In 2017, as part of an international treaty, Mexico started phasing down mercury production and eliminating its use in gold ...

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

In a world of quick wins and impatient headlines, Martin Goebel is playing the long game. Now Director for Mexico at LegacyWorks Group, a U.S.-based nonprofit, Goebel has spent five decades navigating ...

JAKARTA — Indonesia has launched a sweeping and militarized crackdown on illegal forest use, reclaiming millions of hectares ...

When I first saw this vegetation, I thought I was on another planet. It was all so different. … Not just the architecture of ...

Golden oyster mushrooms, known for their bright yellow caps and earthy flavors, are native to Asia. However, these prized ...

On a hot October afternoon near the largest oil and gas port in the Philippines, the roar of a nearby natural gas tanker ...

For India’s critically endangered gharial, a fish-eating crocodile with a slender snout that ends in a bulbous growth, heat is emerging as a major threat, reports contributor Sneha Mahale for Mongabay ...

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In a landmark ruling, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the MV X-Press Pearl to pay $1 ...

For millennia, Indigenous peoples have cultivated diverse, adaptive and evolving food systems, rooted in deep relationships ...

Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have left vast areas across the ...