When journalist Alan Weisman set out to write Hope Dies Last, he did so from a place of despair. Decades of reporting on ...

Wetlands are disappearing at three times the rate of forests, alarming conservationists who highlight the ecosystems’ role in ...

In a small town called Metetí, deep in Panama’s Darién province, Luis Gutiérrez manages La Reina, or “The Queen,” a cattle ...

In honor of world elephant day on August 12, we highlight recent Mongabay stories that celebrate elephant conservation ...

The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) works to link funders with community-based conservation groups, ensuring ...

In the forested highlands of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, Mingay Dakias knows exactly where to find medicine — not in modern health clinics but in the leaves, roots and vines that grow ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. It wasn’t the first time the Vietnamese authorities had accused someone of tax evasion ...