I’m writing this from deep in the Congo rainforest after a day spent observing elephants and gorillas. The presence of such magnificent creatures is both invigorating and a reminder of how much still endures. Yet the pressures are visible, too. Logging roads push deeper each year. Poaching still threatens wildlife that once seemed unassailable. Industrial […]

The new Solutions Desk will focus on precisely these kinds of stories. It will examine community-led conservation initiatives, innovative financing mechanisms, emerging technologies, and policy approaches that show measurable results. It will work closely with journalists and researchers across the regions where Mongabay reports, ensuring that the people closest to these efforts help tell the story.

Importantly, this desk does not replace investigative reporting or coverage of environmental harm. Those remain central to our mission. Solutions journalism complements that work. Exposing wrongdoing helps hold systems accountable. Documenting effective responses helps show how those systems might change.