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Glaciers are vital infrastructure — supplying water, food, and energy to nearly half the world. But they’re shrinking fast due to human-driven warming. As loss becomes irreversible, risks spread. Adaptation has limits without deep cuts to emissions.
Glaciers are vital infrastructure — supplying water, food, and energy to nearly half the world. But they’re shrinking fast due to human-driven warming. As loss becomes irreversible, risks spread. Adaptation has limits without deep cuts to emissions.
What can—and cannot—be done to save the world’s glaciers
Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though they cover roughly a tenth of the Earth’s land surface, meltwater from…
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Glaciers are vital infrastructure — supplying water, food, and energy to nearly half the world. But they’re shrinking fast due to human-driven warming. As loss becomes irreversible, risks spread. Adaptation has limits without deep cuts to emissions.
Glaciers are vital infrastructure — supplying water, food, and energy to nearly half the world. But they’re shrinking fast due to human-driven warming. As loss becomes irreversible, risks spread. Adaptation has limits without deep cuts to emissions.
She’s cute, chaotic, and wildly viral — but pygmy hippos are endangered. Moo Deng’s rise put a rare species in the global spotlight, with fewer than 3,000 left in the wild. Has internet fame helped their survival?
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Small hippo, big dreams: Can Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo, save her species?
Social media loves a charismatic, cute, relatable animal. Personalities like Neil the elephant seal and Pesto the giant baby penguin have captivated millions online. And let’s not forget Moo Deng –…
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January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
She’s cute, chaotic, and wildly viral — but pygmy hippos are endangered. Moo Deng’s rise put a rare species in the global spotlight, with fewer than 3,000 left in the wild. Has internet fame helped their survival?
🎥 Watch the latest Mongabay Explains to find out.
🎥 Watch the latest Mongabay Explains to find out.
Indonesia says it has reclaimed 4M+ hectares used for plantations and mining inside forest areas, after a year-old task force cracked down on illegality.
Seizures overshot targets by 400%, exposing how much oil palm may be illegal. $136M in fines raised—yet the fate of seized land remains unclear.
Seizures overshot targets by 400%, exposing how much oil palm may be illegal. $136M in fines raised—yet the fate of seized land remains unclear.
Indonesia says 4 million hectares of plantation, mining lands reclaimed in crackdown
JAKARTA — Indonesia has reclaimed more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres, about the size of Switzerland) of land nationwide that had been used for plantations, mining or other activities…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Indonesia says it has reclaimed 4M+ hectares used for plantations and mining inside forest areas, after a year-old task force cracked down on illegality.
Seizures overshot targets by 400%, exposing how much oil palm may be illegal. $136M in fines raised—yet the fate of seized land remains unclear.
Seizures overshot targets by 400%, exposing how much oil palm may be illegal. $136M in fines raised—yet the fate of seized land remains unclear.
Indonesia’s deforestation is accelerating again. Losses in 2025 were set to match 2024 — the worst since 2019 — as massive projects like the Merauke Food Estate clear millions of hectares.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
After years of progress, Indonesia risks ‘tragedy’ of a deforestation spike
After years of uneven progress, deforestation in Indonesia is poised to accelerate, owing to widespread logging, expanding plantations and mining. In December, Indonesia’s forestry minister, Raja…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Indonesia’s deforestation is accelerating again. Losses in 2025 were set to match 2024 — the worst since 2019 — as massive projects like the Merauke Food Estate clear millions of hectares.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.
Three Andean condor chicks have hatched in Colombia through an artificial incubation program near Bogotá — rare hope for a species with fewer than 150 birds left in the country.
Two chicks will be released this year, alongside community efforts turning former conflict into conservation.
Two chicks will be released this year, alongside community efforts turning former conflict into conservation.
Three Andean condor chicks hatch in Colombia as species nears local extinction
Since July 2024, three Andean condor chicks have hatched at an artificial incubation program located near Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, contributor Christina Noriega reported for Mongabay. The…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Three Andean condor chicks have hatched in Colombia through an artificial incubation program near Bogotá — rare hope for a species with fewer than 150 birds left in the country.
Two chicks will be released this year, alongside community efforts turning former conflict into conservation.
Two chicks will be released this year, alongside community efforts turning former conflict into conservation.
After Kenyan authorities seized 5,000+ endemic ants, conservationists warn ants are now part of a growing global wildlife trade.
