Will the UN climate Loss & Damage Fund deliver on its promise?
The text of the climate loss and damage fund is heading to the COP 28 climate summit in Dubai this December without a mandate that wealthy, industrialized nations pay into it, says Brandon Wu, directo...
28 Nov 20231h
Deforestation decline in the Amazon and other positive news
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has declined by 22% for the year ending July 31, 2023, according to data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE). On this episode of the Mongab...
21 Nov 202332min
Corals, kelp and creative conservation in Australia
If current conditions line up just right, much of the Great Barrier Reef could soon suffer another catastrophic bleaching event, so how are conservationists reacting to threats like this in Australia?...
24 Okt 202340min
Debunking the UN's climate neutrality claims
In a yearlong investigation from The New Humanitarian and Mongabay, spanning multiple countries, investigative reporters found the United Nations is not climate neutral as it claims to be. The UN base...
10 Okt 202343min
Ken Burns on 'The American Buffalo,' his latest documentary focusing on the iconic species
The American bison ('buffalo') was once decimated to a tiny fraction of its original population of 30 million, reaching a low point of just 77 individuals. Today, they number around 350,000 thanks to ...
3 Okt 202334min
Why some bears thrive and others barely survive
Human beings have a storied and complicated history with bears. The iconic mammals have long been an important symbol for thousands of years in cultures across the globe. Yet, almost all of the eight ...
27 Sep 202344min
Can 'road ecology' save millions of animals?
Nearly a million animals are killed on roads every day. That's just in the U.S., and this sobering statistic is very likely an underestimate. "If anything, the number is probably quite a bit higher,"...
19 Sep 202347min
Profitability and sustainability go together, Patagonia's advocacy director says
Traditional capitalism is not working for the planet or the public, and needs an overhaul, says Beth Thoren, environmental action and initiatives director at Patagonia. Where governments are failing t...
5 Sep 202331min
