Where Javan leopards thrive, so do other wildlife, study shows

Where Javan leopards thrive, so do other wildlife, study shows

JAKARTA — A new study on Javan leopards has found that areas with higher numbers of the endangered subspecies have richer wildlife diversity than...
Can a carbon offset project really secure Indigenous rights in authoritarian Cambodia?

Can a carbon offset project really secure Indigenous rights in authoritarian...

This is the first article in our two-part series on Indigenous land rights and the Keo Seima REDD+ project. This series was co-written by...
Thai plan to redraw boundaries of tiger reserve sparks concern and criticism

Thai plan to redraw boundaries of tiger reserve sparks concern and...

Government plans to remove protections for a portion of Thailand’s Thap Lan National Park, a core area within one of mainland Southeast Asia’s last...
Minerals for agricultural use can already be found in Amazonia

Minerals for agricultural use can already be found in Amazonia

The ongoing expansion of Brazil’s industrial farms has created a robust market for the mineral feedstocks used for the manufacture of chemical fertilisers. Historically,...
A Guatemalan reserve turns from civil war refuge to deforestation hotspot

A Guatemalan reserve turns from civil war refuge to deforestation hotspot

Mongabay reported in 2023 that thousands of hectares of forest were felled, likely for cattle ranching and airstrips for drug trafficking. Since then, the...
Trophy hunting of Amboseli’s super-tuskers in Tanzania sparks outrage, calls for a ban

Trophy hunting of Amboseli’s super-tuskers in Tanzania sparks outrage, calls for...

Conservationists have called for a halt to trophy hunting of elephants from Kenya’s Amboseli National Park that cross over into neighboring Tanzania, following the...
Shaping the next generation of Indigenous rangers: Interview with Manni Edwards

Shaping the next generation of Indigenous rangers: Interview with Manni Edwards

Manni Edwards credits his journey to preserving the wisdom of his elders to an encounter with goondoi 40 years ago. At the age of...
Nepal’s shifting biodiversity research landscape: Interview with Karan Bahadur Shah

Nepal’s shifting biodiversity research landscape: Interview with Karan Bahadur Shah

KATHMANDU — Professor Karan Bahadur Shah is a distinguished researcher from Nepal, renowned for his extensive work in herpetology, the study of amphibians and...
Giving Plastic a Second Life: Hansgrohe’s Sustainable Solution to Waste

Giving Plastic a Second Life: Hansgrohe’s Sustainable Solution to Waste

The Hansgrohe Group puts a technical world first into operation: an individually developed recycling process for galvanised plastics. Recycling Plastics - Protecting Ecosystems The Hansgrohe Group...
How Europe’s only Indigenous group is inspiring a greener Christianity

How Europe’s only Indigenous group is inspiring a greener Christianity

In Arctic Norway, among the Indigenous Sámi people, there is a custom: When cutting down a tree, tap its trunk three times. On the...
After 2-year wait, Sonoran wilderness protection law gets closer to reality

After 2-year wait, Sonoran wilderness protection law gets closer to reality

SAHUARIPA, Mexico — Where saguaro cacti give way to palm trees, some 130 miles south of the U.S. border, a small ranching town is...
‘A harmonious human-primate society’: Interview with Whitley winner Kuenzang Dorji

‘A harmonious human-primate society’: Interview with Whitley winner Kuenzang Dorji

In May, wildlife biologist Kuenzang Dorji was honored with a Whitley Award for his work to protect Gee’s golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei), among the...