Traffickers target rare species for hobbyists, risking ecosystem damage and invasive outbreaks — yet no ant species are protected under CITES.
Traffickers target rare species for hobbyists, risking ecosystem damage and invasive outbreaks — yet no ant species are protected under CITES.
Ants need urgent protections from global trade, conservationists say
As the recent seizure of more than 5,000 endemic ants in Kenya reveals, ants have become part of a thriving global wildlife trade. Transnational traffickers are mopping up ants from the wild to sell…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
After Kenyan authorities seized 5,000+ endemic ants, conservationists warn ants are now part of a growing global wildlife trade.
Traffickers target rare species for hobbyists, risking ecosystem damage and invasive outbreaks — yet no ant species are protected under CITES.
Traffickers target rare species for hobbyists, risking ecosystem damage and invasive outbreaks — yet no ant species are protected under CITES.
A new study suggests fishing vessel tracking data can act as an early warning system during marine heat waves.
Shifts in where fishers operate revealed when tuna moved north or inshore — and when they didn’t — positioning fishers as key sentinels of ocean change.
Shifts in where fishers operate revealed when tuna moved north or inshore — and when they didn’t — positioning fishers as key sentinels of ocean change.
Study tracks fishing boats to see how heat waves affect fish distribution
Marine heat waves have become longer and more frequent along the U.S. West Coast, as elsewhere in the world. But heating doesn’t always lead fish to change their location. A new study suggests a…
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January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A new study suggests fishing vessel tracking data can act as an early warning system during marine heat waves.
Shifts in where fishers operate revealed when tuna moved north or inshore — and when they didn’t — positioning fishers as key sentinels of ocean change.
Shifts in where fishers operate revealed when tuna moved north or inshore — and when they didn’t — positioning fishers as key sentinels of ocean change.
Great white sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s waters, a new review finds. Once a global hotspot, key sites have been empty since 2018.
Orcas play a role, but human causes are driving a collapse scientists warn is unsustainable.
Orcas play a role, but human causes are driving a collapse scientists warn is unsustainable.
South Africa’s great white shark population worries researchers
Great white shark populations in South Africa are disappearing, driven largely by human activities that are likely responsible for the collapse of a locally critical apex predator. That’s the…
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January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Great white sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s waters, a new review finds. Once a global hotspot, key sites have been empty since 2018.
Orcas play a role, but human causes are driving a collapse scientists warn is unsustainable.
Orcas play a role, but human causes are driving a collapse scientists warn is unsustainable.
A new analysis argues the Amazon’s gold mining pollution could help pay for its own cleanup.
Reprocessing toxic mine tailings with modern methods could curb mercury pollution, restore rivers, and create 200,000+ jobs, shifting illegal mining into a regulated economy.
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Reprocessing toxic mine tailings with modern methods could curb mercury pollution, restore rivers, and create 200,000+ jobs, shifting illegal mining into a regulated economy.
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Formalizing Amazon gold mining can transform a toxic liability into an economic opportunity (analysis)
The wildcat gold mining boom that swept across the Amazon beginning in the 1970s left behind an environmental catastrophe of staggering proportions. At least 350,000 hectares (almost 865,000 acres)…
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January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A new analysis argues the Amazon’s gold mining pollution could help pay for its own cleanup.
Reprocessing toxic mine tailings with modern methods could curb mercury pollution, restore rivers, and create 200,000+ jobs, shifting illegal mining into a regulated economy.
** Views are author's.
Reprocessing toxic mine tailings with modern methods could curb mercury pollution, restore rivers, and create 200,000+ jobs, shifting illegal mining into a regulated economy.
** Views are author's.
A year after Tanzania canceled a World Bank–backed tourism project near Ruaha NP over rights abuses, villagers say violence hasn’t stopped.
Park rangers still block land access and threaten evictions, despite a Bank action plan. Communities say promises exist on paper, not on the ground.
Park rangers still block land access and threaten evictions, despite a Bank action plan. Communities say promises exist on paper, not on the ground.
Canceled tourism project still threatens local communities in Tanzania
Roughly one year ago, the Tanzanian government canceled a multimillion-dollar tourism project funded by the World Bank, citing concerns over human rights violations. However, community members near…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A year after Tanzania canceled a World Bank–backed tourism project near Ruaha NP over rights abuses, villagers say violence hasn’t stopped.
