Mongabay
Award-winning nonprofit media outlet publishing global environmental science & news in 6 languages via bureaus in India, Brazil, Africa, Latin America, Indonesia & US: https://mongabay.com
- More than 50 years after Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s legacy still shapes environmental thought. On the Mongabay Newscast, writer Megan Mayhew Bergman explores how Carson fused science with emotion — helping spark a movement and showing why moral clarity still matters today.
- Legacy PFAS in North Atlantic pilot whales have dropped 60% over the past decade, reflecting earlier chemical phaseouts. But researchers warn of “regrettable substitution,” as replacement PFAS may pose similar risks — even as newer chemicals appear to be accumulating more on land than at sea.
- [FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social] Tree planting pledges often favor scale over ecology — sometimes replacing savannas with monocultures. The Global Biodiversity Standard aims to change that by certifying restoration projects based on measurable biodiversity gains, not tree counts.
- Major soy traders including Cargill, ADM and Bunge are exiting the Amazon Soy Moratorium — a move that could raise deforestation by 30% by 2045. Observers warn it sends a “green light” to land speculators, even as forest loss threatens rainfall, yields and long-term market stability.
- Isabel Esterman, Mongabay’s Southeast Asia managing editor, says journalism’s impact is cumulative — built by staying on stories long enough to shift understanding, from Sumatran rhino numbers to contested land deals. ** Her interview is part of the 'Inside Mongabay' series.
- Mongabay didn’t aim to reinvent environmental journalism. It grew by filling gaps — reporting consistently from places far from power, building long-term memory, and backing local journalists as foreign bureaus disappeared. Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
