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Tama Blackburn sees himself as a weaver, bringing together the many strands of passion and care for the Pureora Forest Park and surrounding areas, to produce something everyone is proud of.
Otago is the latest region to benefit from the Government’s next phase of Predator Free 2050, with a $3.9 million investment to expand successful predator elimination around Dunedin, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
Winter is the perfect time to pull on a warm jacket, step outside and reconnect with nature. So, we've asked our rangers to share some of their favourite winter walks.
ConservationBIAK, Indonesia — The munition here had outlasted one of the Pacific s fiercest World War II battles. Eight decades later, investigators in Indonesia said it exploded by the timber-framed houses in the coastal village of Fandoi on Indonesia s Biak Island. Investigators and…
ClimateFive years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out against fossil fuels. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins Such is the astonishing scale of the…
Fresh is Best NZ illegally moved thousands of live Pacific oysters and live green-lipped mussels into a protected zone on seven occasions.
Neoen has been awarded two 15-year contracts in South Australia’s inaugural Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism tender The two 75 MW / 8-hour capacity services contracts will be delivered by Stages 1 and 2 of Goyder Battery (454 MW / 1,814 MWh) located in the State’s Mid North…
More of Germany’s electricity came from wind and solar power than fossil fuels for the first time ever in 2025. The post Analysis: Wind and solar power overtake fossil fuels in Germany for first time ever appeared first on Carbon Brief .
ConservationBaraka Moruri has been passionate about the environment since he was 6. Now 13, the Kenyan climate champion says he has planted more than 7,600 trees with the help of family, friends and private organizations. “My goal is unlimited. I want to plant over 1 million trees before I…
ClimateBiologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships…
Wildlife veterinarian warns the country's lull in cases is unlikely to last, with NZ's only falcon the biggest cause for concern.
Jason Willoughby Platform led by former Squadron Energy CEO Jason Willoughby enters market with 46MW operating portfolio across 240 Australian sites Australian businesses are leaving a strategic cost-control opportunity on the roof, with commercial and industrial solar uptake…
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, The post Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025 appeared first on Carbon Brief .
ConservationJuly 29 is International Tiger Day. Few species have benefitted from global conservation attention and funding like the tiger. Its numbers have seen a hopeful increase in recent years, yet the big cat continues to face localized pressures. Recent Mongabay coverage highlights…
ClimateAdopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests Organic eggs are twice as bad for the climate as eggs from chickens living in cages, research suggests. According to the study, switching the UK’s…
Australian firm EnZed Energy has been given a 12-year permit to look for oil in the Taranaki Basin, the first search granted since the government lifted the offshore exploration ban last year.
Fritsch Holzer Oval The City of Boroondara will take over management of the sportsground and pavilion in Fritsch Holzer Park under a two-year trial agreement with the Victorian Department of Education. The demand for sportsgrounds in Boroondara is high, and Council management of…
ConservationResearchers have tracked down 28 individuals of a palm tree species last recorded in Madagascar nearly 100 years ago. Nearly every tree of the species, Ravenea latisecta, was found within four protected areas in the Andasibe-Mantadia region of Madagascar, according to a recent…
ClimateSome have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct The sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-old son is screaming bloody murder. “Sorry, buddy, we have to stay inside,” I say. “It’s not safe…
Fisheries NZ is consulting on the proposal and will hold a public meeting on Thursday.
Schneider Electric s 2026 Energy Tech Pulse Survey found upfront capital costs, skills shortages and regulatory complexity remain the biggest barriers to energy infrastructure investment NSW Right to Charge reforms will make it easier for strata owners and apartment residents to…
ConservationAn alleged corruption case at Indonesia s Surabaya Zoo has renewed scrutiny of how the country s wildlife conservation institutions are governed and prompted experts to warn that financial misconduct can have consequences that extend beyond public finances to the welfare of…
ClimateThe Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted intensity, could raise global temperatures by up to 3.6C. Environment correspondent Damien Gayle spoke to climate scientists to understand how the weather…
ConservationIn Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park, which borders Laos, an antipoaching unit is integrating high-tech tools with on-the-ground patrols to help turn the tide on illegal wildlife poaching. The antipoaching unit (APU) was formed through a partnership in 2018 between the NGO Save…
ConservationOn television, Bill Oddie often seemed to forget the camera. A call came from a hedge, and his attention shifted toward it. He listened, peered through his binoculars, and said what he thought he had heard. Viewers shared the uncertainty, the waiting, and the excitement when the…
ConservationOn this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with features writer Ashoka Mukpo, who traveled to southeastern Liberia to investigate what satellite images indicated was a spike in deforestation over a relatively concentrated period. Along with video production…
ConservationAmazon fishers fear a total ban on their most iconic catch could favor industrial farms over local communities.
ConservationIn the communities surrounding Nigeria s Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, women’s conservation collectives are transforming the protection of a biodiversity hotspot that’s home to the critically endangered Cross River gorilla and endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee. These…
ConservationAs humans encroach further into ecosystems, people and wildlife are brought into closer proximity. One potential consequence is an increased risk of pathogens jumping from animals to humans, prompting researchers to explore the dynamics of how viruses circulate in nature and how…
ConservationRAJAJI TIGER RESERVE, India — It is early morning in late May in the hardwood sal forests of Rajaji Tiger Reserve in north India, and the heat is rising. By afternoon it will reach 39° Celsius (102° Fahrenheit). I am squatting on the forest floor under National Highway 72, a…
ConservationMillions of hectares of Amazon rainforest are newly at risk of being legally deforested, a new study estimates. The potential increase in deforestation comes as soy companies have terminated their voluntary participation in the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a private-sector agreement…
ConservationPHOZI VILLAGE, South Africa — On a grassy mountainside overlooking the Indian Ocean on South Africa s Eastern Cape coast, dozens of cattle graze freely. For generations, families in the small rural villages of Tyolomnqa, Phozi, and Qaga, about 30 miles from the nearest city,…
ConservationFounder s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The world’s largest remaining stretches of undisturbed forest are shrinking. Fires now cause more of the loss than logging, while mining and oil…
