In May 2019, an expert panel on forests of India’s environment ministry approved the survey and exploration of uranium in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve.

In May 2019, an expert panel on forests of India’s environment ministry approved the survey and exploration of uranium in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve.
A few months later, Mongabay India published a story on the government’s plan to start mining uranium in the tiger reserve.
The article highlighted several key facts essential in providing transparent, evidence-based facts to empower stakeholders’ decision-making for the proposed uranium mining project:
This initial coverage triggered a series of ongoing stories by local media, pressure from the public, conservationists, and non-governmental organizations. The project was even rejected by the Telangana State.
In March 2021, Mongabay was informed that India’s Atomic Minerals Directorate cancelled the uranium mining project due to continuing protests against it.
What started as an article published by Mongabay, became the first step in informing the public to prevent a mining operation that could have been catastrophic for wildlife and people. This is just one example of how Mongabay’s independent reporting has real-world impacts that influence decision-making in the environmental world.