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Date: 2023-01
For Indigenous Brazilians, capital attack was ‘scenario of war’ akin to deforestation by Karla Mendes 13 January 2023 BRASÍLIA — Since Jan. 8, the whole world has watched as Brazil gets to grips with a violent attack led by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro on key government…
Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital by Ana Ionova 11 January 2023 TRIUNFO DO XINGU, Brazil — Lenice Divina Ramos weaves through knee-high weeds and scorched shrubs before halting abruptly near the slice of jungle where, not long ago, she found the…
Podcast: At COP 15, biodiversity finance, Indigenous rights, and corporate influence by Mike DiGirolamo 11 January 2023 In December, the UN Biodiversity Conference concluded with a historic commitment agreed to by nearly 200 nations, the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a commitment that aims to halt and reverse…
From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022 by Isabel Esterman 30 December 2022 Home to the world's third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world's fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world's top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a country where what…
In Brazil’s Amazon, land grabbers scramble to claim disputed Indigenous reserve by Ana Ionova 29 December 2022 APYTEREWA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Deep in the Apyterewa reserve, Tye Parakanã waves a hand toward the lush rainforest flanking his village. In the distance, a faint cloud of smoke…
Top 15 species discoveries from 2022 (Photos) by Liz Kimbrough 29 December 2022 A resplendent rainbow fish, a frog that looks like chocolate, a Thai tarantula, an anemone that rides on a back of a hermit crab, and the world's largest waterlily are…
Podcast: A bittersweet bioacoustics bonanza by Mike Gaworecki 27 December 2022 One of the most promising conservation technologies emerging in recent years is bioacoustics – the use of acoustic recording technologies to study the behavior, distribution, and abundance of wildlife –…
The Netherlands to stop paying subsidies to ‘untruthful’ biomass firms by Justin Catanoso 23 December 2022 A Mongabay story featuring a whistleblower who debunked the green claims of Enviva — the world’s largest wood pellet maker — has prompted the Dutch to ban subsidies to biomass firms who make false sustainability claims.
Podcast: Into the Wasteland, part 3: Buried in Europe’s recycling by Mongabay.com 20 December 2022 We all send our recycling somewhere for proper handling, but the operation of one such handling center in Poland makes one ask, is it being done right, or at all?…
Coffee capsules: Brewing up an (in)convenient storm of waste by Elham Shabahat 20 December 2022 In 2015, an anonymous user posted a video on YouTube titled “Kill the K-cup.” In shaky footage, the video shows a city overrun by a monster composed of coffee capsules,…
Brazil’s Pantanal is at risk of collapse, scientists say by Sharon Guynup 20 December 2022 Record fires, climate change, large-scale agriculture, deforestation and a proposed industrial waterway collectively threaten the world’s largest tropical wetland — a biodiversity hotspot and home to jaguars.
Mennonites deforest Peruvian Amazon, encroach on Indigenous lands | Chasing Deforestation by Romina Castagnino 8 December 2022 UCAYALI, Peru — Mennonites, an ultra-conservative religious group, are illegally converting pristine forests in the Peruvian Amazon into agricultural land. They are not only threatening biodiversity but also encroaching on Indigenous…
Shark-fishing gear banned across much of Pacific in conservation ‘win’ by Philip Jacobson 8 December 2022 DA NANG, Vietnam — Industrial-scale fishers will no longer be able to use two types of shark-fishing gear in the western and central Pacific Ocean after the international body in…
Whistleblower: Enviva claim of ‘being good for the planet… all nonsense’ by Justin Catanoso 5 December 2022 A biomass industry insider tells Mongabay in exclusive interviews that Enviva, the world’s largest maker of wood pellets for energy, is disingenuous in its green, eco-friendly claims to the public and stockholders.
Rare, critically endangered gecko making dramatic recovery in Caribbean by Maxwell Radwin 2 December 2022 A rare gecko no larger than a paperclip is making a comeback in the Caribbean, thanks to conservation efforts by environmental groups and the government. The Union Island gecko (Gonatodes…
Photos: Newcomer farmers in Brazil embrace bees, agroforestry and find success by Inaê Guion 2 December 2022 PARAÍBA VALLEY, Brazil — Under the frigid morning air of the Mantiqueira Mountains in southeastern Brazil, honeybees begin leaving the hive. “When day breaks they are calmer,” says Mara Galvão,…
Podcast: How reporters uncovered a massive illegal shark finning operation by Mike Gaworecki 1 December 2022 A major investigative report recently published by Mongabay uncovered a massive, clandestine and illegal shark finning operation across the fleet of one of China’s biggest tuna fishing companies. Listen here:…
As shark numbers plummet, nations seek ban on devastatingly effective gear by Philip Jacobson 26 November 2022 Famed undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau had a favorite shark: the oceanic whitetip, or Carcharhinus longimanus. He said they were the most dangerous of all sharks, more so than the great…
Despite pledges, obstacles stifle community climate and conservation funding by John Cannon 23 November 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caught Costa Rica’s Cabécar Indigenous communities at a precarious time. Amid the species-rich forests of the Talamanca Cabécar Indigenous territory, climate change had already begun…
In Kenya, a Maasai community burned by ecotourism gives it another shot by Eve Driver 16 November 2022 When luxury safari hotel Shompole Lodge opened in Kenya in 2000, it was an overnight sensation. For $630 a night, guests could gaze at elephants and zebras while soaking in…
Podcast: Escape into nature’s soundscapes by Mike Gaworecki 16 November 2022 Healthy ecosystems are often noisy places: from reefs to grasslands and forests, these are sonically rich thanks to all the species defending territories, finding mates, locating prey, or perhaps enjoying…
How Mitsubishi vacuumed up tuna from a rogue Chinese fishing fleet by Annelise Giseburt 10 November 2022 Tuna is ubiquitous in Japan, from high-end sashimi to go-around sushi chains and every neighborhood grocery store. But despite tuna’s central place in Japanese food culture, few know what really…
Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America’s hub for the toxic trade by Maxwell Radwin 8 November 2022 LA PAZ — Mercury, even at room temperature, will slowly transition from its silver liquid state into a dangerous vapor that, when inhaled, can leave a person with permanent brain…
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