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Date: 2023-04
Indigenous Pataxó demand land demarcation amid rising violence and murders by Sarah Sax and Hanna Wallis 31 March 2023 PRADO, Bahia — Eliane de Oliveira Conceição heard the roar of gunfire before she could see who was firing. In the early hours of daylight, she could make out three…
Reconnecting ‘island habitat’ with wild corridors in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest by Jeremy Hance 30 March 2023 In 2007, an NGO began linking up forest fragments in Brazil’s most at-risk biome. Today, Saving Nature has forest corridor projects underway on three continents. Part three of a three-part Mongabay mini-series on island habitat restoration.
Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams by Carolyn Cowan 30 March 2023 This is the second article in a Mongabay series focused on changes to the ecology and hydrology of the Mekong River. Read Part One. Niwat Roykaew, an environmental activist based…
Mountain islands: Restoring a transitional cloud forest in Costa Rica by Jeremy Hance 29 March 2023 In 2002, a couple vacationing in Costa Rica, stunned by deforestation there, bought land and regrew a transitional cloud forest — a grassroots model worth emulating: Part two of a three-part Mongabay mini-series on island habitat restoration.
As hydropower dams quell the Mekong’s life force, what are the costs? by Carolyn Cowan 29 March 2023 This is the first article in a Mongabay series focused on changes to the ecology and hydrology of the Mekong River. Read Part Two. The Mekong River carves a vast…
RSPO suspension of Brazil palm oil exporter tied to Mongabay land-grabbing report by Karla Mendes 29 March 2023 A Mongabay investigation into land-grabbing in the Brazilian Amazon has led to the suspension of the sustainability certificate of the country's second top palm oil exporter, as shown in email correspondence…
‘Hope is action.’ David Suzuki retires into a life of determined activism by Richard Schiffman 28 March 2023 David Suzuki was one of the first voices to call for action to curb climate change, but he is probably best known as a broadcaster and prolific author of 52…
From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i by Jeremy Hance 28 March 2023 Two musical instrument makers wanted to save Hawai‘i’s rare koa tree. In the process, they restored a tropical forest on the slopes of the Big Island’s Mauna Loa volcano. Part one of a three-part Mongabay mini-series on island habitat restoration.
‘Manta grid’ provides a ray of hope against industrial bycatch threat by Edward Carver 27 March 2023 For half a century, industrial tuna fishing vessels have borne scrutiny for catching animals they haven’t meant to: “bycatch,” in fisheries lingo. Purse seiner vessels, which provide most of the…
Mennonite colonies linked to deforestation of Indigenous territories and protected areas in Paraguay by Aldo Benítez 24 March 2023 ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — In the middle of the Paraguayan portion of the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest, a paved road leads to the Mbya Indigenous community of Pindo’i. Roads in the…
Island-hopping cougars redraw boundaries of big cats’ potential range by Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 March 2023 It’s often been said that big cats don’t like water — but this mythological thinking isn’t entirely accurate. New research provides evidence that some male cougars (Puma concolor), or pumas,…
Can we fix our failing food systems? Agroecology has answers by Mike DiGirolamo 21 March 2023 Overproduction of cash crops, vast monocultures of chemical-dependent grains and massive animal agriculture operations are putting major stress not just on U.S. farmland — where they’re contributing to soil erosion,…
Sea level rise looms, even for the best-prepared country on Earth by Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 March 2023 THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A misty rain blows against my face as I follow Farah Obaidullah along Scheveningen Beach in the northwest part of The Hague. Despite the wind and…
As U.N. members clinch historic high seas biodiversity treaty, what’s in it? by Elizabeth Fitt 8 March 2023 A landmark agreement for a legally binding treaty aimed at protecting biodiversity and ensuring the sustainable use of resources in international waters has at last been reached by U.N. member…
Logged and loaded: Cambodian prison official suspected in massive legalized logging operation by Gerald Flynn 8 March 2023 This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network where Gerald Flynn is a fellow. SIEM PANG, Cambodia — “Us locals cannot source benefits from the forest…
China-funded bridge threatens Paradise Reef in southern Philippines by Bong S. Sarmiento 7 March 2023 SAMAL ISLAND, Philippines — Its official name, the Island Garden City of Samal, tells you all you need to know about this bucolic township off the coast of the southern…
Lula government scrambles to overcome Yanomami crisis, but hurdles remain by Jenny Gonzales 6 March 2023 SÃO PAULO — Since the new Brazilian government under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office on Jan. 1, its ministries have been working together to overcome a humanitarian…
Restoration turns pastures into wildlife haven in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest by Sarah Brown 3 March 2023 CACHOEIRAS DE MACACU, Brazil — Gesturing across the still, green water reflecting the backdrop of forest-clad mountains, Nicholas Locke told of the time when this flourishing wetland was once a…
Indigenous Comcaac serve up an oceanic grain to preserve seagrass meadows by Astrid Arellano 3 March 2023 PUNTA CHUECA, Mexico — Legend has it that, many thousands of years ago, a messenger arrived in the Comcaac land on board a strange boat after sailing on the waters…
Amid war, Ukrainian biologists fight to protect conservation legacy by Marlowe Starling 22 February 2023 Before Ukrainian biologist Mikhail Rusin can grab his shovel and venture afield, he first needs to ask locals if there are land mines nearby in one of the few areas…
Podcast: Goodbye to blue skies? The trouble with engineered solutions by Mike DiGirolamo 21 February 2023 From pumping aerosols into the atmosphere to combat climate change to gene-editing invasive species, human beings continue to conjure up technological or “miracle” fixes to ecological ills, many of which…
Finland’s debate over Indigenous identity and rights turns ugly by John Last 21 February 2023 This story was produced with the funding support of the Pulitzer Center. Janne Hirvasvuopio got his first Valentine’s Day card early this year. But the message that came through his…
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