A ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans
How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the foundations of ocean governance. By Katie Surma February 5, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and […]
Women Save the Greater Adjutant Stork
Shared Ground — A BED Learning Session
Blue Earth Defense (BED) is officially launching Shared Ground: “Grounded voices. Collective learning. Shared futures.” A BED Learning Session in 2026 — a regular learning space rooted in grassroots knowledge, collective reflection, and shared struggle for ecological and social justice. Shared Ground is a community centered space where grounded voices matter. It brings together women, […]
The 9 Rules of Security Culture
By Max Wilbert / Biocentric Last week, I wrote about the different ways that governments and corporations use covert and overt forms of repression against revolutionaries, activists, and community organizers. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading that post to understand what we’re up against. Before we begin, let’s get clear on one thing: if you are […]
The Official Launch of Blue Earth Defense (BED)
Blue Earth Defense is a network of grassroots advocates, communities, and movements committed to defending life on Earth from the threats of extractivism, greenwashing, and systemic inequality.BED envisions a world rooted in autonomy, mutual aid, cooperation, solidarity, and direct action—where people and nature coexist in balance, and where communities chart their own paths toward resilience […]
There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds
An estimated 650,000 of them have flooded the centre of Manila to protest, amid fury over a spiralling corruption scandal in which billions of dollars in flood mitigation funds have evaporated. Organised by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a powerful sect in the Philippines, the three-day rally has shut down schools, roads and offices. Many of those […]
Philippine Tribes Revive Reforestation to Defy Coal Mining Expansion
By Bong S. Sarmiento / Mongabay SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — It’s been three years since production began at a coal mine in the mountain village of Ned, some 1,500 kilometers, nearly 1,000 miles, south of Manila, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Since then, more than 2 million metric tons of deposits have been […]
Community Efforts Yield New Marine Protected Area In the Philippines
By Kristine Sabillo / Mongabay The Philippines has officially designated a new marine protected area after an 18-year campaign by local communities, fisher associations, civil society organizations and government agencies, the Wildlife Conservation Society announcedAug. 13. The newly created Bitaug Marine Protected Area (MPA), which covers nearly 150 hectares (about 370 acres), is the largest MPA in […]
Palestine Denounces Gaza Devastation as “Ecocide”
The Permanent Mission of the State of Palestine to the Kingdom of the Netherlands has formally described the environmental destruction in Gaza as ecocide, citing that less than 5% of agricultural land remains suitable for cultivation and calling for international legal recognition of the long-term consequences¹. The statement — the first by a state-level actor […]
Exposing The Impact of Mining on Indigenous and Local Communities
As an environmental news organization, Mongabay closely tracks the social and ecological impacts of mining. Beyond raising awareness and inspiring other media outlets to cover this topic and regularly republish and reference Mongabay, the news Mongabay produces often leads to real-world impact by exposing the harmful practices of powerful people and organizations, compelling them to take […]