Environment & Sustainability

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Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems

This is the first installment of Mongabay’s coverage of beaver restoration in California. CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said…

UN Sessions on Solar Geoengineering Trigger Unease

There’s a growing global movement to oppose sun-dimming atmospheric experiments, but concerns about the potential threat of unilateral efforts by rogue nations are on the rise. By Bob Berwyn The top scientist for the Geneva-based United Nations Environmental Programme said…

Brazil weighs new measures to manage shark trade, fishing

The Brazilian government is reviewing its legal framework for the trade in sharks. Measures now under consideration include a potential ban on fin exports and stricter rules for shark fishing and imports, as well as revising the rules governing the…

The Great Insect Crisis

Insects underpin ecosystems worldwide, yet they are disappearing at alarming rates. In this 2019 special series, Mongabay reporter Jeremy Hance traces the global scale of the so-called “Insect Apocalypse,” as reported in the mainstream media — from massive declines in…