Park rangers still block land access and threaten evictions, despite a Bank action plan. Communities say promises exist on paper, not on the ground.
Park rangers still block land access and threaten evictions, despite a Bank action plan. Communities say promises exist on paper, not on the ground.
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Scientists have recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale calves this winter — a rare boost for a species still on the brink.
The population has grown but far below what’s needed for recovery. Every birth matters, but threats remain.
Scientists have recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale calves this winter — a rare boost for a species still on the brink.
The population has grown but far below what’s needed for recovery. Every birth matters, but threats remain.
North Atlantic right whale births increase
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Scientists monitoring North Atlantic right whales have recorded an…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Scientists have recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale calves this winter — a rare boost for a species still on the brink.
The population has grown but far below what’s needed for recovery. Every birth matters, but threats remain.
Scientists have recorded 15 North Atlantic right whale calves this winter — a rare boost for a species still on the brink.
The population has grown but far below what’s needed for recovery. Every birth matters, but threats remain.
Myanmar hosts extraordinary plant diversity, with 864 species found nowhere else.
A new review warns major knowledge gaps persist and calls for urgent, collaborative action to protect key plant hotspots before species are lost.
A new review warns major knowledge gaps persist and calls for urgent, collaborative action to protect key plant hotspots before species are lost.
Myanmar’s botanical data gaps risk its unique flora, collaborations could help, study says
Myanmar is a country of extremes. From tropical forests, mangroves and wetlands to frost-bitten alpine mountain slopes and jagged limestone karst outcrops, it’s home to tremendous botanical…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Myanmar hosts extraordinary plant diversity, with 864 species found nowhere else.
A new review warns major knowledge gaps persist and calls for urgent, collaborative action to protect key plant hotspots before species are lost.
A new review warns major knowledge gaps persist and calls for urgent, collaborative action to protect key plant hotspots before species are lost.
Mauritania once fueled a global fishmeal boom, with over half its pelagic catch processed by 2021.
After tighter rules and enforcement, only eight plants remain active, and production has dropped by more than half.
After tighter rules and enforcement, only eight plants remain active, and production has dropped by more than half.
Mauritania’s fishmeal fever ends as government tightens regulation
NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania — On a busy weekday, the coastal strip of Bountiya in Nouadhibou, Mauritania’s second-biggest city, is eerily quiet. This was once the beating heart of the West African…
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January 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Mauritania once fueled a global fishmeal boom, with over half its pelagic catch processed by 2021.
After tighter rules and enforcement, only eight plants remain active, and production has dropped by more than half.
After tighter rules and enforcement, only eight plants remain active, and production has dropped by more than half.
Scientists at Kew named 125 plants and 65 fungi in 2025 — from a spider-parasitizing “zombie” fungus to a blood-red orchid.
But many species are already threatened, underscoring how little time remains to protect them.
But many species are already threatened, underscoring how little time remains to protect them.
Photos: Kew Gardens’ top 10 newly named plants and fungi for 2025
Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The new-to-science species include a parasitic fungus that turns Brazilian…
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January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Scientists at Kew named 125 plants and 65 fungi in 2025 — from a spider-parasitizing “zombie” fungus to a blood-red orchid.
But many species are already threatened, underscoring how little time remains to protect them.
But many species are already threatened, underscoring how little time remains to protect them.
Community-managed pirarucu fisheries in Brazil’s Amazon are rebuilding fish populations.
Sales to the fashion industry help finance the work — but communities shoulder heavy labor and risks, with little official support.
Sales to the fashion industry help finance the work — but communities shoulder heavy labor and risks, with little official support.
Cowboy boots made from pirarucu leather fund Amazon’s sustainable fishery
A massive Amazonian fish yields the unique and once overlooked leather prized by luxury brands and Texas cowboys.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Community-managed pirarucu fisheries in Brazil’s Amazon are rebuilding fish populations.
Sales to the fashion industry help finance the work — but communities shoulder heavy labor and risks, with little official support.
Sales to the fashion industry help finance the work — but communities shoulder heavy labor and risks, with little official support.
The Global Biodiversity Standard certifies forest restoration projects that deliver real biodiversity gains.
After one year, six sites are certified, with 15 regional hubs providing field assessments and ongoing mentoring.
