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Four years after Hurricane Ida destroyed their Louisiana home, Jennifer and Dean Bye are still living in a house with exposed plywood, mold-stained windowsills, and bare concrete floors. Their three…
A devastating hailstorm that struck the small Queensland town of Esk over the weekend left nearly 120 flying foxes severely injured, highlighting the vulnerability of native wildlife to extreme weather…
Rhett Butler, founder and CEO of environmental news platform Mongabay, has received significant recognition for his contributions to conservation journalism. Butler was recently awarded the prestigious Henry Shaw Medal by…
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has captured international attention with ambitious environmental promises: achieving 100% renewable energy by 2035 and eliminating coal power within 15 years. These bold commitments from one…
After public outcry, Kenya has reversed a controversial decision that would have ended a successful 15-year partnership protecting one of Nairobi’s most cherished natural spaces. The Kenya Forest Service announced…
A massive natural gas complex deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest is receiving billions in funding from major global banks, even as these same institutions publicly commit to environmental protection, according…
Today’s environmental headlines reveal a world caught between accelerating climate impacts and the messy, often contradictory human responses to our planetary crisis. The stories arriving from across the globe paint…
Deep in Colombia’s Amazon rainforest, two Indigenous communities have taken on an extraordinary mission: protecting uncontacted peoples who choose to remain hidden from the modern world. For over a decade,…
As world leaders prepare for next week’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, tiny Suriname is punching well above its weight in global climate discussions. This South American nation of just…
International efforts to protect Antarctica’s fragile marine ecosystem hit a major roadblock last week, as delegates from 27 nations failed to agree on critical conservation measures during their annual summit…
Brazilian Federal Police have charged 31 individuals in what authorities are calling the country’s largest carbon credit fraud operation to date. The criminal scheme, uncovered through “Operation Greenwashing,” involved fraudulent…
A perfect storm of climate change and funding cuts is creating a public health crisis in Kenya, where rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have accelerated the spread of kala-azar, a…
British agriculture is experiencing a severe financial crisis, with more than one-third of farmers either losing money or barely breaking even, according to a troubling new industry report. The McCain…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly weighing a controversial trade-off that could slash up to £170 from average household energy bills—but at the cost of programs designed to make homes more…
A fierce internal battle is brewing within Australia’s Liberal Party as MPs clash over whether to maintain the country’s net zero emissions commitment. The dispute has intensified following the National…
The mighty Ganges River, a lifeline for over 600 million people across India and Bangladesh, is experiencing its most severe water crisis in more than a millennium. A groundbreaking new…
A prominent environmental activist in Thailand is facing a defamation lawsuit from one of the country’s largest food corporations over allegations linking the company to a devastating invasive fish outbreak.…
The Galápagos Islands, famous for their pristine ecosystems that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution, face a new ecological crisis. Hundreds of thousands of invasive Fowler’s snouted treefrogs have colonized the…
A groundbreaking archaeological discovery is shedding new light on the innovative capabilities of our earliest human ancestors, revealing that sophisticated tool-making technology was successfully transmitted across thousands of generations. Recent…
A new generation of environmental journalists is refusing to give up hope in the face of mounting planetary crises. Through Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows program, young reporters…
