In parts of Indonesian Borneo, forests endure not because they are fenced off or regulated, but because they are feared.
Vanuatu Communities Move to Protect Taro, an Ancestral Climate-Resilient Crop (Analysis)
Taro is a traditional food of Vanuatu, and its culture over millennia has resulted in several hundred indigenous varieties.
Taro is a traditional food of Vanuatu, and its culture over millennia has resulted in several hundred indigenous varieties.
Patagonia Fires Reignite Debate Over Argentina’s Underfunded Environmental Agencies
It remains unclear how or why the fires began, but the prosecutor’s office reportedly confirmed one of them was set intentionally.
It remains unclear how or why the fires began, but the prosecutor’s office reportedly confirmed one of them was set intentionally.
Making 60% of the Ocean Manageable (Commentary)
BBNJ attempts to address the gap in high seas management without replacing existing institutions, presenting both opportunities and challenges.
BBNJ attempts to address the gap in high seas management without replacing existing institutions, presenting both opportunities and challenges.
How US Intervention Could Deepen Venezuela’s Environmental Crisis
Venezuela has an estimated 300 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, the largest in the world. But decaying infrastructure and corruption make investment almost impossible, with a high risk of spills inside sensitive ecosystems.
Venezuela has an estimated 300 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, the largest in the world. But decaying infrastructure and corruption make investment almost impossible, with a high risk of spills inside sensitive ecosystems.
Brazil Bets Reducing Poverty Can Protect the Amazon
That shift is taking place within ARPA, the Amazon Region Protected Areas program.
That shift is taking place within ARPA, the Amazon Region Protected Areas program.
From South to North, Sri Lanka’s Cricket Dreams Undermine Fragile Ecosystems
Cricket is more than a sport in Sri Lanka. It is woven into the country’s postindependence identity.
Cricket is more than a sport in Sri Lanka. It is woven into the country’s postindependence identity.
A New Treaty Comes Into Force to Govern Life on the High Seas
For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart.
For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart.
The Knowledge to Save Coffee Already Exists, Now It’s in One E-Library
Coffee is “a very sensitive little plant,” Etelle Higonnet, founder and director of Coffee Watch, told Mongabay in a video call.
Coffee is “a very sensitive little plant,” Etelle Higonnet, founder and director of Coffee Watch, told Mongabay in a video call.
How Many Insects Does California Have? We’re Getting Closer to an Answer
Leading the effort is Austin Baker, a postdoctoral researcher at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Leading the effort is Austin Baker, a postdoctoral researcher at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Ocean Set ‘Alarming’ New Temperature Record in 2025
The study, published Jan. 9 in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, found that the ocean heat content (OHC) in the upper 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) of the water column had increased by a larger amount than in any year since 2017.
The study, published Jan. 9 in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, found that the ocean heat content (OHC) in the upper 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) of the water column had increased by a larger amount than in any year since 2017.
What Can—And Cannot—Be Done to Save the World’s Glaciers
Global measurements show sustained and accelerating glacier loss since the 1970s, driven primarily by human-caused warming. In many regions, what was once seasonal melt has become irreversible decline.
Global measurements show sustained and accelerating glacier loss since the 1970s, driven primarily by human-caused warming. In many regions, what was once seasonal melt has become irreversible decline.
Indonesia Says 4 Million Hectares of Plantation, Mining Lands Reclaimed in Crackdown
Land seizures have exceeded the initial target by 400%, officials say, and the scale of the enforcement raises questions about how many oil palm plantations in the country are actually illegal.
Land seizures have exceeded the initial target by 400%, officials say, and the scale of the enforcement raises questions about how many oil palm plantations in the country are actually illegal.
Study Tracks Fishing Boats to See How Heat Waves Affect Fish Distribution
The authors position fishers as “apex predators” and build on research that finds that predators are good ecosystem sentinels.
The authors position fishers as “apex predators” and build on research that finds that predators are good ecosystem sentinels.
Silvopasture Gains Momentum in the Amazon, but Can It Shrink Beef’s Footprint?
Ranchers need extensive financial support with silvopasture; experts say that payments for ecosystem services or tax breaks could prevent people from switching back to more lucrative monocultures that harm the environment.
Ranchers need extensive financial support with silvopasture; experts say that payments for ecosystem services or tax breaks could prevent people from switching back to more lucrative monocultures that harm the environment.
A Catastrophe That Might Offer a Glimpse of Hope for Indonesia (Commentary)
Public anger and political attention have converged, with deforestation emerging as a central topic of national debate and senior Indonesian leaders acknowledging failures in forest protection and governance.
Public anger and political attention have converged, with deforestation emerging as a central topic of national debate and senior Indonesian leaders acknowledging failures in forest protection and governance.