After one year, six sites are certified, with 15 regional hubs providing field assessments and ongoing mentoring.
One year on, TGBS benchmark shows how to restore forests for biodiversity
There are around 60,000 known tree species in the world, and they can do amazing things: store carbon, provide people with food and firewood, shelter creatures big and small, and so much more. In the…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The Global Biodiversity Standard certifies forest restoration projects that deliver real biodiversity gains.
After one year, six sites are certified, with 15 regional hubs providing field assessments and ongoing mentoring.
After one year, six sites are certified, with 15 regional hubs providing field assessments and ongoing mentoring.
Silvopastoral systems could cut emissions and restore degraded land in the Amazon, but high costs and limited know-how hold them back.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint?
In the rolling hills of Iñapari, a remote town in the Peruvian Amazon on the tri-border with Bolivia and Brazil, cattle ranchers are ditching grass monocultures, which have been shown to harm…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Silvopastoral systems could cut emissions and restore degraded land in the Amazon, but high costs and limited know-how hold them back.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
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An Asháninka researcher in Peru is bringing Indigenous knowledge into scientific journals. By documenting stingless bees, Richar Antonio Demetrio is challenging who gets to define science — and showing why equitable conservation lasts.
An Asháninka researcher in Peru is bringing Indigenous knowledge into scientific journals. By documenting stingless bees, Richar Antonio Demetrio is challenging who gets to define science — and showing why equitable conservation lasts.
When Indigenous knowledge enters the scientific record
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For most of Peru’s scientific history, Indigenous knowledge has…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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An Asháninka researcher in Peru is bringing Indigenous knowledge into scientific journals. By documenting stingless bees, Richar Antonio Demetrio is challenging who gets to define science — and showing why equitable conservation lasts.
An Asháninka researcher in Peru is bringing Indigenous knowledge into scientific journals. By documenting stingless bees, Richar Antonio Demetrio is challenging who gets to define science — and showing why equitable conservation lasts.
A snake found a decade ago on a coffee farm in India has been described as a new species: Rhinophis siruvaniensis.
Known long to local farmers but new to science, its discovery highlights how much biodiversity remains undocumented — even outside protected forests.
Known long to local farmers but new to science, its discovery highlights how much biodiversity remains undocumented — even outside protected forests.
New species of burrowing snake described from coffee farm in India
A decade after tour guide Basil P. Das stumbled upon a small black-and-beige snake while working on his coffee farm in southern India, researchers have described it as a new-to-science species.…
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January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A snake found a decade ago on a coffee farm in India has been described as a new species: Rhinophis siruvaniensis.
Known long to local farmers but new to science, its discovery highlights how much biodiversity remains undocumented — even outside protected forests.
Known long to local farmers but new to science, its discovery highlights how much biodiversity remains undocumented — even outside protected forests.
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A new Nature paper argues conservation failures are rooted in race, power, and colonial legacies. Without recognizing Indigenous and local land rights, expanding protected areas risks repeating past injustices — and undermining conservation itself.
A new Nature paper argues conservation failures are rooted in race, power, and colonial legacies. Without recognizing Indigenous and local land rights, expanding protected areas risks repeating past injustices — and undermining conservation itself.
Conservation’s unfinished business
Conservation often presents itself as a technical enterprise: how much land to protect, which species to prioritize, what policies deliver results. A recent paper in Nature argues that this framing…
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January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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A new Nature paper argues conservation failures are rooted in race, power, and colonial legacies. Without recognizing Indigenous and local land rights, expanding protected areas risks repeating past injustices — and undermining conservation itself.
A new Nature paper argues conservation failures are rooted in race, power, and colonial legacies. Without recognizing Indigenous and local land rights, expanding protected areas risks repeating past injustices — and undermining conservation itself.
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Deadly floods, landslides, and a rare cyclone that killed 1,100+ people in Indonesia in 2025, pushed deforestation to the center of national debate.
Aida Greenbury argues the country still has a narrow chance to change course & protect its remaining forests.
** Views are author's.
Deadly floods, landslides, and a rare cyclone that killed 1,100+ people in Indonesia in 2025, pushed deforestation to the center of national debate.
Aida Greenbury argues the country still has a narrow chance to change course & protect its remaining forests.
