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Mongabay Newscast — 356 episodes
A new Netflix documentary captures rare mountain gorilla behavior
Centering an Indigenous approach to forestry through reciprocity, not extraction
Across oceans, seabird flyways gain recognition — and a chance at protection
The coyotes next door: What we get wrong about America's 'song dog'
The 'lonely conservationist' advocating for better care of workers
The conservation sector must speak truth to power, says political ecologist
A year after the shuttering of USAID conservation projects fight to stay afloat
Save a tiger, save an ecosystem: Why protecting the big cats is a biodiversity boon
Understanding how elephants experience time might change how we protect them
Tyson Yunkaporta on how the 'wrong story' harms nature, and how we can change it
Live theater tells the story of how Mongabay detected narco airstrips in the Amazon
Kiliii Yüyan details 'Guardians of Life' and how we can learn from them
Lessons from 60 years of USAID development projects have been saved by this company
Writer Megan Mayhew Bergman on the lessons and moral clarity of 'Silent Spring'
Massive decline of European olive groves harms nature and culture, but solutions exist
Joy is a winning environmental strategy for drag artist Pattie Gonia
On plastic pollution, we have all the evidence — and solutions — we need
How outdoor adventurers are collecting crucial conservation data
Shark is on the menu for millions of Brazilians, but few know
Russ Feingold on the nonpartisan nature of conservation
Freeing ourselves from cars is simpler (and healthier) than we may think
Indigenous and local communities regain millions of hectares of land via successful legal effort
Madagascar conservation successes hinge on public education and health, famed primatologist says
Mongabay founder reflects on success, Jane Goodall, and more
Australia's inspiring 'humpback comeback' and why krill need protection
Understanding the psychology of environmental crime
Innovative initiatives for nature recognized with World Future Policy Awards
Bird-watching's wide appeal and social justice impact
Storytelling with wildlife photography drives global impact and healing
Stewarding nature & Indigenous culture with shared knowledge & radio
Canada's mining sector a stain on the nation, Indigenous journalist reports
Top court delivers a 'huge' climate win for island nations
Saving ourselves and nature means tackling inequality
Tales of wonder in an age of extinction with author Natalie Kyriacou
Rewilding the world, one acre at a time
Alan Weisman's 'Hope Dies Last' weaves stories of environmental hope
How empathy and spiritual ecology can heal humanity's rift with nature
How Singapore leads the way in urban-wildlife coexistence
To change the world, change the narrative
Cash for community conservation is tight, but this nonprofit unlocks it
Are Rivers Alive? Author Robert Macfarlane argues they are.
Coffee drives tropical deforestation, but doesn't have to
Lessons from 30 years of successfully fending off mines in an Ecuadorian cloud forest
Kim Stanley Robinson's 'Ministry for the Future' has lessons for the present
Why protected Congo rainforests look 'like a war zone'
Inspiring action for the ocean wins top environmental prize for ex-engineer
'De-extinction' is misleading and dangerous, ecologist says
How the sounds of whales guide conservation efforts
How a prize-winning project brought saiga antelope back from the brink
The impact-driven success of Mongabay's nonprofit news model
The climate movement must move beyond carbon and emphasize humanity, too, Paul Hawken says
Why has Australia paused key environment commitments?
What environmental history says about our current 'planetary risk'
How 'ecological empathy' can shape a better world
Degrowth's benefits in Barcelona are getting noticed across the globe
How corporations meet their climate targets, on paper
Bobcats provide health benefits for ecosystems and humans, but are largely misunderstood
Perceptions of law enforcement in Africa's protected areas vary
Justice for people, animals and environment are closely linked
Turning problems into solutions for culture and agriculture, with Anthony James
Christiana Figueres remains optimistic on climate action
Secretive regional fisheries management organizations need media coverage
A new tropical forest conservation fund with great potential
Do we need a 'moral reckoning' on aquaculture's environmental impacts?
Conservation is key for planetary health & preventing pandemics
Grounded: This pilot quit flying to help the aviation industry change, for the better
Don't call it the 'high seas treaty': New oceans agreement should center biodiversity, expert says
Global Nature Positive Summit features Indigenous & conservation leaders but gets negative marks on government action
Jane Goodall and Rhett Butler celebrate Mongabay's 25th anniversary
Community conservation, Indigenous rights, and phasing out fossil fuels at Climate Week NYC
High CO2 levels are greening the world's drylands, is that good news?
