Airbus to marshal its satellites against deforestation
One of the world’s largest aerospace companies is enlisting its satellites in the fight to save forests. That’s the aim of Starling, a new service developed by Airbus Defence and…
House of Mussels: an artificial reef off the coast of Jakarta
t’s a diver’s bane: beautiful and interesting sites, but low visibility. This year, Indonesia’s anomalously wet dry season overlapped its stormy rain season. Yet, while Jakarta proper was inundated, the…
10 conservation “fads”: how have they worked in Latin America?
n May 2013, the journal Conservation Biology published an editorial describing 10 conservation methods that emerged since the late 1970's as fads, “approaches that are embraced enthusiastically and then abandoned.”…
Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on the Maya Biosphere Reserve: Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve…
Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on the Maya Biosphere Reserve: Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve…
Can conservationists overcome their differences to save life on Earth?
Veteran Mongabay reporter Jeremy Hance’s hard-hitting series investigating recent changes in the field of conservation drew tens of thousands of readers and sparked intense conversation. Catch all four parts of…
Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve
Other stories in Mongabay’s series on the Maya Biosphere Reserve: Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala…
The key to tropical conservation: scrap big projects, invest in people
r. Andrew Mack studies the close living relatives of the dinosaur, the cassowaries, giant flightless birds that can knock you out with a single kick. Though, as Dr. Mack will…
Epilogue: Conservation still divided, looking for a way forward
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray? Part 2: How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals Part 3: Conservation today, the old-fashioned…
Conservation’s people problem
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray? Part 2: How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals Part 3: Conservation today, the old-fashioned…
Conservation today, the old-fashioned way
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray? Part 2: How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals Part 4: Conservation's people problem Epilogue: Conservation still…
How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 1: Has big conservation gone astray? Part 3: Conservation today, the old-fashioned way Part 4: Conservation's people problem Epilogue: Conservation still divided, looking…
7 conservationists win the ‘Green Oscars’
This year’s Whitley Awards -- often referred to as the “Green Oscars” -- has been given to seven conservationists chosen from a pool of over 120 applicants from 53 countries…
Has big conservation gone astray?
Other stories in Mongabay's Conservation, Divided series: Part 2: How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals Part 3: Conservation today, the old-fashioned way Part 4: Conservation's people problem Epilogue: Conservation…
Baby boom for New Zealand’s extremely rare giant parrot
New Zealand’s extremely rare kakapos (Strigops habroptila) have received a much-needed boost. This year, 37 kakapo chicks have survived so far, making it the most successful breeding season in more…
Forest restoration: from Stone Age to drone age
t the start of the rainy season thousands of people trudge across tropical landscapes lugging baskets full of tree saplings on their backs. These men and women are carrying the…
$1m for devising best way to map Indonesia’s peatlands
Want to make a million dollars? Find the most efficient way to map Indonesia’s peatlands. That’s the ticket to winning the Indonesian Peat Prize, announced by the cartographically challenged Southeast…
New ‘Blue Economy Challenge’ wants your solutions to transform the aquaculture industry
The rising demand for fish, combined with unsustainable fishing practices, has put tremendous pressure on wild catches. Aquaculture -- cultivation of fish and shellfish -- has been trying to fill…
New tool seeks end to Indonesian paper giants’ secret links
The paper product industry — and public at large — has a new tool to determine exactly who is connected to the companies responsible for deforesting Indonesia. An absence of…
How are NGOs innovating to reach palm oil financiers and companies?
Part four in a five-part series on the attitudes of palm oil financiers towards company sustainability. Read the first, second, third and fifth installments. he previous article in this series discussed the role of governments and regulators…
Camera trap pictures help nab tiger poacher
Photos captured by camera traps could seal the fate of an alleged tiger poacher in Thailand, WCS announced last Wednesday. Thailand police have confiscated tiger skin and body parts at…
Conservationists propose the ‘World Heritage Wilderness Complex’ to protect large landscapes
Fifteen years ago, Cyril Kormos helped create the Central Suriname Nature Reserve — 1.6 million hectares (about 4 million acres) of protected tropical forest that provides habitat for jaguars, giant…
Does conservation work? Using the IUCN Red List to evaluate groups’ performance
nderstanding whether conservation programs really work is hard to do, but it is becoming increasingly important for organizations wanting to raise funds and justify their work preserving species and habitats.…
After long battle, big swath of Sumatran rainforest wins protection
In what conservationists are hailing as a major breakthrough in efforts to protect Sumatra's fast-dwindling lowland rainforests, the Indonesian government on Wednesday finally approved an ecosystem restoration license for more…
Exploring the intersection of conservation and technology
Many of the same technologies we use every day may also be key to protecting our planet’s natural heritage. Mobile phones that record and send our selfie video can do…
Borneo’s rainforest may get high-tech 3D scan to boost conservation
CAO lasers easily penetrate forest canopies to reveal minute variations in ground elevation associated with soils. This images shows a ground elevation map in dense tropical forest of western Amazon.…
Peru has massive opportunity to avoid emissions from deforestation
Carnegie Airborne Observatory map showing carbon in along the main stem of the Amazon in Peru. All images courtesy of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory/Greg Asner Nearly a billion tons of…
Next big idea in forest conservation? Recognize the value of novel forests
Innovation in Tropical Forest Conservation: Q&A with Ariel Lugo Ariel Lugo overlooking an urban watershed in Puerto Rico. Photo courtesy of Ariel Lugo. Think first before you eradicate non-native species…
Google, zoo to leverage ‘TV white space’ to monitor wildlife
'Whitespaces for Wildlife' initiative hopes to change how conservationists track endangered species Imagine watching a tiger stalk a sambar deer, or catching a ghost-like glimpse of the rarely-seen saola, or…
Next big idea in forest conservation? Harness the power of marketing
Innovation in Tropical Forest Conservation: Q&A with Dr. Diogo Veríssimo Curious common marmosets in Northeastern Brazil. Photo by: Diogo Veríssimo. In the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, David, the…