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A community of Indigenous peoples worried that mercury used by gold miners was contaminating the fish they eat. So they created a DIY team to find out more.

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

Anti-oil industry sentiment is building in Peru as the government and industry fail to solve the decades-old problem of oil spills and pipeline leaks. 

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

The fight to save the Amazon has continued in 2022, as tragedy and political hope are shaping the region. Violence against environmental defenders ran rampant Indigenous people have continued to face threats, violence and killings across the Amazon region, as they risk displacement and suffer the impacts of illegal logging, mining and agricultural expansion. The […]

The protected swathes of primary Amazon Rainforest in the Paru State Forest in the north of Brazil became the fifth-most deforested conservation unit in October, official data show. Illegal land-grabbing and cattle ranching leave environmentalists concerned about the protection of the region’s giant trees, including the tallest in the biome. “The amount of deforestation in […]

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This graphic maps out carbon emissions around the world and where they come from, using data from the European Commission.

The CAO cigar with the unusual Amazonian tobacco is coming back, only this time, brand owner General Cigar Co. says the cigar has been aged for two years. | Cigar Aficionado

A regional drought emergency has been declared in Southern California as residents brace themselves for a fourth consecutive drought season. Officials from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) [...]