"What If We Get It Right?" marine biologist & climate action author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks
Private profit from public lands: How a Cambodian elite with military ties claimed a community forest
The rights of nature, legal personhood & other new ways laws can protect the planet
How coastal communities are adapting to rising seas naturally with Living Shorelines
Experts warn bird flu poses 'an existential threat' to biodiversity, and a possible threat to humans
Indigenous communities' traditional ecological knowledge is key to conservation: National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan
The 'Wild Frequencies' of Indian wildlife revealed by bioacoustics
How a multi-nation effort has protected North American amphibians from a deadly disease outbreak
Sacrificing U.S. forests for solar energy "misses the plot" on climate action
Natural forest regeneration is 'a restoration of hope' for farmers & forests worldwide
Indigenous communities left in the dark on Borneo hydropower plan advocate for their river
'Seeking solutions,' Mongabay's new Africa bureau reports the big issues and conservation wins
How forests affect weather, wind and climate via 'flying rivers'
Unmasking the illusion of renewable biomass energy with Justin Catanoso
Indigenous economics offers alternative to Wall Street's financialization of nature
Koala conservation delayed while government pursues faulty offset schemes
Can the 'Right to Roam' boost nature connection and restoration?
What's unique about Canada's environment? 'The Narwhal' brings top news and views
How a grassroots legal effort defeated a giant Australian coal mine
Energy transition minerals: questions, consent and costs are key
The high costs of resource-based conflicts for people & planet
How young activists navigate a hostile climate with honest conversations
Jane Goodall on empathy and action for nature
Forest elephants, the endangered "gardeners" of the Congo Rainforest
Show us the money: Are giant pledges by major conservation funders effective?
Cultural survival through reclaiming language and land, with author Jay Griffiths
Rewilding Ireland: Healing from a history of deforestation, one tree at a time
In the biodiversity hotspot of Raja Ampat, ecotourism underpins conservation
Is media objectivity possible during our environmental crisis?
The many social and ecological benefits of a 'degrowth' world
Is "Not the End of the World" author's 'techno-realism' enough to solve our ecological problems?
When independent journalism exposes crimes against people and planet
Wildlife trafficking should be covered as a crime story
Wild by nature: Ecological restoration brings humanity and biodiversity together
How the Junglekeepers protect 55,000 acres of the Peruvian Amazon
Will the UN climate Loss & Damage Fund deliver on its promise?
Deforestation decline in the Amazon and other positive news
Corals, kelp and creative conservation in Australia
Debunking the UN's climate neutrality claims
Ken Burns on 'The American Buffalo,' his latest documentary focusing on the iconic species
Why some bears thrive and others barely survive
Can 'road ecology' save millions of animals?
Profitability and sustainability go together, Patagonia's advocacy director says
Ecuadorian environmentalists win historic vote for Yasuní National Park
Protecting the Amazon requires fresh thinking
XPRIZE-Rainforest finalists for $10m conservation tech award announced
Biological field stations are key to conservation but often 'invisible'
Big problems and potential for great ape conservation
Can the boom in psychedelics boost Amazon conservation?
The Boom: Amy Westervelt examines Guyana's massive oil project on 'Drilled'
Mongabay Reports: Solutions abound for staying within this planetary boundary
Can we right the wrongs of 'fortress conservation?'
Climate change is no joke for Australians
Mongabay Reports: Deep sea discovery shocks and delights scientists
The world's second-largest rainforest is at a turning point
Guyana gets Drilled: Journalist Amy Westervelt on the latest oil boom
Mongabay Reports: Breeding new hope for African penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve
Conservation technology just keeps on growing
Mongabay Reports: What's in the new U.N. High Seas treaty?
Journalist Tom Philpott on how agriculture impacts the environment & agroecology alternatives
Mongabay Reports: Monarchs make a comeback
Indigenous ecological knowledge: National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yuyan talks TEK
Mongabay Reports: Can you fund reforestation by cutting trees down?
Geoengineering and other 'solution problems': Discussion with author Elizabeth Kolbert
Mongabay Reports: Cheetahs bring vultures back from the brink in Malawi
Epic struggle for Ecuador's biodiversity is having success
Mongabay Reports: Protecting forests on a budget? Here's how.
