Mexico's Maya Train chugs forward, but at what cost?
A multi-billion dollar, 958 mile-long, railway project known as the 'Maya Train' threatens to displace locals and degrade or destroy habitats across five states in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Des...
26 Jul 202221min
Mongabay Reports: New Guinea has the most plant species of any island
A report published in the journal Nature concludes that New Guinea is the most floristically diverse and speciose island on the planet. In addition to being the second largest island in the world, Ne...
19 Jul 20227min
'Water always wins' but 'slow' solutions to water scarcity are growing in popularity
Human-made 'gray' infrastructure is crumbling, causing some urban areas to lose up to 40% of this precious resource: several major cities across the globe now regularly run out of water or have shorta...
12 Jul 202241min
Mongabay Reports: Will the vaquita vanish?
This week the world marks Save the Vaquita Day. Our featured article examines a threat to this critically endangered marine mammal (Phocoena sinus), a small porpoise that lives only in the Upper Gulf ...
5 Jul 202210min
How marine conservation benefits by blending Indigenous knowledge and western science
We discuss the effectiveness of combining traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge and Western science for conservation and restoration initiatives on this episode. Our first guest is Dr. Gary Paul...
28 Jun 202241min
Mongabay Reports: 'Lost' Amazonian cities reveal sustainability secrets
Our featured article this week examines archaeological research revealing details of a massive, Pre-Columbian urban settlement in the Amazon, 4,500 square kilometers in size, that provides valuable in...
22 Jun 202211min
New whale calls and dolphin behaviors discovered with bioacoustics
Host Mike G. dives into new discoveries from the exciting field of marine bioacoustics research that are helping us better understand the lives of whales and dophins, and we feature fascinating record...
15 Jun 202244min
Mongabay Reports: Palm oil investigation with BBC and Gecko Project exposes corporate theft from communities
Our featured article this week summarizes a joint investigation Mongabay recently conducted with BBC News and The Gecko Project, uncovering how companies have cut local & Indigenous communities out of...
7 Jun 20227min
