3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (357+ words) Tropical forests can return quickly in appearance. A pasture left to regenerate may, within a few decades, look like forest again. What is less visible is how long full ecological recovery takes. Beneath the canopy, different species return at different…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (522+ words) In the long arc of conservation, recovery is often slow enough to be mistaken for stasis. Populations dwindle, habitats shrink, and reversal depends less on moments of triumph than on decades of patient observation, persuasion, and persistence. Progress is recorded…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (435+ words) April 3 now carries a different kind of weight. It was always Jane Goodall's birthday. Now it is also a marker'a point in the year when people are asked not just to remember her, but to do something with what she…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (440+ words) The gunfire began just before six in the morning. At first, Christine Lain thought it might be a drill. Upemba National Park had prepared for attacks before. But the sound did not stop. It intensified. By the end of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (398+ words) On paper, the ocean is increasingly protected. Governments have designated large marine protected areas (MPAs) and committed to conserving 30% of the sea by 2030. Maps suggest progress. Offshore, little has changed. Industrial vessels continue to fish in restricted waters, and penalties…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (255+ words) For decades, conservation has relied on a straightforward premise: counting nature. Scientists track species, map forests, and monitor ecosystems to inform policies ranging from protected areas to global biodiversity targets. That foundation remains intact, but the systems behind it are…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (789+ words) The following is some of what I shared during a recent conversation with Matt Pycroft on The Adventure Podcast's "The Far Reaches' series. For a long time Mongabay existed in a way that was almost embarrassing to describe. People would…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (286+ words) Among those who devoted much of their professional life to that effort was Pascale Moehrle, executive director and vice-president in Europe of Oceana from 2019 to 2025. Her death was announced by the organization on March 4, 2026. Over a career in conservation that…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (227+ words) Paul Brainerd did two things that rarely sit comfortably together. He helped make publishing cheaper and easier, then spent much of what he earned trying to protect the landscapes that were being consumed by growth. He died on February 15th 2026, aged…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (331+ words) Your work is not a priority for us." This is one of the most common responses I hear from philanthropic foundations. Silence is more common still. I understand why a foundation might decline to fund a particular organization or project....