Mike DiGirolamo
@mikedigirolamo.bsky.social
Audio journalist @Mongabay. Runner. He/him. Born at 350ppm. 📍Gadigal Land. Fan of birds.
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"Australians are skipping meals," said Foodbank Australia chief executive Kylea Tink.
"They're not knowing what they're going to put in their children's lunch boxes the next day."
20% of the country lives in severe food insecurity:
"They're not knowing what they're going to put in their children's lunch boxes the next day."
20% of the country lives in severe food insecurity:
One in five Australian households 'severely food insecure', report finds
A new report from Foodbank finds 20 per cent of Australian households have skipped meals or days of eating in the year to July.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Australians are skipping meals," said Foodbank Australia chief executive Kylea Tink.
"They're not knowing what they're going to put in their children's lunch boxes the next day."
20% of the country lives in severe food insecurity:
"They're not knowing what they're going to put in their children's lunch boxes the next day."
20% of the country lives in severe food insecurity:
The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, disagrees with Bill Gates in a commentary for @mongabay.com edited by @erikhoffner.bsky.social.
"His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation."
"His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation."
No, Bill Gates, we don’t have to choose between people & planet (commentary)
Bill Gates has long been a leading voice in the global response to human health and climate change. His climate investments and advocacy have helped drive innovation, expand access to clean energy and...
news.mongabay.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, disagrees with Bill Gates in a commentary for @mongabay.com edited by @erikhoffner.bsky.social.
"His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation."
"His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation."
This week on the podcast, I speak with our founder and CEO, @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social who reflects on his longtime friendship with Jane Goodall, being named to the @forbes.com 2025 sustainability leaders list, and being awarded the Henry Shaw Medal. Listen here:
Rhett Butler reflects on recent accolades, and Jane Goodall’s legacy of hope
Hello listeners. This week on the Mongabay Newscast, we ask that you take a few minutes to fill out a brief survey to let us know what you think of our audio reporting, which you can do here. Mongabay...
news.mongabay.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This week on the podcast, I speak with our founder and CEO, @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social who reflects on his longtime friendship with Jane Goodall, being named to the @forbes.com 2025 sustainability leaders list, and being awarded the Henry Shaw Medal. Listen here:
I’ve been hosting the Mongabay Newscast for nearly 3 years. We’ve had some great conversations about the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Myself and @erikhoffner.bsky.social took home an award.
But we want to hear from you. How has the Newscast impacted you?
Tell us: lnkd.in/gKc5AQtg
But we want to hear from you. How has the Newscast impacted you?
Tell us: lnkd.in/gKc5AQtg
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I’ve been hosting the Mongabay Newscast for nearly 3 years. We’ve had some great conversations about the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Myself and @erikhoffner.bsky.social took home an award.
But we want to hear from you. How has the Newscast impacted you?
Tell us: lnkd.in/gKc5AQtg
But we want to hear from you. How has the Newscast impacted you?
Tell us: lnkd.in/gKc5AQtg
Australia’s “humpback comeback” is making waves globally. Numbers of whales on the east coast have rebounded to an estimated 50,000 from a historic low. Wildlife scientist and whale expert @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social joins me on the podcast this week @mongabay.com to chat about this achievement:
Australia celebrates ‘humpback comeback,’ but a main food source is under threat
News of Australia’s “humpback comeback” is making waves globally. Numbers of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the nation’s east coast have rebounded to an estimated 50,000 from a historic l...
news.mongabay.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Australia’s “humpback comeback” is making waves globally. Numbers of whales on the east coast have rebounded to an estimated 50,000 from a historic low. Wildlife scientist and whale expert @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social joins me on the podcast this week @mongabay.com to chat about this achievement:
Reposted by Mike DiGirolamo
The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The world is deeply unserious about dealing with climate change. We need to reduce emissions by 50% in 5 years and we're nowhere near that.
