The dirty truth is that we’re all harming the planet without...
The ongoing climate crisis is impacting everyone in the world. It's crucial to incorporate habits into our daily lives more than ever before. For...
Cambodian company strips protected areas of timber for export
A Cambodian company has likely been illegally logging in protected areas and exporting the timber to Vietnam and China, according to a report by...
Groundbreaking judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal in ACB vs...
After nine long years of arduous litigation by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), on Tuesday 22nd October, a full bench consisting of five...
Will a forest in Borneo be gutted for ‘green’ energy?
NORTH KALIMANTAN, Indonesia — Indonesia is trying to kick its coal habit, which currently powers nearly half of the country. As part of this...
At Mexico’s school for jaguars, big cats learn skills to return...
In the grasslands of Yagul, in the central valleys of southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state, a jaguar makes its way through the bushes. It stops...
Experts map biodiversity richness on Afro-descendent peoples’ lands
A new atlas by human rights groups assessed tree cover and biodiversity hotspots on lands belonging to Afro-descendant peoples in 15 countries in Latin...
Cambodian logging syndicate tied to major U.S. wood flooring supply chains
This is the second part of a Mongabay series investigating Cambodia’s illicit timber trade. Read Part One. Several Cambodian journalists helped to report this...
How contraception is aiding conservation
With limited space and a delicate balance of predator-to-prey and plant life, population control is an essential aspect of conservation in a game reserve....
Working with nature to build climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
Leading consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Zutari is collaborating with SUNCASA (Scaling Urban Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa) in a...
Indigenous territories & peoples are key to achieving COP16’s 30×30 target...
It is time to recognize that the Western conservation model has serious historical flaws and cannot achieve global targets alone. We, Indigenous peoples, offer...
Extreme drought wrecks rivers and daily life in Amazon’s most burnt...
SÃO FÉLIX DO XINGU, Brazil — In the village of Tepdjàti, nestled deep within the Kayapó Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon, the air...
Rural-urban migration across the Amazon Basin
Rural-to-urban migration is a worldwide phenomenon and the Amazon is no exception. Nonetheless, a very large proportion of its immigrants are small farmers who...
