Vulture populations in Southern Africa are dwindling, yet the birds could bring large economic benefits to the region, ...

Villagers in Cameroon have denounced the use of tear gas by authorities to break up their protest on March 25 against the ...

Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation caused by unchecked exploitation, with 6 ...

Ancient Egypt’s feline gods, embroidered tigers on Chinese textiles, lions in Southern Africa’s San cave paintings and jaguars symbolizing military prowess in Mesoamerican cultures — all of them show ...

Brazil is facing an alarming surge in forest fires. Last year, the country registered 237,000 fires and over 30.8 million ...

Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by nearly 500% over the next few decades, as countries invest more in ...

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says ...

Banking on the capacity of global forests to continue storing huge amounts of carbon could put the Paris Agreement climate ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than ...