Environment & Sustainability

To protect pangolins in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, conservationists are turning to community-driven customary laws, reports contributor Kasturi Das for Mongabay India. In February this year, the United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP), the apex tribal body of the…

In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem.

Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.

Across the state’s heartland, communities such as Indiantown are weighing proposals for hyperscale data centers. The massive facilities would reshape Florida’s rural lands. By Amy Green INDIANTOWN, Fla.—Carroll McAllister frets over the prospect of a hyperscale data center opening next…

Anaerobic digester loans showed “significant delinquency rates,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while environmental groups see the technology driving an expansion of large-scale animal farming operations. By Steven Rodas, Lisa Sorg The federal government’s pause on new loans for…

The 43-year-old police officer and mother of three serves as the team’s payload scientist.

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The case for Australia’s new Great Koala National Park rests on a practical point: koalas need more than scattered trees. They need connected…

Ulster Wildlife takes on 100 year restoration project of ancient rainforest.

Most people have joyful memories of playing outside as children – and now wildlife charities are urging people to ‘rewild their inner child’ Climbing trees, squelching in mud, paddling in ponds or making dens in the woods – people’s memories…

Countries are learning that the finer things in life sometimes have a serendipitous side benefit.