Wetlands are disappearing at three times the rate of forests, alarming conservationists who highlight the ecosystems’ role in ...

In a small town called Metetí, deep in Panama’s Darién province, Luis Gutiérrez manages La Reina, or “The Queen,” a cattle ...

In honor of world elephant day on August 12, we highlight recent Mongabay stories that celebrate elephant conservation ...

The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) works to link funders with community-based conservation groups, ensuring ...

More than eight months after the bloody killing of an Indigenous elder in eastern Borneo, police in Indonesia have yet to ...

In the forested highlands of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, Mingay Dakias knows exactly where to find medicine — not in modern health clinics but in the leaves, roots and vines that grow ...

For decades, environmental, social and governance systems have focused on stopping harm before it happens. Standards, ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. It wasn’t the first time the Vietnamese authorities had accused someone of tax evasion ...

As darkness settled over Colombo on Aug. 3, a small group of young men, led by a zoology professor, slipped quietly into Sri ...

Delegates, experts, and stakeholders from 184 countries and 619 organizations are determined to finalize the treaty on ...

Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and ...

The new international airport in Nepal’s tourism capital of Pokhara lies close to prime vulture sites, raising risks for the ...