In Venezuela, natural regeneration helps restore a threatened cloud forest
“And this big one?” Ancelmo Dugarte asks his 3-year-old son, Marco Antonio, pointing to a towering pine in front of them. “Pino laso,” the...
Successful Thai community-based hornbill conservation faces uncertain future
Budo-Sungai Padi National Park is a swath of dense tropical rainforest a fifth the size of Bangkok that lies along southern Thailand’s isthmus linking...
The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis
A lost bird Everything we know for certain about the Itombwe owl comes from just two individuals: one dead for more than 70 years,...
First-ever global atlas shines light on large mammal migrations
Every year, massive herds of large mammals take on arduous long-distance migrations to find food, favorable weather and a suitable place to raise their...
Typhoon Yagi death toll reaches 82 after ripping through northern Vietnam
Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Yagi devastated northern Vietnam on Sept. 9, leaving a reported 58 people dead and 732 injured. Dozens...
Wildlife busts in Malaysia’s Taman Negara show progress, and gaps, in...
Taman Negara, Peninsular Malaysia’s premier national park, is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity centered around a 130-million-year-old tropical rainforest that’s believed to be the...
Action at Scale: Elizabeth Yee on The Rockefeller Foundation’s Climate Strategy
In the world of philanthropy, few institutions carry as much historical heft as The Rockefeller Foundation. Founded over a century ago with the grand...
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation at 60: A look back...
KIGALI — When scientists, conservationists and policymakers from around the world gathered in East Africa this July — exchanging ideas, celebrating successes and planning...
Resilient and resourceful, Brazil’s illegal gold capital resists government crackdown
ITAITUBA, Brazil — José Maria Silva de Souza starts preparations early. Better known as Zé Maria, he has many stops to make before heading...
Itaituba: Brazil’s gold capital resists government crackdown
ITAITUBA, Brazil — Itaituba, often referred to as the “City of Gold,” is at the heart of a complex and controversial gold mining economy...
Ambition In Action: Global African Hydrogen Summit Delivers on Pledge to...
Windhoek, Namibia – From its international soft launch at COP28 UAE in Dubai last December, the ‘Road to Namibia’ campaign in support of the Global...
Amazon lakes overheat as record drought drives dolphin deaths
Severe drought and soaring temperatures are causing lakes and rivers in the Amazon to reach dangerously high temperatures, threatening species like the Amazon river...
