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A new generation of environmental journalists is taking on the challenge of exposing climate ignorance across the Global South, armed with fresh perspectives and deep connections to their communities. The sixth cohort of Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows—spanning…
A nighttime fishing expedition three decades ago fundamentally changed how Brazilian doctor Apolo Heringer views human health. While accompanying local fishers in the community of Raiz in southeastern Brazil, Heringer witnessed something extraordinary when their spotlight illuminated the river depths:…
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has cracked down on misleading environmental claims by banning advertisements that described wood-burning stoves as “very low emissions.” The decision targets promotional materials from the Stove Industry Association, the trade body representing stove manufacturers…
A catastrophic industrial accident has unleashed 67 million gallons of toxic wastewater into one of the Philippines’ most important marine protected areas. On October 24, a containment wall at an ethanol distillery collapsed, sending a torrent of chemical-laden wastewater cascading…
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 study reveals that the sacred waterway has reached unprecedented low…
UK households could be forced to pay twice for the same sewage cleanup efforts, according to a groundbreaking legal challenge heading to court this Tuesday. Environmental campaign group River Action is taking water regulator Ofwat to court, arguing that proposed…
Brazil’s Congress is advancing controversial legislation that could overturn three decades of constitutional protection for Indigenous lands, potentially opening these territories to legal mining operations. The move comes as global demand for critical minerals like gold has reached unprecedented levels,…
High in the mountains of Sumatra, retired district leader Wilmar Eliaser Simandjorang stands overlooking Lake Toba—a massive volcanic crater lake that holds deep spiritual significance for the Batak people. What he sees below breaks his heart: once-pristine waters now clouded…
A shocking new study has found that more than 98% of fish and mussels in English waters contain mercury levels that exceed European Union safety standards, intensifying calls for the United Kingdom to join other nations in banning mercury-based dental…
Despite the Republic of Congo shutting down a Chinese gold mining operation in November 2024, the environmental devastation at the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve continues to plague local communities months later. A new Mongabay video investigation reveals the lasting impact of…
