Category: Nature

A program managed by the Norwegian Embassy in Brazil has recently changed its funding strategy to provide more direct finance to Indigenous-led funds, rather than through NGOs and multilateral…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises to protect the region’s rainforest…

An initiative called the Super Reefs program is setting out to identify the corals in Belize’s waters that have the highest chance of surviving warming waters amid climate change.…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last month unveiled the Gran Misión Madre Tierra, or “Great Mother Earth Mission,” designed to address Venezuela’s climate emergency. The mission mandates the creation of…

Male leopard seals call out for hours on end during the breeding season, using five sounds to compose unique “songs.” Researchers analyzed the underwater vocalizations of male leopard seals…

While Indonesia’s courts have fined plantation companies more than $21 trillion rupiah ($1.3 billion) for forest and peatland fires, almost none of that money has been collected. This fuels…

In June, the Philippines launched the Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement (SFLMA), consolidating seven tenure instruments into a single, renewable 25-year contract. The country’s environment department says the policy…

Crows and other corvids exhibit remarkable intelligence — including tool use, problem-solving, memory and even social awareness — challenging long-held assumptions that such cognitive abilities are exclusive to humans…

A recent study reveals that between 2024 and early 2025, 525 hectares (1,297 acres) of forest were lost within Chiribiquete National Park, and 856 hectares (2,115 acres) were cleared…

Despite years of research into their complex behavior and intelligence, orangutans remain critically endangered on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where they’re endemic. Mongabay has extensively covered…