What Indigenous leaders want from the COP16 U.N. biodiversity conference
From Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, Indigenous and local community leaders from around the world will gather at the latest U.N. biodiversity conference, or COP16, which delegates say is poised to be a “historic”...
View ArticleTiger population census in Bangladesh shows a hopeful upward trend in the...
Reports show Bangladesh’s Bengal tiger population has grown steadily in the past nine years, owing to the government’s conservation initiatives. The latest published census report about the status of...
View ArticleDelay of EU Deforestation Regulation may ‘be excuse to gut law,’ activists fear
Forest defenders were stunned and concerned by the European Commission’s recent proposal for a 12-month delay in implementation of the EU’s new law to reduce global deforestation and forest...
View ArticleResearch proving impact of ocean acidification on marine life urgently...
A group of marine scientists is calling for focused research that provides “incontrovertible evidence” of how ocean acidification impacts marine life. In a report published Oct. 16., the scientists...
View ArticleJapan’s LNG financing abroad harms biodiversity, human rights: Report
The Japanese government’s financing of natural gas projects worldwide, via its international development lender, has resulted in environmental degradation and human rights violations, according to...
View ArticleMeet 7 newly described frog species, all named after Star Trek characters
<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/10/17/10.18.24-ep-1-_wide-fb00c840f760db9711e066c89817adcb38ac1d5b.jpg' alt='Boophis siskoi is one of seven newly described species of frog found in...
View ArticleAt COP16, conservationists will be neighbors with the legacy of fortress...
The world’s leading conservationists will flock to Cali, Colombia, this October for the U.N. biodiversity conference, COP16. Within Cali’s bustling urban environment, it’s easy to forget that the city...
View ArticleScientists discover new hammerhead shark species — and it’s already at risk
A new-to-science hammerhead species, the shovelhead shark, has been hiding in plain sight for three centuries due to its close resemblance to a long-lost relative, the bonnethead shark. After a decade...
View ArticleFishers & scientists unite to restore seaweed populations on Chilean coast
At the age of 15, Elvio Lagos took his first steps toward becoming a shellfish diver. He began helping his father catch conger eels and shellfish in Caleta Horcón, a cove in central Chile not far from...
View ArticleRural-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 originally came from the High Andes and...
View ArticleExtreme 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 is thick with smoke and the landscape is parched. The...
View ArticleIndigenous 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 another way. It is just a few days until...
View ArticleSydney reopens beaches after mysterious tar ball scare
AFP Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health concerns....
View ArticleRevealed: Biomass firm poised to clear Bornean rainforest for dubious ‘green’...
LABAN NYARIT, Indonesia — Ipu Angit’s close relationship with the forest here in the interior of Borneo is evident as he identifies the plants and trees he uses to meet his daily needs, venturing...
View ArticleCambodian 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 investigation, but have requested not to...
View ArticleExperts 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 America and the Caribbean. The Rights and...
View ArticleAt Mexico’s school for jaguars, big cats learn skills to return to the wild
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 suddenly, lowering its head and sharpening its gaze, stalking....
View ArticleTo save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity...
The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there’s a lot of work to do to achieve that goal. (Image credit: Ivan...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth
Hawaii’s native tree snails, known as the “jewels of the forest,” are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours days. (Image credit: Ryan...
View ArticleIllegal logging footprint in the Amazon expanded by a fifth, report finds
Illegal logging in the Amazon jumped by 19% over the past year, according to a new report. Between August 2022 and July 2023, some 126,000 hectares, or 311,000 acres, of forest were cleared illicitly,...
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