Are botanists disappearing just when we need them the most?
Mongabay Reports: Amazon's tallest tree threatened by deforestation
UN Biodiversity Conference an 'important step' toward conserving nature
Mongabay Reports: Anteaters lead the way for species reintroductions
A bittersweet bioacoustics bonanza
Into the Wasteland, 3: Buried in Europe's Recycling
Into the Wasteland, 2: The New Narcotics
Into the Wasteland: The true crime of the UK's waste mountain
Finned: A tale of illegal fishing and the fate of Pacific sharks
Mongabay Reports: Lebanon's inspiring restoration success
An escape into soundscapes
Mongabay Reports: Sky Bridges for Sloth Safety
How the Indigenous Shuar regained their ancestral forest
Mongabay Reports: Spectacular fish is the first named by a Maldivian scientist
Science that saves the biodiversity of free-flowing rivers
Mongabay Reports: A "game changing" ecological restoration playbook
Bottom trawling strips the sea of life, but activism is slowing the damage
Mongabay Reports: Agroforestry is climate-positive and profitable, investors say
Could Brazil's election decide the fate of the Amazon?
Mongabay Reports: Spies in the sky, albatrosses alert authorities to illegal fishing
Sumatran elephants' future may hinge on their 'personhood'
Mongabay Reports: Chocolate frog, anyone?
Top wildlife photography requires patience, ethics, and kindness
Mongabay Reports: Can bugs take a bite out of climate change?
Bitcoin, blockchain, and burgeoning energy use
Mongabay Reports: Chimpanzee tool innovation reveals cultural evolution
Mexico's Maya Train chugs forward, but at what cost?
Mongabay Reports: New Guinea has the most plant species of any island
'Water always wins' but 'slow' solutions to water scarcity are growing in popularity
Mongabay Reports: Will the vaquita vanish?
How marine conservation benefits by blending Indigenous knowledge and western science
Mongabay Reports: 'Lost' Amazonian cities reveal sustainability secrets
New whale calls and dolphin behaviors discovered with bioacoustics
Mongabay Reports: Palm oil investigation with BBC and Gecko Project exposes corporate theft from communities
How Indigenous aquaculture leverages traditional ecological knowledge
Mongabay Reports: Can celebrities 'rewrite extinction'?
Vandana Shiva on the agroecology solution for climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and hunger
Mongabay Explores: She's here! A Sumatran rhino is born
Wonder on wings: the fierce nature and enduring beauty of birds
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Community empowerment and forest conservation grow from the galip nut
Convention on Biological Diversity: progress, hope and hard work ahead
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Who is destroying these rainforests? The Tanah Merah mystery.
Outstanding in the field: researchers head out for a new season
Mongabay Reports: Degraded forests still provide immense value
Indigenous peoples: the world's top conservationists
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: 'Ghosts of the rainforest'
Are 'nature based solutions' the best fix for climate change?
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: A long and winding road
How the sounds of African wildlife aid their conservation
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Protecting paradise
Kelp, condors and Indigenous conservation
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: 'Carbon cowboys' and illegal logging
The 411 on forests and reforestation for 2022
Mongabay Reports: Mt. Pinatubo's 'eruption-proof' mouse
Who will lead the conservation movement now?
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Protecting unparalleled biodiversity
In search of wild spectacles and river journeys with Janisse Ray and Jordan Salama
What do two giant land deals mean for the future of Southeast Asia's forests?
Mongabay Reports: Why chimp GIFs aren't funny
Bill McKibben on climate action, grief and 'radical joy' after COP26 climate summit
Mongabay Reports: Earth Defenders Toolkit strengthens Indigenous voices
Let it grow: Natural forest regeneration's amazing reforestation power
Mongabay Reports: Lost chameleon reappears
Indigenous bioacoustics: listening to the land for conservation and tradition
Mongabay Reports: New species of North America's rare spotted skunks discovered
Extracted, exported and forgotten: the global race for resources and the DRC
Mongabay Reports: In search of the 'forest ghost,' South America's giant armadillo
The key role of Indigenous rights for the future of biodiversity conservation
Mongabay Reports: As Gabon gets paid to conserve its forests, will others follow?
Are tuna recovering well, like reports say? It's complicated.
Mongabay Reports: Can climate-friendly agroforestry transform farming in the U.S. Midwest?