Reposted by Mike DiGirolamo
The Indigenous Pakayaku in Ecuador’s Amazon have kept mining, logging & oil out of their community's forests for generations
@mongabay.com's reporter visited to meet their 45 women warriors who patrol 99,000 acres of rainforest to detect incursions
Few have been allowed to witness this until now:
@mongabay.com's reporter visited to meet their 45 women warriors who patrol 99,000 acres of rainforest to detect incursions
Few have been allowed to witness this until now:
Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests
PAKAYAKU TERRITORY, Ecuador — Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas spreads out a hand-drawn map across her woo...
news.mongabay.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Indigenous Pakayaku in Ecuador’s Amazon have kept mining, logging & oil out of their community's forests for generations
@mongabay.com's reporter visited to meet their 45 women warriors who patrol 99,000 acres of rainforest to detect incursions
Few have been allowed to witness this until now:
@mongabay.com's reporter visited to meet their 45 women warriors who patrol 99,000 acres of rainforest to detect incursions
Few have been allowed to witness this until now:
Reposted by Mike DiGirolamo
AUSSIE BIRD COUNT STARTS TODAY! aussiebirdcount.org.au
Spend 20 minutes counting the birds you encounter. Log them. Repeat as many times as you like. Proper science! There are also prizes.
Spend 20 minutes counting the birds you encounter. Log them. Repeat as many times as you like. Proper science! There are also prizes.
Aussie Bird Count
Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the biggest citizen science project to hit Aussie shores. Join thousands of people from across the country, heading out into their backyards, local parks...
aussiebirdcount.org.au
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AUSSIE BIRD COUNT STARTS TODAY! aussiebirdcount.org.au
Spend 20 minutes counting the birds you encounter. Log them. Repeat as many times as you like. Proper science! There are also prizes.
Spend 20 minutes counting the birds you encounter. Log them. Repeat as many times as you like. Proper science! There are also prizes.
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A new listener loved the optimism of our host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social's discussion with global #rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith, hear why they made this climate activist cry from #conservationoptimism here:
news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
A new listener loved the optimism of our host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social's discussion with global #rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith, hear why they made this climate activist cry from #conservationoptimism here:
news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We love fan mail at @mongabay.com's podcast
A new listener loved the optimism of our host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social's discussion with global #rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith, hear why they made this climate activist cry from #conservationoptimism here:
news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
A new listener loved the optimism of our host @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social's discussion with global #rewilding advocate Ben Goldsmith, hear why they made this climate activist cry from #conservationoptimism here:
news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots
Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Ins...
news.mongabay.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in 'Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.'
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
🎙️Listen: @mongabay.com
Policies enacted by 7 nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions for [humans], nature and generations to come.” I spoke with the council’s CEO, Neshan Gunasekera, about the eight World Future Policy Award laureates. Listen:
Pioneering policies and rights-of-nature rules win World Future Policy Awards
Policies enacted by seven nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions for [humans], nature and generations to come.” On this edit...
news.mongabay.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Policies enacted by 7 nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions for [humans], nature and generations to come.” I spoke with the council’s CEO, Neshan Gunasekera, about the eight World Future Policy Award laureates. Listen:
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“it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter.”
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...
For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter.”
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...
"World’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit), according to the new Production Gap Report 2025."
From Bobby Bascomb
From Bobby Bascomb
World’s top fossil fuel producers set to grow despite Paris targets
The world’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming to...
news.mongabay.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"World’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit), according to the new Production Gap Report 2025."
From Bobby Bascomb
From Bobby Bascomb
Reposted by Mike DiGirolamo
Really enjoying listening to @corinanewsome.bsky.social discuss how birding can be a pathway to #racial justice, particularly in overburdened communities. #birding #envjustice
Wildlife biologist Corina Newsome joins me on this week's podcast to talk about how birding is beneficial for racial justice and conservation at large.
