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When independent journalism exposes crimes against people and planet
In 2015, independent journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown and Sarawak Report uncovered the beginnings of what is now considered the world’s biggest money-launder...
HEATED Discourse: Media objectivity in an environmental crisis
Objectivity is a long-standing pillar of journalism, but its definition and application are loosely defined and humanly impossible to achieve, media experts ...
Problem Solved is a video series by Mongabay examining big, systemic, environmental issues and potential pathways to addressing them. You can watch all the e...
The rights of nature, legal personhood, and other new ways that the law can protect the planet
“Legal personhood” and laws regarding the “rights of nature” are being trialed in nations worldwide, but whether they lead to measurable conservation outcome...
“What If We Get It Right?” marine biologist & climate action author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks
Marine biologist and climate policy advocate Ayana Elizabeth Johnson joins this episode to discuss her latest book, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Clima...
Ecologist calls for a 'moral reckoning' of aquaculture's environmental impacts
Animal aquaculture, the farming of fish, has outpaced the amount of wild-caught fish by tens of millions of metric tons each year, bringing with it negative ...
Human rights and environmental justice are inextricable, says Arcus Foundation
Bryan Simmons, the vice president of communications for the Arcus Foundation, joins the Mongabay Newscast this week to share the philosophy behind the 25-yea...
How to use the law to save the planet | Against All Odds
Increasingly, legal courts have become the battleground in the fight for a climate-positive future. In the last two decades, 320 cases around the world have ...
‘Degrowth’ gains a foothold in Barcelona and support internationally
With the purchasing power of middle and working-class citizens shrinking as billionaires hoard ever more wealth, many people are searching for a new economic reality in line with their ecological values and planetary boundaries. “People are really hungry for solutions [and] really hungry to find alternatives,” says Alvaro Alvarez, a journalist and filmmaker of the […]
Rethinking carbon: The climate movement needs to be a human one, says Paul Hawken
Celebrated author, thinker and entrepreneur Paul Hawken joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his new book, Carbon: The Book of Life, and argues that the jargon and fear-based terms broadly used by the climate movement alienate the broader public and fail to communicate the nuance and complexity of the larger ecological crises that humans are causing. […]
The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime (commentary)
In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining has metastasized into a transnational criminal enterprise. What starts with illegal deforestation and mercury poisoning ends with laundered gold flowing into global supply chains. The trade finances organized crime, corrupt officials, and crosses borders via shell companies into Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela, before […]
Conservation and environmental science news - Mongabay
Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.
Indigenous voices at the intersection of health and the environment
At our AGM in November, Dr. Ojistoh Horn, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada President and CAPE board member, presented on the inequitable burden of...
No one wants to struggle to survive. Fossil fuel dependence is making life more expensive, unsafe, and volatile for everyday people, all while billionaires profit from fuelling climate chaos. Everyone deserves a safe, affordable future. Cheap, clean renewable energy is the key to a better future. We need action now to ensure affordable energy, breathable air, and a liveable climate.