What makes conservation projects succeed, or not?
Mongabay Reports: 'Extinction denial' is the latest anti-science conspiracy theory
What can seashells tell us about the oceans' health?
Optimism for elephants fuels effective Indigenous conservation effort
Mongabay Reports: Two new Javan rhino calves spotted in the species' last holdout
Reforestation done right, from Haiti to Honduras and Ho Chi Minh City
Reconnecting kids and ourselves to the planet with author Richard Louv
Mongabay Reports: Camera traps in trees reveal a richness of species in Rwandan park
With billion dollar boost, bioacoustics is set to soar
Can Biden's 30x30 plan put the U.S. back on a positive conservation track?
Mongabay Reports: How many trees are on the Earth?
Reforestation vs deforestation: Forest losses and gains this past year
Two tunas and a tale of managed extinction
As humanity exceeds key 'planetary boundaries' many solutions are on the horizon, too
New investigation in the Amazon documents impact of palm oil plantations on Indigenous communities
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Solutions and optimism that drive conservation
Can agroecology feed the world?
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Restoration for peat's sake
Rewilding, restoration, and real hope for the future
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: where are the rhinos?
Biomass and hydropower: climate solutions or delusions?
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Omens and optimism for orangutans
Agroforestry: the most climate-friendly and biodiversity-positive agriculture technique is growing
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Elephants and eternity
What's in store for the world's forests in 2021?
New conservation tech to clean up mining sector
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Tiger on the highway
Cerrado solutions: Creative conservation for Brazil's massive savanna
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Will the world's newest great ape species face a dammed future?
Land rights, and wrongs: How Indigenous and local communities are fighting to gain title to their territories
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Deforestation demystified
In Madagascar, award-winning plant passion & lemur love
Mongabay Explores Sumatra: Saving the singing rhino
Amazon defenders, especially women, are set to get new protections
Mongabay Explores Sumatra, Episode 1: A land like no other
Gorilla Radio: innovation in conservation of super rare great apes
Can the oceans support a renewable energy transition?
Great ape forest gardeners of Africa benefit from big conservation victory
In the Amazon, women are key to forest conservation
Singing cetaceans: New whale & dolphin recordings intrigue researchers
From parks to payments, which conservation methods work best?
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 6: Hellbenders and super spreaders
Finding nature in the city
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 5: Policy possibilities?
Does trophy hunting support or hurt conservation?
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 4: The 'Bsal battalion'
Animals have culture, too, and for some it's crucial to their survival and conservation
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 3: On the Hunt
Conservation leaders create community & opportunity amid current crises of violence and viruses
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 2: Great diversity and danger
How listening to elephants can help conserve rainforests
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 1: Are we ready?
Forest fire season 2020: what will it look like and what can we do?
How to photograph wildlife ethically and why that's so necessary
Inspiration for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day amid a global pandemic
The link between pandemics and the destruction of nature, with John Vidal
Songs and sounds of Bering Sea whales and seals reveal a story of change
New technologies deliver cutting edge conservation, discussion with Shah Selbe
Conservation is a growth industry for Africa, Fred Swaniker says
Mongabay Newscast trailer
Galina Angarova on the indigenous relationship to land, conservation, and the sacred feminine
How the sweet sounds of tropical katydids can benefit rainforest conservation
Top conservation photographer Ami Vitale discusses rhinos, pandas, hope and more
Best animal calls and songs of 2019
Cleared for coca: Chris Fagan on his new investigation from Peru's rainforest
How haunting gibbon songs can aid their conservation
All zoos should put themselves out of business, Damian Aspinall argues
Buzzfeed's Katie Baker details their explosive investigation of WWF
Deep sea diva: A dive to the ocean floor with biologist Diva Amon
Hitting the highway in Borneo to assess diversity and development
Are humpback whale groups sharing their songs?
"I'm excited!" Climate action star Rev Yearwood on the UN, youth and women's leadership & more
Return of the amazing superb lyrebird
Baltimore, urban rats, and environmental justice
Celebrated author David Quammen on inspiring ecological restoration, evolutionary science, and more
Right whales discovered singing for the first time: new recordings
New CITES boss discusses reining in online wildlife trafficking, the next COP, and more
Zoos are more key to conservation than ever, Bronx Zoo director says
What can talkative river dolphins teach us about their marine relatives?
