- Mongabay published more than 5,000 posts in 2020.
- These are the ten most popular stories on news.mongabay.com, the global English news web site.
- Overall, Mongabay’s on-site traffic in 2020 amounted to 140 million pageviews, a 38% increase over 2019.
As we reach the end of a tumultuous year, here’s a look back at Mongabay’s 2020.
Overall, Mongabay published more than 5,000 posts in 2020 across our five bureaus: Global English, Mongabay Indonesia, Mongabay Latam (Spanish), Mongabay Brasil (Portuguese), and Mongabay India (both English and Hindi). These are the ten most popular stories for the Global English news web site, news.mongabay.com. These ten articles represent about 2.5% of total traffic this year.
Mongabay’s on-site traffic in 2020 amounted to 140 million pageviews, a 38% increase over 2019. This tally excludes readership of Mongabay content republished on other sites and within social media platforms.
Thank you for your interest in our content this year.
Women from the Xingu Territory unite against threats from Bolsonaro administration
Mongabay’s most popular story on the English news site was an account of the first women’s summit in the Xingu Indigenous Territory by Maria Fernanda Ribeiro. The summit involved 200 representatives from 16 different ethnicities who met to discuss paths to leadership in their communities. The article, published in December 2019, had more than 800,000 pageviews.
Amazon indigenous leader: Our survival is at stake. You can help (commentary)
In this commentary, Beto Marubo, a representative of the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Javari Valley, warned that indigenous peoples in the Amazon face existential threats from rising deforestation, anti-environment and anti-indigenous policies from the Bolsonaro administration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Marubo, whose indigenous name is Wino Këyashëni, called upon the outside world to pressure the Bolsonaro administration to protect indigenous peoples’ rights, lands, and livelihoods. He’s asked for the Brazilian government to evict land invaders from indigenous territories, restrictions on outsiders’ access to indigenous lands, and logistical and medical support. The piece, published in May 2020, had more than 500,000 pageviews.
Photos: Up close with the saltwater crocs of Sri Lanka’s Nilwala River
Wildlife photographer Rajiv Welikala provides a firsthand account of a visit to the Nilwala River in southern Sri Lank to see the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Sri Lanka is home to around 2,500 to 3,500 saltwater crocodiles, which occur in estuaries and riverine systems on the western, southern and eastern coasts of the Indian Ocean island. The post, published in May 2020, had more than 325,000 pageviews.
‘Don’t let your cat outside’: Q&A with author Peter Christie
John C. Cannon spoke with Journalist Peter Christie about his book Unnatural Companions: Rethinking Our Love of Pets in an Age of Wildlife Extinction, which explores the effects that pets have on wildlife and biodiversity. In addition to the billions of birds and small mammals killed by free-roaming pets each year, the wild pet trade, invasive pets, disease spread and the pet food industry are harming biodiversity and contributing to the global crisis, says Christie. The interview, published in May 2020, received 300,000 pageviews.
Photos: Top 15 new species of 2019
Shreya Dasgupta‘s review of species first described in 2019. The post, published in December 2019, got 288,000 pageviews.
Why did Ecuador’s tallest waterfall suddenly disappear?
This Mongabay Latam story by Antonio José Paz Cardona explored why Ecuador’s tallest waterfall, the iconic San Rafael waterfall, suddenly stopped flowing on February 2. It cites experts who hypothesize that the Sinohydro hydroelectric plant located upstream is indirectly related to the waterfall’s demise. The article, published in March 2020, got 280,000 pageviews.
New paper highlights spread of organized crime from global fisheries
Basten Gokkon covers a paper published by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy that look at transnational organized crimes associated with the global fisheries sector. These include illegal fishing, fraud, money laundering, corruption, drug and human trafficking. The paper calls for an intersectional, transboundary law enforcement by governments around the world to combat these “clandestine” crimes in the global fisheries industry. The post, published in September 2020, got 265,000 views.
Making a thriller out of Belo Monte hydro dam: Q&A with filmmaker Sabrina McCormick
Débora Pinto interviews Sabrina McCormick about her film Sequestrada, which tells the fictional story of Kamudjara, an Indigenous girl, and the social and environmental changes the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam will bring. The interview, published in February 2020, got 256,000 pageviews.
Mass tree planting along India’s Cauvery River has scientists worried
Nanditha Chandraprakash covered a Isha Foundation initiative to plant 2.42 billion trees along the Cauvery River. While scientists say the project is well-meaning, they don’t believe it will cure the river’s ills as promised. The article, published in January 2020, received 255,000 pageviews.
From crisis to solutions for communities and African conservation (commentary)
In this commentary, Dickson Kaelo, Daniel Sopia, Damian Bell, Richard Diggle, and Fred Nelson argue that the way that conservationists respond to both the near-term crisis and the longer term implications of the unfolding pandemic will be pivotal for the future of Africa’s wildlife. The crisis, they write, is also an opportunity to question inherited assumptions, refine existing models, and improve conservation practices. The piece, published in May 2020, had more than 254,000 pageviews.
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