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Women farmers in Sumatra find a gentler way to keep elephants at bay
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (302+ words) On the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the buffer zone of a national park, a women-led farming group has come up with a solution to reduce encounters with elephants. Deforestation and oil palm encroachment have stripped Tesso Nilo National Park…...
South Africa’s new gold rush: Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1255+ words) This is the second article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. It is part of an award-winning collaboration between independent science writer Leonie Joubert, the Stellenbosch University School for Climate Studies, and the Henry Nxumalo…...
Scientists use mining data to build malaria alert system in Amazon
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1128+ words) A study detailing the links between illegal gold mining and malaria cases in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon won second place in the MapBiomas Award, announced in July. The research collective produces data on land use in…...
In South Africa, renewable energy latest part of timber industry’s green efforts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (460+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — York Timber Holdings signed a 10-year renewable electricity agreement with electricity trader Discovery Green for power for its Jessievale sawmill in June 2026. Renewables will now make up approximately 90% of the mill’s electricity use, and the agreement is…...
Antarctic krill fishery closes months early amid increasing fishing pressure
1+ week, 2+ day ago (557+ words) On Aug. 12, for the second year in a row, the krill fishery in the Southern Ocean closed early after reaching its annual catch limit of 620,000 metric tons. This precautionary quota is intended to prevent overfishing from affecting populations of this…...
Land crisis and ‘green revolution’ practices trap millions of Malawi’s farmers
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1091+ words) GOLIATI, Malawi — All that’s left to eat in Tapiwa Ligomeka’s one-room home is stored in a small plastic basin in one corner. Two days earlier, her husband came home with 2 kilos of maize meal, about 5 pounds — all he could afford…...
South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast
2+ week, 3+ day ago (476+ words) In a landmark judgment on Aug. 14, South Africa’s Constitutional Court set aside exploration rights held by oil giant Shell and Impact Africa, a South African oil and gas company. The ruling prevents the companies from exploring for fossil fuels off…...
Steve Smit, South Africa’s “Monkey Man,” has died
2+ week, 4+ day ago (560+ words) In 2015 Steve Smit badly injured his right eye while trying to round up rescued chickens in his garden in Westville, near Durban. A branch struck him and almost cost him his sight. Doctors told him to rest. Within weeks he…...
John Salehe helped shape Tanzania’s community conservation movement
2+ week, 4+ day ago (547+ words) news - Mongabay John Salehe helped shape Tanzania’s community conservation movement If you liked this story, share it with other people. For wildlife moving between Lake Manyara and Tarangire, a line on a map was never enough. Elephants, wildebeest, and other…...
South Africa school uses cattle dung to generate biogas for cooking meals
2+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Women preparing meals for more than 1,000 students at Tiyani Secondary School in South Africa’s Limpopo province no longer rely only on firewood. Instead, much of the cooking is powered by biogas generated from cattle dung collected from Tiyani village. This…...