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In Southeast Asia, Thailand is alone in boosting its wild tiger population

In Southeast Asia, Thailand is alone in boosting its wild tiger...

“We have successfully improved their habitation areas by using the latest technology and the smart patrol system.” The numbers tell a bleak tale: tigers have...
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NATURESMART – A LOCAL PLAYER IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKET REDUCES THE...

Naturesmart has launched its unique, innovative, recyclable, and biodegradable fresh produce packaging. “Our recent packaging aligns strongly with our core value of sustainability,” says Nico...
Mozambique busts notorious rhino poacher

Mozambique busts notorious rhino poacher

A sting operation led by Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service has netted notorious alleged poacher Simon Ernesto Valoi and an associate in possession of...
welcome to anti-environmental Putin-Bolsonaro alliance (commentary)

welcome to anti-environmental Putin-Bolsonaro alliance (commentary)

Brazil’s dependence on Russian fertilizers has contributed to Jair Bolsonaro’s friendly relationship with Vladimir Putin as well as environmental impacts in the South American...
Young Indigenous leaders demand greater say in climate solutions at global youth strike

Young Indigenous leaders demand greater say in climate solutions at global...

Young Indigenous activists are calling for greater inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in climate solutions as the Fridays for Future (FFF) wraps up its international...
A clean and healthy environment is a human right, U.N. resolution declares

A clean and healthy environment is a human right, U.N. resolution...

On July 28, member states of the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a historic resolution that recognizes that a clean, healthy and...
IPLC leaders in Africa demand a reckoning over protected areas. They get a call to action

IPLC leaders in Africa demand a reckoning over protected areas. They...

The first Africa Protected Areas Congress in Rwanda culminated in the Kigali Call to Action, which foregrounded the role of Indigenous peoples and...
Nepal was supposed to double its tiger population since 2010. It tripled it

Nepal was supposed to double its tiger population since 2010. It...

There are officially 355 wild tigers in Nepal, according to the latest census, nearly triple the figure of 121 from 2010.Nepal is one of...
Brazilian miners ramp up their invasion of Yanomami land in Venezuela

Brazilian miners ramp up their invasion of Yanomami land in Venezuela

Indigenous Yanomami communities in Venezuela are suffering from increasing invasions by Brazilian gold miners, locally known as garimpeiros.One of the most impacted areas is...
For World Tiger Day, bold new commitments are needed to expand tiger ranges (commentary)

For World Tiger Day, bold new commitments are needed to expand...

July 29 marks World Tiger Day for 2022, an important year for tiger conservation.A coalition of conservation organizations today issued a statement calling for...
Deforestation intensifies in northern Malaysia’s most important water catchment

Deforestation intensifies in northern Malaysia’s most important water catchment

The Ulu Muda rainforest is one of the last large, continuous tracts of forest in the Malay Peninsula, providing vital habitat for countless species...
Indigenous Shuar community in Ecuador wins decades-long battle to protect land

Indigenous Shuar community in Ecuador wins decades-long battle to protect land

Ecuador’s National System of Protected Areas now includes the 5,497-hectare (13,583-acre) ancestral Tiwi Nunka Forest in the country’s south.The Shuar Indigenous community of El...