Makan Sissoko, a Mongabay contributor based in Mali, has been awarded the 2026 Mali Eco-Champion Award in the print media category for his environmental reporting on biodiversity, climate change, and ...

Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate), accurate ...

Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate), accurate ...

Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate), accurate ...

On the beaches of West Sumbawa, a coastal district in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province, sea turtles have long come ashore at night to lay their eggs. Five of the world’s seven sea turtle ...

How will Africa’s people meet their needs and desires while protecting and restoring the landscapes and ecology on which everything ultimately depends? There are complex choices ahead for people and ...

Concerns over industrial pollution and its long-term health impacts are growing across parts of Central Africa, particularly in communities living near extractive and recycling facilities. In the ...

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Andy Lehren is Mongabay’s investigations editor. He is a former investigative reporter and editor for The New York Times and NBC News, concentrating on national and international projects. He is a ...

Australia is often imagined as a continent of open space, with most people clustered along the coast and a vast interior that looks empty on a map. Ecologically, that impression is misleading. Much of ...

In March 2021, Mongabay reported on the plight of the Massaha community in northeastern Gabon, where community members were fighting to protect a section of intact rainforest under threat from logging ...