Tiger sightings in Thailand boost conservationists’ hopes
“These sightings are extremely encouraging for the future of tigers in our country and beyond.”
A century ago tigers were kings of the jungle across...
Mongabay wins prestigious 2023 Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication
The Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication is a prestigious award granted to professionals and organizations working to improve public understanding of ecological issues.The fifth...
Q&A with Indigenous artist Daiara Tukano
In an interview with Mongabay, artist, educator and political activist Daiara Tukano talks about the pathways by which art inspires critical thinking for the...
Have your say on draft conservation policy
Members of the public are invited to submit their comments on the draft Policy Position on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Elephant, Lion, Leopard...
Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
Located in southern Nigeria, Oluwa Forest Reserve is supposed to be a bastion for the region’s wildlife – which includes critically endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees.But...
Severe malaria cases in rescued orangutans raises concerns for wild populations
Researchers in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, sampled orangutans and found a high prevalence of malaria.In some cases, malaria resulted in severe illness among the great...
Could ‘half-Earth’ conservation save orangutans?
Half-Earth proposes that half of the Earth’s surface should be designated a human-free nature reserve.
Half-Earth is a proposal by the late naturalist and “father...
Deforestation and droughts tend to worsen one another
Human-caused deforestation disrupts and harms the environment so much that severe droughts are inevitable.
Climate change is causing significant changes in weather patterns worldwide. The...
Let’s use smart tech solutions to deal with climate change, too...
A major solution to fix aging infrastructure to adapt to climate change realities is building smarter – not bigger.When it comes to choosing the...
Coca in the Amazon – The anti-development crop
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
