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The Karajarri people of Australia just dedicated the country's first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area — 237,000 hectares of marine ecosystems in the Kimberley region, 30 years in the making. 🌊
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Two marsupial species thought extinct for 6,000 years live on in the forests of Indonesian Papua. The research revealing their existence involved Indigenous knowledge and Western science. Read more at @Mongabay.com.
In South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, rewilding meets climate action. By restoring and managing native wildlife, the reserve boosts soil carbon storage. #Rewilding #ClimateAction #CarbonCredits #WildlifeConservation
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A recent study reveals that lakes in the Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon from peatlands. Read more in my latest for @mongabay.com
Two marsupials thought to be extinct for millennia have been rediscovered in Indonesian Papua. Researchers documented the pygmy long-fingered possum and the "Tous" glider.
The find was made possible through deep collaboration with Indigenous elders.
@john-cannon.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
In northwestern Australia lies a remote and wildly diverse region called the Kimberley. There, the iron-red soils of the Pindan Country connect forests and the Great Sandy Desert, all bracketed by a…
Across the central Congo Basin lies a bastion of carbon that scientists are just beginning to understand. First mapped only about a decade ago, the Cuvette Centrale peatlands are the size of England…
Kick off your morning with a very nice write up in Mongabay about our recent Lac Mai paper. @johansix.bsky.social @jordonhemingway.bsky.social @saegroupethz.bsky.social
Mountain gorilla twins occur in less than 1% of births, yet Virunga just welcomed its second pair of 2026.
This "extraordinary" growth reflects the tireless work of rangers in the DRC to protect this endangered species from poaching and conflict.
More in this report by David Akana for #Mongabay.
How humans treat the natural world is increasingly dominated by a small class of elite political entities and corporations, argues political ecologist Bram Buscher on this week’s @mongabay.com Newscast. Speaking truth to this power is essential for the environmental movement to succeed, he says.
A recent study reveals that lakes in the Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon from peatlands. Read more in my latest for @mongabay.com
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Scientists have discovered that Congo Basin lakes release carbon far older than previously thought. This "ancient" release challenges our understanding of peatland carbon dynamics and highlights the urgent need for more research into these ecosystems.
@john-cannon.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.
Across the central Congo Basin lies a bastion of carbon that scientists are just beginning to understand. First mapped only about a decade ago, the Cuvette Centrale peatlands are the size of England…
Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa is reportedly halting wild dolphin sourcing and suspending its captive breeding program. With 20+ Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins involved, experts are now assessing the potential for rehabilitation and transfer to natural sea pens.
By Robin Hicks for #Mongabay.
It started with a set of photographs, taken of an animal captured in 2015 on the Bird’s Head Peninsula in Indonesian Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. The smallish animal with…
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It started with a set of photographs, taken of an animal captured in 2015 on the Bird’s Head Peninsula in Indonesian Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. The smallish animal with…
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Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo recorded the birth of a second set of mountain gorilla twins this year. According to park authorities, the twins were born into the Baraka…
The people and policies that control how humans treat the natural world are increasingly dominated by a small class of elite political entities and corporations, argues our guest, political ecologist ...
Across the central Congo Basin lies a bastion of carbon that scientists are just beginning to understand. First mapped only about a decade ago, the Cuvette Centrale peatlands are the size of England…
SINGAPORE — The Resorts World Sentosa casino and entertainment complex in Singapore has halted sourcing dolphins from the wild for its aquarium, Mongabay has learned. The resort’s Oceanarium has also…
