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Category: 9. Environment
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She built a newsroom across 7 countries—Here’s how she did it
- Maria Isabel Torres, Program Director of Mongabay Latam, has spent nearly a decade shaping the bureau into a regional leader in environmental journalism, building a cross-border newsroom recognized for…
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African bats require monitoring in protected areas, study finds
Bats play a vital role in African ecosystems, from pollination and seed dispersal to pest control, significantly contributing to local ecology and livelihoods. The conventional…
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Reversing deforestation relies on resource ownership (commentary)
- The transition from deforestation to reforestation will rely on local resource ownership, because this ownership is an unavoidable prerequisite for the financing of carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services…
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In ‘Hope Dies Last,’ author Alan Weisman chronicles the people fighting for the planet
I bought Alan Weisman’s Hope Dies Last in a bookstore despite knowing nothing about it and based purely on the title. Four hundred pages later, I sat down with the author to talk about the miraculous accomplishments and resilience of the…
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Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure
MIAMI (AP) — Officials have shut down early the remote krill fishery near Antarctica after trawling for the tiny crustacean — a vital food source for whales that also helps…
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Power poop saves the day (cartoon)
The infamous stench of a penguin’s projectile poop isn’t its only superpower. New research suggests that the nitrogen in the droppings of Adélie penguins can react with…
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A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about
Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to…
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EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive
The U.S. government is in full retreat from its efforts to make vehicles more fuel-efficient, which it has been waging, along with state governments, since the 1970s.
The latest move came on July 29, 2025, when the Environmental Protection…
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Jayantha Jayewardene, Sri Lanka’s elephant advocate, died July 30, aged 81
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
Few men have stood so squarely in the…
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