Meet the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, which honors one grassroots activist from each of the six inhabited continents.The...
Goldman Prize honors Brazilian investigation linking JBS & deforestation
Marcel Gomes, the executive secretary at investigative journalism outlet Repórter Brasil, is one of this year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize winners.Gomes coordinated an international...
Borneo and Sumatra megaprojects are carving up clouded leopard forests
Massive infrastructure projects currently underway on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra are set to severely erode forest connectivity across key habitats...
Fewer fish and more rules lead to illegal catches, Italian fishers...
The line between legal and illegal fishing in the waters off Italy’s Calabria region is often blurred, with fishers blaming stringent top-down regulations for...
It’s tough to be a wild orchid: Interview with conservation biologist...
Conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal highlights gaps in Nepal’s implementation of CITES regulations, leading to ineffective protection measures.Nepal’s transition to a federal system has brought...
Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
A recent report gauged the economic damage done by fishing fleets with shady track records in five vulnerable countries: Ecuador, Ghana, Peru, the Philippines,...
Wildlife from space: Winners of Satellites for Biodiversity Award named
The winners of the second edition of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award have been announced.The winners include conservation initiatives that use satellite data to...
Mall highlights Marine Conservation with Design Feature
In the light of rising ocean pollution and our seas being under increased strain, one mall has used its infrastructure to raise awareness of...
Etelvina Ramos: From coca farmer to opponent of the illegal crop
Etelvina Ramos’ story encompasses the war in the Colombian Amazon. She grew up alongside coca crops, witnessed several massacres, and was displaced by violence...
DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain
According to the FAO, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) loses 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of forest cover every year due to shifting...
A single gang of poachers may have killed 10% of Javan...
A poaching case currently being heard in an Indonesian court has revealed that at least seven Javan rhinos were killed from 2019-2023 for their...
Women weave a culture of resistance and agroecology in Ecuador’s Intag...
In Ecuador’s Intag Valley, the women’s artisan collective Mujer y Medio Ambiente (Women and the Environment) has developed an innovative way to dye and...
