Aimee Gabay

Reporter at Mongabay // Words in @Guardian @AJEnglish @NewScientist @Grist @LiveScience. Find me on Bluesky:

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

For the last few months, since I travelled to the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora in April, I have been writing a series on the Yaqui tribe and their struggle for water. These are now complete. Fancy something to read this weekend? See 🧵:

[Latoya @LatoyaAbulu]

Yet another abandoned mine erodes — this time, in a Panamanian protected area

@aimeegabay reports for @MongabayOrg
https://t.co/DGPJ7qdpsc

[NOSSA @nossa_mexico]

🚨 108 de 232 áreas protegidas en MX no tienen programa de manejo, dejando a comunidades y a esfuerzos de conservación en la incertidumbre. Conoce más aquí: 👇 Gracias @MongabayOrg por citar nuestro informe #CuidarLoQueImporta. https://t.co/s8hDT3fvDc

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

As sea levels rise, a handful of communities are being relocated further inland, to safer areas. But what happens when a community that depends on fishing is relocated and can no longer easily access the sea?

New for @MongabayOrg: https://t.co/C3zmXUo0Oq

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

On #WorldWetlandsDay, enjoy this conversation I had with Jimmy Mahachi, the founder of the Cleveland Action Alliance, a community-based organization in Harare, Zimbabwe.

For @MongabayOrg: https://t.co/M5YHO0eu03

[NOSSA @nossa_mexico]

México no cumple con el plazo de un año para presentar nuevos planes de manejo de áreas naturales protegidas. 💥

Gracias a @aimeegabay @MongabayOrg por retomar los datos de nuestro informe #CuidarLoQueImporta. Lee el artículo (en inglés) 👇
https://t.co/TR1VobZsqR

[John H Knox @JohnHKnox]

.@LatoyaAbulu at @mongabay asked me some very thoughtful questions about the responsibilities of conservation organizations when human rights abuses occur in parks that they fund or otherwise support. The full interview is here: https://t.co/VCCsnDmmjx

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

A recent story I wrote about a women-led mangrove reforestation project in the Niger Delta. After years of trial and error, volunteers from Lokiaka have settled on several planting methods suited to the specific conditions of each site.

For @MongabayOrg:

https://t.co/Q5JbJGvoK5

[Jared Olson @jolson321]

For over a year, I've reported on-the-ground on growing enforced displacement due to armed conflict in Michoacán, Mexico. The response of the Mexican government: downplay the scale of the crisis if not deny it altogether.

My feature for @thebafflermag

https://t.co/mbbPrmjlSz

[Latoya @LatoyaAbulu]

The 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2024

My latest for @MongabayOrg
https://t.co/msJBMyRmf3

[Rare @Rare_org]

Mangroves are critical to 🥊 climate change and sustaining marine life. Local fishers are 🔑 to mangrove protection and restoration. Great @aimeegabay story in @mongabay of a local fisher restoring mangroves in Mexico.

https://t.co/dKUhAFrABE

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

My latest story for @MongabayOrg about a community's effort to restore mangroves in a Mexican fishing village.

Together, they have planted over 1.8 million mangroves with a 92-94% survival rate.

https://t.co/hffGncQOqB

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

A new report by @BankTrack finds most large banks are failing to consider Indigenous rights.

New for @MongabayOrg: https://t.co/m1vUaiRYQ7

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

A beautiful story about the Dayak Iban peoples’ efforts to protect songbirds from deforestation and the illegal wildlife trade.

The birds are regarded as messengers sharing omens and warnings from spirits.

By the amazing @SonamLamaHy0lm0

https://t.co/CuZrN4z5C7

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

A severe drought that spread over recent months in Peru’s Loreto and Ucayali regions led to the isolation of more than 130 communities.

Due to record low water levels, they had no access to food, water or health care. My latest for @MongabayOrg: https://t.co/OJKWaybsZl

[Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn]

Great to be featured in @CJR alongside Pry Nehru and Mongabay founder Rhett Butler.

It's becoming increasingly dangerous for environmental journalists; just as the stories become more urgent, here's how we navigate some of these challenges as an outlet.

https://t.co/wf7kF3QhHM

[Dan Collyns @yachay_dc]

Amid a surge in cases of children suffering from crippling physical and neurological symptoms, medics and Indigenous health specialists are asking if contamination caused by illegal gold mining is to blame. My story from Itaituba: https://t.co/dFfKuZI11e

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

And lastly, I recently tried to find out why so few international court rulings in favour of Indigenous peoples are implemented by states.

https://t.co/8epQcfRvBx

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

Yesterday marked one year since I started working as a staff writer for @MongabayOrg covering Indigenous news, land rights and conservation.

Here‘s a thread of my favourite stories so far 🧵👇

[Aimee Gabay @aimeegabay]

Given that artisanal gold mining is a pillar of stability and opportunity for 16 million people worldwide, I asked experts what it would take to make it less damaging to the environment.

https://t.co/TdvrWD9D8K