Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, is one of the top generators of solid waste among Brazil’s state capitals, with an average ...

Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest ...

A camera trap in an Indonesian mountain forest has recorded a rare Javan leopard, sparking renewed conservation monitoring ...

Three conservation trusts have together purchased an area of a severely threatened vegetation type found in the Overberg ...

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

After a series of alleged leopard poaching incidents in Sri Lanka, conservationists warn that the big cats are likely being ...

Their scaly skin resembles volcanic rock, their backs are ridged with a row of spikes, and they have extremely long, curved ...

Nepal has long relied on hydropower projects to meet most of its energy needs, but recent complaints from Indigenous and ...

I want my children to see a rhino with their own eyes — not only in Etosha [National Park],” says Sofia /Nuas, a member of ...

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three ...

For many members of the nomadic Bajau sea tribe on Indonesia’s Kabaena Island, growing up meant swimming and fishing in clear ...

Several government agencies in southern Brazil have said they will stop ordering angelshark meat for public meal programs, in ...