** Views are author's.
A catastrophe that might offer a glimpse of hope for Indonesia (commentary)
It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind busy with plans for the New Year party I had organized with friends in the city, when my phone…
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January 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Deadly floods, landslides, and a rare cyclone that killed 1,100+ people in Indonesia in 2025, pushed deforestation to the center of national debate.
Aida Greenbury argues the country still has a narrow chance to change course & protect its remaining forests.
** Views are author's.
Deadly floods, landslides, and a rare cyclone that killed 1,100+ people in Indonesia in 2025, pushed deforestation to the center of national debate.
Aida Greenbury argues the country still has a narrow chance to change course & protect its remaining forests.
** Views are author's.
Bob Weir, who died Jan. 10, was more than a Grateful Dead founder.
For decades, he was a steady environmental advocate, warning that deforestation and climate change were material threats, not metaphors — using his platform to pressure governments, markets, and institutions to act.
For decades, he was a steady environmental advocate, warning that deforestation and climate change were material threats, not metaphors — using his platform to pressure governments, markets, and institutions to act.
Bob Weir, a musician who took the environment seriously
Bob Weir, who died on January 10th, was best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. For decades he was also an unusually persistent environmental advocate, one who treated land, forests,…
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January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Bob Weir, who died Jan. 10, was more than a Grateful Dead founder.
For decades, he was a steady environmental advocate, warning that deforestation and climate change were material threats, not metaphors — using his platform to pressure governments, markets, and institutions to act.
For decades, he was a steady environmental advocate, warning that deforestation and climate change were material threats, not metaphors — using his platform to pressure governments, markets, and institutions to act.
Twin mountain gorillas have been born in Virunga National Park, DRC — a rare event and a hopeful sign for one of the world’s most endangered great apes.
Despite conflict and habitat threats, park teams and communities are working to protect the fragile twins.
Despite conflict and habitat threats, park teams and communities are working to protect the fragile twins.
Twin infant mountain gorillas born in DRC
The birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is raising hopes for the survival of one of the world’s most threatened great apes. “For me, it is a huge sign of hope…
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January 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Twin mountain gorillas have been born in Virunga National Park, DRC — a rare event and a hopeful sign for one of the world’s most endangered great apes.
Despite conflict and habitat threats, park teams and communities are working to protect the fragile twins.
Despite conflict and habitat threats, park teams and communities are working to protect the fragile twins.
A proposed international minerals treaty faced pushback at UNEA-7 and was diluted into a nonbinding resolution.
Backed by Colombia and Oman, it aims to address mining’s social and environmental harms, but critics say it falls short as mineral demand surges with the energy transition.
Backed by Colombia and Oman, it aims to address mining’s social and environmental harms, but critics say it falls short as mineral demand surges with the energy transition.
Minerals treaty proposed by Colombia & Oman gets pushback at UN meeting
An international minerals treaty proposed by Colombia and Oman at the seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) encountered resistance from several member states, including Saudi Arabia,…
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January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
A proposed international minerals treaty faced pushback at UNEA-7 and was diluted into a nonbinding resolution.
Backed by Colombia and Oman, it aims to address mining’s social and environmental harms, but critics say it falls short as mineral demand surges with the energy transition.
Backed by Colombia and Oman, it aims to address mining’s social and environmental harms, but critics say it falls short as mineral demand surges with the energy transition.
Can AI really help protect the planet — and the people defending it?
A new op-ed warns that while COP30 leaders tout AI’s promise for conservation, ethical risks remain. It argues Indigenous experts must guide AI’s development to reflect their priorities and protections.
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A new op-ed warns that while COP30 leaders tout AI’s promise for conservation, ethical risks remain. It argues Indigenous experts must guide AI’s development to reflect their priorities and protections.
** Views are authors'.
AI-centered conservation efforts can only be ethical if Indigenous people help lead them (commentary)
In November, we joined more than 50,000 Indigenous and world leaders, diplomats, scholars and activists at the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Brazil. Some of the most…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Can AI really help protect the planet — and the people defending it?
A new op-ed warns that while COP30 leaders tout AI’s promise for conservation, ethical risks remain. It argues Indigenous experts must guide AI’s development to reflect their priorities and protections.
** Views are authors'.
A new op-ed warns that while COP30 leaders tout AI’s promise for conservation, ethical risks remain. It argues Indigenous experts must guide AI’s development to reflect their priorities and protections.
** Views are authors'.