How to discover an untouched rainforest
Paying for healthcare with a healthy rainforest
Unusual tool-using chimp culture discovered in the Congo
Sloths' amazing survival skills create a challenge for their survival
Studying secretive humpback dolphins through sound
Amazon explorer Scott Wallace: Uncontacted indigenous peoples are a true treasure
How sound can save a rare bird with an AI assist
Good news from Mexico monarch reserve despite looming threats
We need nature more than nature needs us: IUCN's Inger Andersen
Sound can save forests and major rainforest trends to watch with Mongabay's founder
How 96 rare sea turtle hatchlings survived a NY City summer
Bill McKibben is down on COPs but bullish on climate action
E.O. Wilson discusses Half-Earth and conservation solutions
Chasing penguins, a dispatch from Antarctica
Racing to save the world's amazing frogs
Bats and Ebola: studying fruit bats to prevent future outbreaks
Getting social for science and conservation
'Godfather of biodiversity' says it's time to manage Earth as a whole system
The amazing song skills of the superb lyrebird
Beavers, our brilliant ecosystem builders
How dark money and shadow companies deforest Indonesia and derail its democracy
How to use drones without stressing wildlife
Indigenous knowledge and climate science
What can soundscapes tell us about animals and their home landscapes?
Mexico's community forests find sustainability by including women and youths
Renowned marine biologist Sylvia Earle on acting for the oceans
Seabird secrets revealed by bioacoustics in New Zealand
Exploring Brazil's biodiverse Cerrado region and the impacts of agriculture
Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine on stopping illegal rainforest wood from becoming guitars
Exploring our deep connection to water, plus the sounds of Sandhill crane migration
How effective is environmental restoration?
Exploring the minds and inner lives of wild animals
New eyes in the sky monitor Earth systems like never before
David Suzuki on why indigenous knowledge is critical for humanity's survival
Climate lessons from indigenous peoples, plus the mysterious night parrot
Massive Amazonian medicine encyclopedia gets an update, and Madagascar conservation efforts examined
Margaret Atwood talks about birds, ecology, and her graphic novel series
Jane Goodall on being proven right that animals have personalities, and more
Gas drilling vs wildlife in Peruvian Amazon and a Goldman Prize winner on mercury contamination
Bat calls from the Amazon plus how Indonesia's rainforests became palm plantations
Javan rhino calls and an analysis of 'green' forest certification
Legendary musician Bruce Cockburn on music, activism, and hope
From AI to remote sensing, tech and conservation a powerful combo
New Madagascar mine worries locals and lemurs; plus, banjo frogs and whistling ducks in Australia
Speaking from the heart on climate change with Katherine Hayhoe
Taiwan's natural soundscapes and a critique of the global hydropower building boom
A wildlife DJ and a children's book author inspiring the next generation of conservationists
Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem under threat, plus tracking bird movement in Puerto Rico
Amazon Reef discovery discussed plus environmental journalism hits milestone in Latin America
Why forests, why now? How tropical forests can survive and thrive
Singing seals and a discussion of the "infrastructure tsunami" sweeping the planet
Deep dive into marine wildlife study with bioacoustics
Eyes in the skies for forests, plus mangrove finches on the rebound
Tech solutions for conservation and a chat with Harvard researchers
Musician Paul Simon discusses his new environmental concert tour
Almost Famous Animals - plus the songs of galagos
Author and climate historian Naomi Oreskes on why scientists should speak out
Reporter Sue Branford on journalism from the Amazon that makes a difference
E.O. Wilson talks about global biodiversity, Trump, Half-Earth, and hope
Yaks, curassows, and other cool species overlooked by conservation efforts
Top new species discoveries of 2016, and how fig trees can save rainforests
Undiscovered Sumatran rhinos in the wilds of Malaysia? Maybe, or maybe not.
Carl Safina discusses marine conservation under a Trump administration, and Rhett Butler shares the origins of Mongabay
Report from the Climate Talks in Marrakesh and Salamander Conservation in Michoacan, Mexico
Andrea Crosta of Elephant Action League on "The Ivory Game" and orangutans under threat in Indonesia
Crucial conservation votes at CITES and the future of socio-ecological research
The Mekong, Earth's most climate-sensitive river delta, plus conservation in conflict zones
Mongabay Newscast #1: Panama's Barro Blanco Dam