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The world’s leading certifier of sustainable palm oil has ruled a Samsung subsidiary violated its standards by failing to consult with a local Indigenous community in Sumatra, Indonesia, where it cleared forests for oil palm plantations. In a Sept. 13 decision, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said its member PT Inecda, a subsidiary […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Standing on a coastal boardwalk overlooking the upper Gulf of Thailand, Wisut Leksomboon points to two mature mangrove trees whose branches intertwine like lovers’ limbs. “We found that by planting two seedlings close together, they can offer each other support as they grow. These trees are about 30 years old,” Wisut tells […]
The recently published Living Planet Report documents a dramatic loss of wildlife over the last 50 years, from 1970 to 2020. Overall, monitored wildlife populations shrank by 73%, with the sharpest declines observed in Latin America. To compile the report, researchers with the U.K. conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF looked at […]
In northern Ghana, communities are facing food insecurity and declining livelihoods due to erratic weather, degraded soils and loss of forests. Among those working on ways to unpick this complicated knot of challenges in the Northern Savannah Zone is an NGO called the Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems, or RAINS. The NSZ stretches 97,000 […]
A record-high number of Indigenous people were elected in Brazil’s recent municipal elections, a key move to ensure the fulfillment of Indigenous rights, public services and assistance and should pave the way to increase the number of Indigenous people elected in the 2026 state and federal ballots, advocates and activists say.
The Ghanaian government is set to repeal its controversial pro-mining legislation, following weeks of demonstrations against environmentally disastrous mining, including the threat of a nationwide labor strike. In November 2022, the government issued LI 2462, a directive allowing mining in forest reserves, including biodiversity hotspots. Mongabay previously reported on how LI 2462 threatened to exacerbate […]
Once lively inhabitants of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coastline in southeast Bangladesh, the red ghost crabs (Ocypode macrocera) are now becoming increasingly rare, according to local media reports. Known for their agility and burrowing abilities, these elusive crabs play a critical role in the beach ecosystem by controlling organic debris and serving as prey for larger […]
The narrative of civilization’s rise and fall is often painted with grand achievements and epic downfalls, but one of the most understated forces behind humanity’s progress—and its moments of regression—is the forest. John Perlin’s seminal work, A Forest Journey, reveals how forests have been central to human history, shaping the fate of societies from antiquity […]
Joan Carling has become the first Filipino Indigenous activist to win the 2024 Right Livelihood Award. Also referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize, the award annually honors individuals and organizations committed to advancing social justice and environmental causes. In an announcement video on Oct. 3, Right Livelihood Award Foundation executive director Ole von Uexkuell […]
South Africa-based nonprofit African Parks has announced a $1 billion action plan to manage 30 protected areas by 2030. The NGO currently manages 22 protected areas across 12 African countries. Speaking at a summit in September, African Parks CEO Peter Fearnhead said the action plan would allow the group “to scale up existing efforts to manage […]
The popular climate-focused radio show and podcast Climate One, a program of The Commonwealth Club of California, recently hosted Mongabay and Jane Goodall at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the news organization’s 25th anniversary and her 90th birthday, respectively, in front a live audience of 1,700. Mongabay’s podcast previously spoke […]
The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, should be treasured. Instead, it is being pushed to extinction by the climate crisis and agribusiness. This year alone, over two million hectares of the Pantanal have been reduced to ash. The ancestral lands of the […]
Titled quilombo territories — traditional Brazilian communities originally formed by runaway enslaved people — have significantly lower deforestation rates, making them crucial for conserving Brazil's natural biomes.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — To his fellow tribal members, Datu Julito Ahao is jokingly called matanglawin, which literally means “having an eye of an eagle.” Aptly so. Under the watch of the 64-year-old chieftain, more than a dozen critically endangered Philippine eagles, the country’s national bird, have hatched and survived in the wild since the […]
The world’s leading certifier of sustainable palm oil has ruled a Samsung subsidiary violated its standards by failing to consult with a local Indigenous community in Sumatra, Indonesia, where it cleared forests for oil palm plantations. In a Sept. 13 decision, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said its member PT Inecda, a subsidiary […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Standing on a coastal boardwalk overlooking the upper Gulf of Thailand, Wisut Leksomboon points to two mature mangrove trees whose branches intertwine like lovers’ limbs. “We found that by planting two seedlings close together, they can offer each other support as they grow. These trees are about 30 years old,” Wisut tells […]
The recently published Living Planet Report documents a dramatic loss of wildlife over the last 50 years, from 1970 to 2020. Overall, monitored wildlife populations shrank by 73%, with the sharpest declines observed in Latin America. To compile the report, researchers with the U.K. conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF looked at […]
In northern Ghana, communities are facing food insecurity and declining livelihoods due to erratic weather, degraded soils and loss of forests. Among those working on ways to unpick this complicated knot of challenges in the Northern Savannah Zone is an NGO called the Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems, or RAINS. The NSZ stretches 97,000 […]
A record-high number of Indigenous people were elected in Brazil’s recent municipal elections, a key move to ensure the fulfillment of Indigenous rights, public services and assistance and should pave the way to increase the number of Indigenous people elected in the 2026 state and federal ballots, advocates and activists say.
The Ghanaian government is set to repeal its controversial pro-mining legislation, following weeks of demonstrations against environmentally disastrous mining, including the threat of a nationwide labor strike. In November 2022, the government issued LI 2462, a directive allowing mining in forest reserves, including biodiversity hotspots. Mongabay previously reported on how LI 2462 threatened to exacerbate […]
Once lively inhabitants of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coastline in southeast Bangladesh, the red ghost crabs (Ocypode macrocera) are now becoming increasingly rare, according to local media reports. Known for their agility and burrowing abilities, these elusive crabs play a critical role in the beach ecosystem by controlling organic debris and serving as prey for larger […]
The narrative of civilization’s rise and fall is often painted with grand achievements and epic downfalls, but one of the most understated forces behind humanity’s progress—and its moments of regression—is the forest. John Perlin’s seminal work, A Forest Journey, reveals how forests have been central to human history, shaping the fate of societies from antiquity […]
Joan Carling has become the first Filipino Indigenous activist to win the 2024 Right Livelihood Award. Also referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize, the award annually honors individuals and organizations committed to advancing social justice and environmental causes. In an announcement video on Oct. 3, Right Livelihood Award Foundation executive director Ole von Uexkuell […]
South Africa-based nonprofit African Parks has announced a $1 billion action plan to manage 30 protected areas by 2030. The NGO currently manages 22 protected areas across 12 African countries. Speaking at a summit in September, African Parks CEO Peter Fearnhead said the action plan would allow the group “to scale up existing efforts to manage […]
The popular climate-focused radio show and podcast Climate One, a program of The Commonwealth Club of California, recently hosted Mongabay and Jane Goodall at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the news organization’s 25th anniversary and her 90th birthday, respectively, in front a live audience of 1,700. Mongabay’s podcast previously spoke […]
The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, should be treasured. Instead, it is being pushed to extinction by the climate crisis and agribusiness. This year alone, over two million hectares of the Pantanal have been reduced to ash. The ancestral lands of the […]
Titled quilombo territories — traditional Brazilian communities originally formed by runaway enslaved people — have significantly lower deforestation rates, making them crucial for conserving Brazil's natural biomes.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — To his fellow tribal members, Datu Julito Ahao is jokingly called matanglawin, which literally means “having an eye of an eagle.” Aptly so. Under the watch of the 64-year-old chieftain, more than a dozen critically endangered Philippine eagles, the country’s national bird, have hatched and survived in the wild since the […]