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
Bird-watching for nature connection & social justice
Wildlife biologist and ornithologist Corina Newsome of the U.S. NGO National Wildlife Federation joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how bird-watching plays a role in environmental justice for underse...
news.mongabay.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Really enjoying listening to @corinanewsome.bsky.social discuss how birding can be a pathway to #racial justice, particularly in overburdened communities. #birding #envjustice
Wildlife biologist Corina Newsome joins me on this week's podcast to talk about how birding is beneficial for racial justice and conservation at large.
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
Bird-watching for nature connection & social justice
Wildlife biologist and ornithologist Corina Newsome of the U.S. NGO National Wildlife Federation joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how bird-watching plays a role in environmental justice for underse...
news.mongabay.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wildlife biologist Corina Newsome joins me on this week's podcast to talk about how birding is beneficial for racial justice and conservation at large.
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
“ What birds require of us will benefit us in ways that are far beyond bird conservation."
Listen @mongabay.com
By now, many of you are aware of the passing of Jane Goodall. Mongabay CEO, Rhett Butler, shares some words and reflections on her legacy.
"She described humanity as standing at the mouth of a dark tunnel with a star shining at the end—hope. To reach it, she said, required collective effort."
"She described humanity as standing at the mouth of a dark tunnel with a star shining at the end—hope. To reach it, she said, required collective effort."
Jane Goodall (1934–2025): primatologist, conservationist, and messenger of hope
Jane Goodall, who revealed the intimate lives of chimpanzees and gave the modern world a language of hope, has died at the age of 91. Over the course of six decades, she moved from an unlikely young r...
news.mongabay.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
By now, many of you are aware of the passing of Jane Goodall. Mongabay CEO, Rhett Butler, shares some words and reflections on her legacy.
"She described humanity as standing at the mouth of a dark tunnel with a star shining at the end—hope. To reach it, she said, required collective effort."
"She described humanity as standing at the mouth of a dark tunnel with a star shining at the end—hope. To reach it, she said, required collective effort."
This week on the podcast for @mongabay.com I speak with @apcwildlife.bsky.social about his journey to wildlife photography, the healing he found behind the lens, and his work with Mongabay as the senior marketing associate.
“This huge hole in my life led me back to nature."
“This huge hole in my life led me back to nature."
Mongabay staffer shares the joy and impact of wildlife photography
On this episode of Mongabay’s weekly podcast, we look at nature through the lens of wildlife photographer and senior marketing associate at Mongabay, Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo, the multilingual staff...
news.mongabay.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This week on the podcast for @mongabay.com I speak with @apcwildlife.bsky.social about his journey to wildlife photography, the healing he found behind the lens, and his work with Mongabay as the senior marketing associate.
“This huge hole in my life led me back to nature."
“This huge hole in my life led me back to nature."
I've reviewed lot of books for @mongabay.com on our weekly podcast. Here are some brief thoughts on those I've read this year so far, and why I recommend them.
'The Ministry for the Future' - Kim Stanley Robinson
'Hope Dies Last' - Alan Weisman
'Nature's Last Dance' - Natalie Kyriacou.
(1/4)
'The Ministry for the Future' - Kim Stanley Robinson
'Hope Dies Last' - Alan Weisman
'Nature's Last Dance' - Natalie Kyriacou.
(1/4)
September 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I've reviewed lot of books for @mongabay.com on our weekly podcast. Here are some brief thoughts on those I've read this year so far, and why I recommend them.
'The Ministry for the Future' - Kim Stanley Robinson
'Hope Dies Last' - Alan Weisman
'Nature's Last Dance' - Natalie Kyriacou.
(1/4)
'The Ministry for the Future' - Kim Stanley Robinson
'Hope Dies Last' - Alan Weisman
'Nature's Last Dance' - Natalie Kyriacou.
(1/4)
Australia is one of the countries in this list that plans to ramp up (not reduce) coal mining.
The Labor party (which partly campaigned on climate action) is the party in power.
The Labor party (which partly campaigned on climate action) is the party in power.
