#mongabay — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mongabay, aggregated by home.social.
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[Commentary] Well-managed protected areas aren't enough to stop the illegal wildlife trade while criminal networks remain intact.
In a new op-ed Ofir Drori, director of The EAGLE Network, argues that targeting corruption and dismantling trafficking syndicates is critical to securing wildlife.
*The views expressed are those of the author, not necessarily of #Mongabay.
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Mongabay’s video series, "Hands On: Stories That Build Change," explores grassroots environmental action in practice.
Watch how communities leverage local knowledge to develop practical solutions that safeguard their ecosystems and livelihoods.
Find all the videos in our #YouTube Channel!
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A #Mongabay investigation reveals Nepal continues issuing permits for private hydropower projects in protected areas, exploiting an unpublished Supreme Court ruling.
Since January, 10 projects threatening 85 hectares of vital conservation zones have been approved.
Rudra Pangeni reports.
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What makes a conservation project succeed? Veteran conservationist Bill Konstant says small grants, diverse teams and local champions are vital to saving threatened species.
He shares insights from his 40-year career in an interview with Rhett Ayers Butler.
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After 57 wild-caught sloths imported for tourism died in Florida, a criminal probe cleared facility Sloth World of neglect.
But while authorities cited a natural health incident, veterinary experts found the animals suffered severe malnourishment, emaciation & chronic stress.
Bobby Bascomb reports for #Mongabay.
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[Commentary] Egypt’s deserts are far more than empty spaces surrounding ancient ruins.
In a new op-ed, conservationist Marwan Mahmoud Kamal Hamdoun argues that conservation in these arid landscapes must center local ecological knowledge to make protection grounded, effective, and just.
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Microplastics have been found in Amazonian wildlife, including tapirs, bats, fish, and crabs, even inside remote protected areas.
Studies show plastic pollution crosses between aquatic and land ecosystems, with birds building nests from plastic debris.
Tiago da Mota e Silva reports for #Mongabay.
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[Commentary] Conservation fails when it separates biodiversity from Indigenous communities.
In a new op-ed, authors argue that Indigenous food sovereignty is a key, overlooked conservation strategy, offering a proven pathway toward ecological resilience.
By Gemma Sethsmith & Brijlal Chaudhari.
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Rising above Colombia’s Inírida River, the Cerros de Mavicure are sacred granite outcrops of the Guiana Shield.
Beyond their striking landscape, their long-term protection relies on Indigenous territorial governance and community-led conservation efforts.
Writes Rhett Ayers Butler.
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Protecting wildlife is only part of conservation, relationships with Indigenous and local communities matter just as much.
After his first year as Wildlife Conservation Society's CEO, Adam Falk argues that ecological integrity matters as much as acreage in 30x30 targets.
Learn more in this interview with Rhett Ayers Butler.
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[Commentary] While headlines suggest elephant poaching is declining, organized crime continues to drive the illegal ivory trade.
In a new op-ed, Mary Rice, executive director of the Environmental Investigation Agency, warns that news-making seizures mask a persistent crisis centered in southern Africa.
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Fifteen years ago, there were no orangutans in Jantho Nature Reserve.
Today, it’s home to a growing wild population. Nearly 200 rescued and relocated orangutans have been brought to Jantho, and researchers have recorded at least 10 babies born here.
But how do you build a wild orangutan population from scratch?
Watch our new film!
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Forest fires now burn twice as much land as they did 20 years ago, with the last three years being the worst on record.
In a new episode of the #Mongabay Newscast, Elizabeth Goldman, co-director of Global Nature Watch, warns that catastrophic blazes are the "new normal".
Learn more in this conversation with host Mike DiGirolamo.
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To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, #Mongabay's Latoya Abulu interviewed nine Indigenous leaders from around the world about climate solutions.
Their message is clear: bottom-up strategies rooted in local realities work, while top-down models often fail.
Read the full interviews to learn how traditional and local knowledge can build lasting environmental solutions.
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Brazilian data show Amazon deforestation alerts dropped 36% over the past year to a 13-year low, alongside declines in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
Though strengthened enforcement has curtailed clear-cutting, experts warn the Amazon remains vulnerable to fire, drought, and degradation.
Learn more in this report by Rhett Ayers Butler.
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[Founder's briefs] Rope canopy bridges in Brazil’s Amazon logged 15,000 wildlife crossings in 15 months without a single instance of roadkill.
These multi-layered aerial crossings help six primate species, including critically endangered titi monkeys, safely navigate busy roads dividing their forest habitat.
Writes Rhett Ayers Butler.
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