Gloria Pallares is a journalist reporting on global development and the environment from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Her work has appeared in a range of publications, including El Pais, CNN and Forbes. As part of her scientific background, Gloria conducted research on agroforestry and land use in Kenya in collaboration with CGIAR. She holds a bachelor s of science in journalism, a master s of science in biology from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and a second bachelor s of science in biotechnology.
From microbes to meerkats, the wealth of species on Earth is the glue that holds the cycles of life together: producing food, regulating climate, building soil, maintaining ecosystems and more. Tropical forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, and scientists estimate that they have only described a small percentage of the […]
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt The first big news of the COP27 climate conference was a forest promise: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a 26-nation partnership to conserve woodland ecosystems as “one of the best ways of getting us back on track to 1.5 degrees” of warming. This Forest and Climate Leaders Partnership is […]
Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.
ISANGI, Congo In a secluded corner of the Congo, machetes in hand, scientists make their way through the Yangambi Reserve, using shallow streams as natural paths to move faster through the wilderness. Some of them are plotting routes for a large-scale biodiversity survey. Others are climbing a metallic structure the size of a 20-story […]