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Mongabay contributing editor Malavika Vyawahare has been recognized with a 2025 SEAL Award for her outstanding environmental journalism, joining an elite group of reporters celebrated for their ability to navigate and communicate complex climate and environmental issues to the public.…
Cyclone Fina could mark Australia's earliest storm landfall in 50+ years as it barrels toward Northern Territory. Meanwhile, agricultural interests push to overturn Amazon's protective soy moratorium, and Oregon officials euthanize stranded humpback whale after failed rescue efforts.
Marine biologists establish exact plastic amounts that kill ocean wildlife, while 500,000 protesters flood Manila demanding answers about $10 billion in missing flood protection money. Brazil recognizes 10 new Indigenous territories following climate summit demonstrations.
A groundbreaking study is challenging the common belief that Earth’s sixth mass extinction is accelerating, revealing instead that species loss may have actually slowed down over the past century. However, researchers caution that this apparent good news might be misleading.…
Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal.
A pioneering marine conservationist who transformed how Indonesia approaches coral reef protection has passed away. Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley dedicated her career to proving that successful ocean conservation must center the communities who depend on marine resources for survival. Initially trained as…
British High Court opens door to $47 billion in damages from catastrophic dam collapse that killed 19, while Indigenous groups in Colombia confront new copper mining threats. Meanwhile, glaciologists warn of accelerating ice collapse at COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Camber Sands beach requires massive cleanup after wastewater plant failure released plastic biobeads. Ford allegedly sold one million faulty diesel cars in UK High Court case. Indigenous activists demand Amazon protection voice at Brazil climate summit.
A remarkable environmental legacy has come to an end with the passing of Saalumarada Thimmakka, the extraordinary Indian woman who transformed a barren stretch of road into a lush green corridor by single-handedly planting nearly 400 banyan trees over her…
The state of Querétaro in central Mexico is caught in a devastating paradox: while enduring its worst drought in 100 years, it’s simultaneously becoming the epicenter of Mexico’s data center boom, with 32 new facilities planned that will consume enormous…
