Climate change is a complex problem that is propelling the development of alternatives to fossil fuel energy sources and schemes to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. This growing demand for alternative energy has resulted in the proliferation of prospective climate solutions that harness renewably grown organic material to generate energy, while limiting, eliminating, or
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been awarded a 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in recognition of his coverage of environmental issues for the website. His fellow winners – at outlets ranging from The Guardian to Grist and The Washington Post – were selected based on each journalist’s work, a data-driven analysis of the impact
The film Our Mothers’ Land produced in partnership with The Gecko Project and featuring journalist Febriana Firdaus in her first documentary project won the 2021 Wild and Scenic Film Festival “Spirit of Activism Award” during a virtual ceremony held this past weekend. It depicts female activists from across Indonesia whose rural communities are in conflict
Mongabay is pleased to announce that Robin Martin has joined its board of directors. Robin is a professor of geography at Arizona State University where she works to connect place-based science in forests and on reefs with remote sensing. Board President B. Holt Thrasher praised her science savvy in welcoming her to Mongabay: “Robin’s unique scientific perspective, grounded
Mongabay is excited to announce two hiring opportunities for the positions of a Myanmar Staff Writer and an Africa French Editor. Both positions will play a critical role in the scale-up of Mongabay’s global reporting efforts. We are seeking dedicated and talented candidates who are able to fulfill these roles. Please click on the following
Africa Editor – French Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate), accurate (relies on facts and scientific information) and timely manner to a global audience of conservation scientists, private-sector decision-makers, government policymakers, civil society organizations,
Staff Writer: Myanmar Founded in 1999, Mongabay is an award-winning environmental science and conservation news organization, which publishes original news on a daily basis in an objective (does not advocate), accurate (relies on facts and scientific information) and timely manner to a global audience of conservation scientists, private-sector decision-makers, government policymakers, civil society organizations, journalists
Mongabay is pleased to announce that Kristin Rechberger has joined its board of directors. She has spent her career supporting those who defend nature, and is now CEO of Dynamic Planet, a firm that helps advance and invest in markets that restore nature. “I believe environmental journalism is critical to an informed global public,” Rechberger said. “Leaders of a community,
Between the pandemic, widespread environmental policy setbacks, devastating fires and storms, civil strife, and rising authoritarianism, 2020 was a challenging year. Mongabay persevered through these difficult times, supporting its staff and contributor network, while continuing to produce impactful reporting. Five topline successes in 2020 Navigating the pandemic: In these times of hardship and great uncertainty,
Mongabay’s reporting was cited by outlets ranging from Popular Science to CNN, Quartz, Dhaka Tribune, Fodor’s Travel and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently. Also our new partners at Now This published a video on pangolins based on our reporting. Numerous media outlets also chose to republish entire Mongabay features, too, like The Pulitzer
Mongabay, a non-profit conservation and environmental science news service with a monthly audience of over 10 million people, is excited to announce its expansion into Hindi, India’s most widely spoken language. Mongabay-Hindi will give Mongabay-India (which until now has published only in English) the ability to reach larger audiences and grow its network of journalists
Mongabay’s reporting was cited by outlets ranging from The Independent (which picked up on our popular feature about the rise of extinction denial as the latest anti-science conspiracy theory) to Fast Company, Jakarta Post, and NASA’s Earth Observatory blog in the past month. Several media outlets chose to republish entire Mongabay features in September, too,
Mongabay is excited to announce two hiring opportunities for the positions of a Video Production Coordinator and a Content Coordinator. Both positions will play a critical role in the scale-up of Mongabay’s global reporting efforts. We are seeking dedicated and talented candidates who are able to fulfill these roles. Please click on the following positions
Mongabay is now accepting spring 2021 internship applications! This opportunity will provide you with the necessary tools and resources to help develop your writing skills and have your news stories be published on our renowned website. View the full internship details here and how to apply. Application Deadline: November 16
Mongabay is excited to announce the arrival of our newest board member. Katie LaFleur, a social impact investor and fundraising enthusiast with over 15 years of experience in investing along ESG metrics, has joined Mongabay’s distinguished board of directors. LaFleur brings a sincere desire help Mongabay grow and mature as a world-class environmental journalism outlet.
Mongabay’s reporting was cited by outlets ranging from The Guardian to Business Insider, The Week and NASA’s Earth Observatory blog in the past month. Several media outlets chose to republish entire Mongabay features in August, too, like The Huffington Post, The News Minute, and Inter Press News Service. We encourage fellow media outlets to republish Mongabay
Mongabay’s Romina Castagnino has been awarded a Jackson Wild Media Fellowship. She is the host of our popular YouTube video series that shares footage of wildlife, Candid Animal Cam, and is also a filmmaker in her own right. A Peruvian conservation biologist and wildlife photographer based in Australia, Romi is also a bilingual writer for Mongabay. For her
Mongabay is seeking a research consultant to identify and document reforestation initiatives (3-mo contract) to help build out a project database over a three-month period. The research assistant would work with Mongabay’s team to build a database of reforestation projects to support a series of reported news stories on the subject around the world. The research
Mongabay’s reporting appears regularly beyond the bounds of the main website and multiple language subdomains when other outlets cite it in part, or republish it whole, via our Creative Commons license. Our editors, sources and writers are also interviewed regularly about their work, such as when the syndicated radio program Sea Change Radio spoke with
Apply by August 25th, 2020 for a project evaluation consultancy. Mongabay is seeking a short-term consultant to conduct an external evaluation and provide an independent assessment of achievements generated by Mongabay and its partners as a result of the project “Addressing illegal deforestation through investigative journalism.” This 30-month-long project supports collaboration between Mongabay, Earthsight, The