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023
Governments around the world are ramping up coal, gas and oil extraction which will put climate goals beyond reach, new data has shown.
Far from reducing reliance on fossil fuels, nations are planning higher levels of fossil fuel production for the coming decades than they did in 2023, the last time comparable data was compiled. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Australia is one of the countries in this list that plans to ramp up (not reduce) coal mining.
The Labor party (which partly campaigned on climate action) is the party in power.
The Labor party (which partly campaigned on climate action) is the party in power.
Great to see our Founder & CEO, @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social at @mongabay.com on the @forbes.com 2025 Sustainability Leaders List:
"After [he] learned that a rainforest he visited with his family in Borneo would be cut down for wood pulp, he was inspired to start [Mongabay]."
"After [he] learned that a rainforest he visited with his family in Borneo would be cut down for wood pulp, he was inspired to start [Mongabay]."
Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025: Sustainability Across Sectors
Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders combating the climate crisis across a range of sectors. See who made the list.
www.forbes.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Great to see our Founder & CEO, @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social at @mongabay.com on the @forbes.com 2025 Sustainability Leaders List:
"After [he] learned that a rainforest he visited with his family in Borneo would be cut down for wood pulp, he was inspired to start [Mongabay]."
"After [he] learned that a rainforest he visited with his family in Borneo would be cut down for wood pulp, he was inspired to start [Mongabay]."
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❓Got questions about the EU Deforestation Regulation❓
Our Policy Lead was part of an informative webinar for journalists - hosted by @mongabay.com - discussing why the #EUDR is important, how it will be enforced and what journalists should consider when covering recent attacks on the law.
Our Policy Lead was part of an informative webinar for journalists - hosted by @mongabay.com - discussing why the #EUDR is important, how it will be enforced and what journalists should consider when covering recent attacks on the law.
Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:
How to Cover the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
YouTube video by Mongabay
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
❓Got questions about the EU Deforestation Regulation❓
Our Policy Lead was part of an informative webinar for journalists - hosted by @mongabay.com - discussing why the #EUDR is important, how it will be enforced and what journalists should consider when covering recent attacks on the law.
Our Policy Lead was part of an informative webinar for journalists - hosted by @mongabay.com - discussing why the #EUDR is important, how it will be enforced and what journalists should consider when covering recent attacks on the law.
Canadian mining companies are 'getting away with atrocities' in South America and across the globe, says Brandi Morin. She shares the details with @racheldonald.bsky.social on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast. Listen now @mongabay.com
Canada’s mining companies destroy biodiversity with impunity, Indigenous journalist reports
An international tribunal of environmental rights activists recently found extensive evidence that the Canadian mining sector is “guilty for the violation of Rights of Nature across South America and ...
news.mongabay.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Canadian mining companies are 'getting away with atrocities' in South America and across the globe, says Brandi Morin. She shares the details with @racheldonald.bsky.social on this episode of the Mongabay Newscast. Listen now @mongabay.com
Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:
How to Cover the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
YouTube video by Mongabay
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Journalists covering the EUDR, I urge you to listen to the webinar we just hosted on how to cover this topic with panelists from @earthsight.bsky.social and @rainforestalliance.bsky.social and @bykarlamendes.bsky.social:
Reposted by Mike DiGirolamo
Recent #ICJ Advisory Opinion provides certainty on marine boundaries for #SIDS facing #climate impacts and sea level rise
Angelique Pouponneau explains ⬇️
🎙️ Listen now: news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
▶️ Read more: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/08...
Angelique Pouponneau explains ⬇️
🎙️ Listen now: news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
▶️ Read more: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/08...
September 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Recent #ICJ Advisory Opinion provides certainty on marine boundaries for #SIDS facing #climate impacts and sea level rise
Angelique Pouponneau explains ⬇️
🎙️ Listen now: news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
▶️ Read more: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/08...
Angelique Pouponneau explains ⬇️
🎙️ Listen now: news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025...
▶️ Read more: www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/08...