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Can we right the wrongs of 'fortress conservation?'
Episode 170
Since the colonization of the Congo Basin by Europeans, many Indigenous communities have been denied land they once relied on in the name of conserva…
3 years, 1 month ago
Climate change is no joke for Australians
Episode 169
Australia suffered catastrophic bushfires in 2019 - 2020, followed by intense rain and flooding from an ensuing La Niña which experts say may be lin…
3 years, 1 month ago
Mongabay Reports: Deep sea discovery shocks and delights scientists
Episode 168
Scientists have discovered a series of hydrothermal vents in the Mid-Atlantic ridge spanning hundreds of miles and teeming with life adapted to scorc…
3 years, 1 month ago
The world's second-largest rainforest is at a turning point
Episode 168
This week we're sharing the first episode of a new season of Mongabay Explores, a deep dive into the Congo Basin which begins with the Democratic Rep…
3 years, 2 months ago
Guyana gets Drilled: Journalist Amy Westervelt on the latest oil boom
Episode 167
The South American nation of Guyana, whose economy has traditionally relied on tourism, agriculture, and fishing, has begun doing business with oil g…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mongabay Reports: Breeding new hope for African penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve
Episode 166
Recent breeding success at a nature reserve in South Africa has given conservationists hope for the survival of Africa's only resident penguin specie…
3 years, 2 months ago
Conservation technology just keeps on growing
Episode 166
Conservation technology is a rapidly growing field with exciting potential. From eDNA to bioacoustics and AI, there's a lot to keep track of in an ev…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mongabay Reports: What's in the new U.N. High Seas treaty?
Episode 165
More than 15 years in the making, the United Nations has finally reached an agreement on a landmark, legally binding treaty to protect international …
3 years, 3 months ago
Journalist Tom Philpott on how agriculture impacts the environment & agroecology alternatives
Episode 165
The American approach to food production is negatively impacting the environment and depleting natural resources like topsoil and groundwater at an a…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mongabay Reports: Monarchs make a comeback
Episode 164
In 2022, the population of western monarch butterflies reached its highest number in decades, 335,000, according to the annual Western Monarch Count …
3 years, 3 months ago