Conservation debates are usually framed by damage already visible. Forests are cleared, fisheries decline, protected areas ...

In the second half of the 20th century, animal protection was often treated in public debate as a minor cause, sentimental at ...

For generations, Manhera Shrestha’s family has cultivated the same ancestral land in Khokana, an ancient settlement perched ...

The story of the world’s tropical forests in 2025 was not one of dramatic reversal, but one shaped by accumulated pressure.

Flat-headed cats haven’t gone extinct in Thailand after all. A population is clinging on in the peat swamp forests of ...

Bandara Jayaratne from Beraliya, a village in the Aranayaka region in Sri Lanka, is among the fortunate individuals who ...

The agriculture sector’s adaptation to climate change in Africa remains severely underfunded, say stakeholders after the U.N.

The history of conservation in West Africa is often written as a record of loss: wildlife depleted, institutions stretched ...

Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to ...

Conservation has a habit of being treated as either romance or emergency. In practice it is closer to logistics: permits, ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

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