news.mongabay.comadded August 2026
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner2d ago
- Egypt is famous for ancient ruins but its protected areas and biosphere reserves contain another kind of heritage: Fossil valleys, desert plants, coral-linked coastal systems, migration routes...
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu2d ago
- Five new marine protected areas (MPAs) came into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand in July after more than a decade of grassroots and governmental work — and a sixth is expected to open in the near...
Mongabay Globalby Autumn Spanne2d ago
- The Philippine Supreme Court struck down a regulation requiring commercial fishing vessels to continuously transmit their locations and submit electronic catch reports.
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup2d ago
- When cougars are present in a landscape, roads are safer, according to a new study. - In area where the cats were highly active, the expected number of deer-vehicle collisions fell by 76% over...
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb2d ago
Agents of Brazil’s Indigenous agency, FUNAI, spent 60 days in June and July 2026 physically marking the borders of the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Indigenous Territory.
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong2d ago
- The Yaya Leadership Initiative, launched in memory of late Indonesian environmental leader Nur Hidayati, aims to develop a new generation of community leaders, particularly women, young people...
Mongabay Globalby Sam Lee2d ago
While elephant ivory, rhino horns and pangolin scales get a lot of attention when it comes to illegal wildlife trade, marine wildlife are widely targeted as well.
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao2d ago
New research suggests a “massive and untapped” opportunity for conservation within commercial concessions in Southeast Asia, reports Mongabay’s Carolyn Cowan.
Mongabay Globalby Xavier Bartaburu3d ago
- Studies have found microplastics in various species of Amazonian wildlife, including fish, tapirs, crabs and bats, even within protected areas far from major urban centers.
Mongabay Globalby Mikedigirolamo3d ago
British wildlife photographer Margot Raggett says she created the book Remembering Elephants after she heard David Attenborough say, “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren...
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu3d ago
- The Iraya Mangyan ancestral forestland supports hundreds of plant and animal species, including many that are rare, threatened or found only on the Philippines’ Mindoro Island.
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu3d ago
- Joint management of the Great Barrier Reef is changing, with Traditional Owners playing an increasing role in the conservation of one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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