EU’s deforestation rule could derail Liberia’s cocoa trade
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta25 Aug 2026
In Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county, deforestation for cocoa has soared since 2020, pushing the region’s cocoa trade into an uncertain future.
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top 77%Inspiring young herpetologists in Sri Lanka: Interview with Anslem de Silva
Mongabay Globalby Dilrukshi Handunnetti25 Aug 2026
- Anslem de Silva, Sri Lanka’s pioneering herpetologist, has spent over six decades studying reptiles and amphibians while inspiring generations of conservationists through his work.
Cambodia targets online wildlife trade on social media, but experts say it’s not enough
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup25 Aug 2026
- Cambodia’s environment ministry has called on content creators and social media users to stop posting content that promotes the online sale of wildlife products, to tackle the illegal wildlife...
DNA analysis of Asiatic wild dogs scat in India reveals wild prey preference
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao25 Aug 2026
Endangered Asiatic wild dogs in central India almost entirely eat wild prey, even where they overlap with livestock, according to a recent study.
Palm oil firms kept zero-deforestation pledges, but forests saw little extra benefit
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong25 Aug 2026
- In the past decade, palm oil-producing countries, such as Indonesia, have introduced policies and company-level commitments to curb deforestation.
Plans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalists
Mongabay Globalby Alexandra Popescu25 Aug 2026
- On July 28, Peru inaugurated its new leader, Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi, from the Popular Force Party.
Bogong moths support Australia’s alpine ecosystems, but face uncertain future
Mongabay Globalby Yenni Kwok25 Aug 2026
- Bogong moths are a critical resource for the many rare and wonderful species that live in the Australian Alps, but their future is far from certain.
In Raja Ampat, children learn that their knowledge can help protect their islands
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong24 Aug 2026
- Research suggests that children who grow up closely connected to their surroundings can develop sophisticated understandings of their local environment.
How a rare bird sparked a wildlife movement across 16 villages in Guyana
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu24 Aug 2026
- The documentation of the endangered red siskin, a rare bird, in Guyana inspired the creation of the South Rupununi Conservation Society.
Xokleng Indigenous people plant thousands of critically endangered pine in Brazil
Mongabay Globalby Shanna Hanbury24 Aug 2026
The Xokleng Indigenous people of Santa Catarina state of southern Brazil have planted nearly a 100,000 seedlings of a critically endangered native tree, Mongabay contributor Letícia Klein reported.
Rescue networks built by fire: Saving animals from Australia’s bushfires
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup24 Aug 2026
- While emergency responders prioritized human life and property during Australia’s 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, there were few systems in place to protect wildlife or evacuate and care for...
In Spain & South Africa, communities use restoration to ‘grow’ fire insurance (commentary)
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner24 Aug 2026
- Managing fire as a part of restoring ecosystems is vital to protecting both communities and economies from disaster: While fire is a natural part of many ecosystems, when forests are poorly...
Local knowledge guides rediscovery of spinach pipefish, not seen in four decades
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup24 Aug 2026
- Scientists have rediscovered spinach pipefish, a freshwater species endemic to Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River, not seen in nearly 40 years.
Daniel Janzen and the long work of bringing back a forest
Mongabay Globalby Rhett Butler24 Aug 2026
- Daniel Janzen’s scientific work helped reshape ecologists’ understanding of tropical forests, especially the relationships among plants, insects, pathogens, predators, and seeds.
Antarctic krill fishery closes months early amid increasing fishing pressure
Mongabay Globalby Autumn Spanne24 Aug 2026
- The krill fishery in the Southern Ocean has closed more than three months early after reaching its annual catch limit of 620,000 metric tons — a precautionary quota established to prevent...
A deadly cross over: In South Africa, rabies moves from land animals to seals
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren24 Aug 2026
- Cape Town, South Africa, has recorded 135 incidents of aggressive seal behavior toward humans since September 2021, including injuries that led to hospitalizations.
Dragonflies help protect water and ancestral Indigenous languages in Colombia
Mongabay Globalby Alexandra Popescu24 Aug 2026
- Researchers investigating Colombia’s remote region of Guainía have identified nearly 120 dragonfly and damselfly species, uncovering a biodiversity hotspot for these insects.
Bangladesh’s green building drive grows beyond factories amid climate pressures
Mongabay Globalby Abu Siddique24 Aug 2026
- Currently, Bangladesh has 35 certified green buildings and sustainable offices in various non-manufacturing sectors, and the concept is gaining more ground.
Indonesia integrates Indigenous data in bid to put customary lands on map
Mongabay Globalby Hans Nicholas Jong24 Aug 2026
- The Indonesian government has integrated data from its Ministry of Culture, the Ancestral Domain Registration Agency and AMAN, the country’s largest Indigenous peoples’ alliance, to build a new...
Culture, welfare and politics clash over Sri Lanka’s long-delayed animal welfare law
Mongabay Globalby Dilrukshi Handunnetti24 Aug 2026
- Sri Lanka’s government has greenlit the country’s long-delayed animal welfare bill, which proposes stringent penalties for cruelty to animals and would replace a century-old animal cruelty law.