Maasai conservationist strives to protect Indigenous rights because ‘land is life’...
“As a member of the Maasai community in Tanzania, I am all too aware of how for thousands of years, Indigenous communities have been...
Beyond World Earth Day 2023
Climate change threatens the well-being of South African children
In South Africa, children and young people face a grave and often overlooked threat from the...
A frontline view of the fight against illegal mining in Yanomami...
In the Brazilian Amazon, Yanomami Indigenous people have been suffering a health crisis aggravated over recent years by the dismantling of Indigenous health care...
Still time to save Brazil’s Cerrado, study shows, but it’s running...
Conservation efforts in the still unfragmented natural habitats of the northern Brazilian Cerrado should be prioritized to prevent the loss of key and threatened...
Brazil’s President Lula recognizes six Indigenous lands, and says more to...
During the largest gathering of Indigenous people in Brazil, President Lula recognized six Indigenous lands, resuming the demarcation process which stalled for over five...
Montana cannot be trusted with grizzly bear & wolf management (commentary)
The U.S. State of Montana’s legislature has recently proposed a litany of extreme anti-wildlife bills despite widespread and diverse opposition.Grizzly bears are protected under...
After Bruno Pereira’s murder, widow Beatriz Matos strives for Indigenous rights
In an interview with Mongabay, anthropologist Beatriz Matos, widow of Indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira, tells of the duties she assumed on Feb. 14 as...
Madagascar bush fires prompt exasperated NGO to curtail tree planting
Graine de Vie, a Belgian NGO present in Madagascar since 2009, claims to be the leading reforestation organization in the country.Weary of repeated bush...
Activists slam Sri Lanka’s bid to seek X-Press Pearl compensation in...
The Sri Lankan government will seek compensation in Singapore’s courts for a 2021 ship sinking that became the worst maritime disaster in the country’s...
Proposal to export 100,000 crop-raiding macaques sparks outcry in Sri Lanka
Following the Sri Lanka Agriculture Ministry’s confirmation of a request from a Chinese company to import 100,000 toque macaques for their zoos, environmentalists have...
Stork brings a happy surprise to Crocworld for a special Mother’s...
In true fairy-tale fashion, the stork has visited Crocworld Conservation Centre – but this time, quite literally! Mother’s Day will be an extra special...
Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation...
In 2021, Cambodia's government began enforcing a ban on farming in designated conservation zones around the Tonle Sap wetland, moving to protect the health...
