The growing rights-of-nature movement seeks to protect the environment by legally acknowledging its inherent right to exist and thrive independent of human use.
Where Sea Otters Play, Salt Marshes Stay, New Study Shows
A new study has found that sea otters are helping to slow down salt marsh erosion in Elkhorn Slough in California by eating burrowing crabs.
A new study has found that sea otters are helping to slow down salt marsh erosion in Elkhorn Slough in California by eating burrowing crabs.
From Exporting Coral To Restoring Reefs, a Madagascar Startup Rethinks Business
After her father died, Jeimila Donty took over her family’s coral export business and shifted its focus to conservation, creating Koraï.
After her father died, Jeimila Donty took over her family’s coral export business and shifted its focus to conservation, creating Koraï.
‘Healthy Humans Without a Healthy Planet Is a Logical Fallacy’: Interview With Dr. Sakib Burza
Brought up watching nature’s grandeur in Indian Kashmir, Dr. Sakib Burza’s early inspiration in medicine began at home before he went on to work with Indigenous and local communities in tropical forest regions.
Brought up watching nature’s grandeur in Indian Kashmir, Dr. Sakib Burza’s early inspiration in medicine began at home before he went on to work with Indigenous and local communities in tropical forest regions.
Fashioning a Circular Future for Traditional and Alternative Leather
Crafting leather from animal hides is an age-old industry, but its production today continues to mostly follow a linear model often mired in a range of environmental problems, including pollution, the creation of huge amounts of waste, high water use, and climate change-causing emissions.
Crafting leather from animal hides is an age-old industry, but its production today continues to mostly follow a linear model often mired in a range of environmental problems, including pollution, the creation of huge amounts of waste, high water use, and climate change-causing emissions.
Ghana’s Medicinal Plants, the ‘First Aid’ for Communities, Are Under Threat
Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study.
Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study.
In Bangladesh, Sunflower Grows Where Other Crops Don’t Amid Increasing Salinity
The changing climate, rising sea levels and other anthropogenic factors are forcing a vast area of Bangladesh’s coastal zone to remain barren due to the presence of salinity in arable land.
The changing climate, rising sea levels and other anthropogenic factors are forcing a vast area of Bangladesh’s coastal zone to remain barren due to the presence of salinity in arable land.
Can ‘Degrowth’ Solve Our Ecological, Social & Economic Problems?
Economist Tim Parrique speaks with co-host Rachel Donald on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast about the economic model known as “degrowth.”
Economist Tim Parrique speaks with co-host Rachel Donald on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast about the economic model known as “degrowth.”
Ocean Heating Breaks Record, Again, With Disastrous Outcomes for the Planet
New research shows that ocean temperatures are hotter than ever in the modern era due to human-driven global warming.
New research shows that ocean temperatures are hotter than ever in the modern era due to human-driven global warming.
Palau Is the First Nation to Ratify Treaty to Protect High Seas
Palau has become the first nation to ratify the high seas treaty, which seeks to protect and manage ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Palau has become the first nation to ratify the high seas treaty, which seeks to protect and manage ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Turning Bat Caves Into Sanctuaries: Interview With Mexican Ecologist Rodrigo Medellín
A hundred experts from Mexico, the United States and Canada worked together for the past two years to release the first report on the state of the 154 bat species that live in North America.
A hundred experts from Mexico, the United States and Canada worked together for the past two years to release the first report on the state of the 154 bat species that live in North America.
Lessons From Finland’s Attempt to Transition to a Circular Economy
Eight years ago, Finland became the first country to adopt a national circular economy road map to reduce the material footprint of its national economy.
Eight years ago, Finland became the first country to adopt a national circular economy road map to reduce the material footprint of its national economy.
How Much Carbon Does Ocean Trawling Put Into the Atmosphere?
New research suggests that bottom trawling stirs up large amounts of carbon from the seabed and releases 55-60% of this carbon into the atmosphere within nine years.
New research suggests that bottom trawling stirs up large amounts of carbon from the seabed and releases 55-60% of this carbon into the atmosphere within nine years.
Why the Amazon’s Small Streams Have a Major Impact on Its Grand Rivers
An unprecedented time-series study in the basin of the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, assesses the level of degradation of small rivers threatened by agribusiness expansion.
An unprecedented time-series study in the basin of the Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, assesses the level of degradation of small rivers threatened by agribusiness expansion.
‘Hope Is the Last to Die’: Q&A With Indigenous Leader Jose Parava on Land Rights
Jose Antônio Parava Ramos is a young leader of the Chiquitano people from the Portal do Encantado Indigenous land, in Mato Grosso state, west-central Brazil, bordering Bolívia.
Jose Antônio Parava Ramos is a young leader of the Chiquitano people from the Portal do Encantado Indigenous land, in Mato Grosso state, west-central Brazil, bordering Bolívia.
Direct Funding of Indigenous Peoples Can Protect Global Rainforests & the Climate (Commentary)
Indigenous leaders attended the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos last week.
Indigenous leaders attended the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos last week.