself on its renewable classification for woody biomass burned to make energy....
Q&A with Sharad Chandra Adhikary
Sharad Chandra Adhikary, a PR veteran who has also worked with Nepal’s anti-corruption commission, now serves as member secretary of the National Trust for...
From bombs to seasonal closure, Indonesian fishers move toward sustainability
Kahu-Kahu village on Sulawesi’s Selayar Island is implementing its first season- and location-based fishery closure.The three-month closure of a 6-hectare (15-acre) stretch of coastal...
Wildlife at risk in Bangladesh as roads run rampant through protected...
Mongabay has identified 1,618 kilometers (1,005 miles) of roads in 38 restricted forests in Bangladesh using remote sensing data, with many of these routes...
Plastic pellet pollution can end through coordinated efforts, report shows
Tiny plastic pellets called nurdles are a major source of global pollution, littering waterways, harming ecosystems and threatening marine life.But plastic pellet pollution is...
