An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For much of ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. He has ...

A Kenyan environmentalist hugged a palm tree for 72 straight hours in Nyeri county to draw attention to the rapid loss of the ...

The year 2025 might be seen as one of backsliding when it comes to tackling the environmental crises that face our planet.

On the island of Sherbro in Sierra Leone, as in much of the country, there’s limited access to vital services needed to make ...

Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s ...

Colombia is the world’s third-largest coffee producer and the main producer of Arabica coffee, which is known worldwide for ...

Sri Lanka’s misty hill country, a hub for nature-based tourism, is currently grappling with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

For much of the late 20th century, environmental writing oscillated between alarm and reassurance. One strand emphasized ...

Researchers have described a new-to-science species of carnivorous plant that’s known from only three locations on the ...

Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people ...

As Belém's COP30 ended in compromise, political forces moved swiftly to accelerate destruction far from the global spotlight.