Five wildlife conservationists held by Iran could face the death penalty
Four conservationists arrested...
The platinum ‘bully’ and the secret oil deal
South African authorities have extended the deadline for compensation talks over a platinum mine, after a no-show by the mining company that affected communities...
Conservationists should all be feminists (commentary)
A new plan for global biodiversity conservation was set forth in December, when the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity...
Q&A with Georgine Kengne & Morgan Hauptfleisch
Environmental and social impact assessments as they’re implemented in development projects across Africa need a “shake-up” to ensure they’re fit for purpose, experts say.Georgine...
Zutari committed to improve urban water resilience for African cities
The Water Action Agenda, to be launched at the UN 2023 Water Conference from 22 to 24 March, places the spotlight on water as...
PNG farmers use agroforestry to fight crop diseases and reduce labor
Papua New Guinea’s predominantly agricultural society practices agroforestry — the cropping of useful fruit and nut trees with understory vines, shrubs and vegetables...
Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine
Community members in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have won a court case to stop the Llurimagua copper mining project, with the court ordering the revocation...
Indigenous Amazon forests absorb noxious fumes and prevent diseases from wildfires,...
A new decade-long study estimates forests in Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon can potentially prevent about 15 million cases of respiratory and cardiovascular...
