Environmental Headlines
Through credible and accurate coverage of conservation and environmental issues, Mongabay inspires, educates, and informs the public, while enabling leaders to more effectively protect our planet's wildlife and ecosystems.
An analysis of the World Bank's Development Policy Loans finds support for investment incentives that flowed to coal and other fossil fuel projects.
Tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters, according to reports.
The Ecuadorian government tried to dissolve environmental organization Acción Ecológica after they raised concerns about the government’s actions dealing with mining ...
The Ecuadorian government recently declared a state of emergency in the province of Morona Santiago, which civil society organizations say is ...
With Southeast Asian forests rapidly running out of rare, high-value timber, traditional Vietnamese furniture companies are under pressure to clean up ...
A window into Indonesia's problem with encroachment in its protected areas, often the work of powerful actors.
An extinction crisis is emerging in Southeast Asia due to an increase in snares that are wiping out wildlife in unprecedented ...
A lot of companies have promised to stop buying palm oil from firms that destroy rainforests and abuse workers. Now they ...
Communication blackout orders issued since Trump's inauguration at the EPA and the USDA, two government agencies engaged in scientific research related ...
On this episode, we’re featuring highlights from a conversation with E.O. Wilson, who was recently interviewed by Mongabay senior correspondent Jeremy ...
This is a commentary by Russell A. Mittermeier, Executive Vice-Chair of Conservation International and Chair of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, ...
Two executive orders signed by the president allow for negotiations to proceed regarding the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota ...
As construction begins on Java’s Batang coal plant, a divided community faces environmental problems
Despite four years of protests, construction on the Batang coal-fired power plant has begun in Central Java. Local fishermen say they ...
An early adopter of REDD+, Guyana still retains much of its forest cover and aims to serve as an example of ...
Now Mongabay readers can keep up-to-date on the latest conservation and environmental science developments by subscribing to our free topic-based news ...
A study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters this month found that, while carbon finance can be effective in the ...
Trying to prevent a repeat of the 2015 Southeast Asian fire and haze crisis.
After a string of record-breaking months, it came as little surprise that 2016 was the third straight year to be deemed the ...
Signs indicate that a bridge aimed at connecting communities and oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo may be moving forward, despite ...
In November 2016, Erik Meijaard of Borneo Futures set out to retrace the footsteps of Henry Cushier Raven, a specimen collector ...
Wildtech Headlines
Wildtech, a joint initiative of Mongabay, RESOLVE’s Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions program, and the World Resources Institute (WRI), intends to help accelerate the flow of information among scientists, forest and wildlife managers, technology innovators, and interested groups and catalyze the development and application of technologies for forest and wildlife conservation.
How could we harness DNA barcode technology in a handheld modular device that frontline officials in developing countries could use to combat timber and wildlife trafficking?
Tips from a chili fence expert on how to make the most of a low-tech approach to reducing crop raiding and ...
A newly-launched online course aims to address the complex challenges facing conservation and development.
Technological developments in satellite data, camera traps, fecal genetics and spatial analysis are unshrouding the ecological mystery of snow leopards.
Explore some of the more advanced offerings of the Bloomberg Terminal, a software package offering real-time global news, financial data, and ...
The MAAP project integrates a range of satellite imagery and analysis tools to detect and disclose deforestation across the Peruvian Amazon.
Researchers are discovering they can determine the geographic origin of a wood sample based on chemical profiles generated using mass spectrometry.
Plant material that mountain gorillas chew and discard reveals viruses imperiling their endangered population.
Using satellite imagery to increase supply chain transparency, this new tool helps identify and eliminate palm oil-related deforestation.
In an effort to support the fight against poaching, the IUCN and GIZ partnered to produce a comprehensive review of best ...
Malaysia’s limestone hills, or karsts, have been described as “arks of biodiversity,” but they’re facing intense pressures from mining and other ...
This upcoming live open-access website will harness big data to help visualize, interpret and stop wildlife crime reported worldwide.
Handheld, palm-sized, lightweight DNA preparation and sequencing devices designed to analyse DNA using minimally invasive or non-invasive methods, are still limited, ...
The United Nations/Kenya Conference on Space Technology and Applications for Wildlife Management and Protecting Biodiversity aims to expand the use of ...
With seemingly elusive personalities and dwindling populations, scientists turn to innovative technology to learn more about and protect sharks.
The real-time wildlife sighting app, Latest Sightings, is linking a global community of wildlife enthusiasts and promoting conservation one “ting” at ...
Wildtech interviews Dr. Lilian Pintea of the Jane Goodall Institute about advances cloud mapping tools, the importance of community conservation, and ...
A Florida microbrewery’s pioneering packaging aims to feed, not harm, marine life.
Expensive thermal motion-detecting cameras keep a constant eye over Indian tiger reserves.
Learn how to track companies’ assets, such as palm oil and other commodities, with the Bloomberg Terminal. Part 2 of a ...