Outstanding in the field: researchers head out for a new season
It's the start of field research season in many regions--and some scientists haven't gotten afield since the pandemic started--so we're checking in with a couple researchers to hear what they're plann...
6 Apr 202244min
Mongabay Reports: Degraded forests still provide immense value
A recent study conducted in Malaysian Borneo shows that degraded forests can still provide immense value. The study details five key ecological services provided by degraded forests to Indigenous comm...
30 Mars 20226min
Indigenous peoples: the world's top conservationists
There's growing recognition of how vital Indigenous-led conservation practices are to protecting the planet. Because of this, there's a growing global movement to secure Indigenous land rights, toward...
23 Mars 202257min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: 'Ghosts of the rainforest'
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. New Guinea's dense tropical montane forests are home to 12 of 14 tree kangaroo species....
16 Mars 202258min
Are 'nature based solutions' the best fix for climate change?
On this episode we discuss mangrove restoration and other "nature based solutions" (NBS) to climate change. Now promoted as the best strategy to slow climate change--and encompassing an array of solut...
9 Mars 202257min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: A long and winding road
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. Subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts and stay tuned for subsequent episodes ...
2 Mars 202246min
How the sounds of African wildlife aid their conservation
A new study reveals that bioacoustics is an underutilized wildlife study tool on one of the world's most biodiverse continents: Africa. On this episode we discuss this gap by highlighting two new bioa...
23 Feb 202238min
Mongabay Explores New Guinea: Protecting paradise
Mongabay Explores is an episodic podcast series that highlights unique places and species from around the globe. Subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts and stay tuned for subsequent episodes ...
16 Feb 202251min
