On a crisp morning after a night of rain, the breeze diffuses the smell of wet earth in the village of Kagbeni in Mustang, ...

Manaus, in the state of Amazonas, is one of the top generators of solid waste among Brazil’s state capitals, with an average ...

Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest ...

Three conservation trusts have together purchased an area of a severely threatened vegetation type found in the Overberg ...

After a series of alleged leopard poaching incidents in Sri Lanka, conservationists warn that the big cats are likely being ...

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

A camera trap in an Indonesian mountain forest has recorded a rare Javan leopard, sparking renewed conservation monitoring ...

Nepal has long relied on hydropower projects to meet most of its energy needs, but recent complaints from Indigenous and ...

For many members of the nomadic Bajau sea tribe on Indonesia’s Kabaena Island, growing up meant swimming and fishing in clear ...

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three ...

Several government agencies in southern Brazil have said they will stop ordering angelshark meat for public meal programs, in ...

John Hume, a controversial rhino breeder and former owner of the world’s largest rhino breeding farm, was arrested in South ...