Siraya gain recognition as Taiwan’s 17th official Indigenous group
Aug 13, 2026, 5:10 am By
In a significant milestone, the Siraya people of Taiwan have won legal recognition from the…How the first published Indigenous ethnobotanist & elders recorded their people’s medicinal knowledge
Aug 13, 2026, 3:00 am By
CARAMURU/PARAGUASSU INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Looking at the landscape of dry and cleared…Myanmar junta pushes to restart Myitsone Dam project
Aug 13, 2026, 1:31 am By
Since June, Myanmar’s military government has increased its efforts to restart a massive,…Six African countries now support precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining
Aug 13, 2026, 1:18 am By
Three more African countries have joined calls for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining until…Nepal enlists AI to help fight against crop-raiding macaques
Aug 13, 2026, 1:00 am By
In a village in central Nepal, growing conflict between farmers and rhesus macaques has prompted…Indigenous groups renew legal challenge to Indonesian conservation law
Aug 12, 2026, 9:20 pm By
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indigenous groups in Indonesia have made a legal challenge to parts of a new…Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them
Aug 12, 2026, 8:34 pm By
Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat. But in tropical cities, the peril is…Brazil Supreme Court upholds laws that led to downfall of Amazon soy moratorium
Aug 12, 2026, 7:00 pm By
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld state laws denying tax incentives to…Decades after religions shaped China’s Tianmushan, authorities tackle protecting reserve
Aug 12, 2026, 12:11 pm By
HANGZHOU, China — On a misty morning in Zhejiang province, the peaks of Tianmu Mountain rise like…Delays, biosecurity failures worsened flu outbreak at Nepal zoo, probe finds
Aug 12, 2026, 7:57 am By
KATHMANDU — Delayed reporting, poor communication and weak biosecurity allowed bird flu to spread…On fragile Sumatran peatland, a farmer fights to bring back lost mangroves
Aug 12, 2026, 7:44 am By
SUNGAI APIT, Indonesia — Harisyah was still knee-deep in peat as the light faded over the mouth of…A plastic eater in Bangkok’s canals
Aug 12, 2026, 7:28 am By
This solar-powered barge collects plastic from Bangkok’s canals before it can wash into the ocean.…As DRC confronts largest Ebola outbreak, health agencies revise strategy
Aug 12, 2026, 7:11 am By
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded more than 4,300 Ebola cases with more than 2,000…Bolsonaro’s easing of gun control fueled illegal hunting, study indicates
Aug 12, 2026, 6:17 am By
“I want everyone armed!” Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s statement during a…Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s first marine protected area
Aug 12, 2026, 5:41 am By
Ghana’s land ministry is failing to act against illegal gold mining in the Greater Cape Three…Nickel expansion puts Indonesia’s biodiversity goals under pressure, study finds
Aug 12, 2026, 5:20 am By
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s nickel boom is colliding with its efforts to protect biodiversity and…Cacao plantations in Liberia encroach into proposed Kwa national park
Aug 12, 2026, 4:29 am By
A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed…World Elephant Day: How these giants are adapting to a changing world
Aug 12, 2026, 1:58 am By
August 12 is World Elephant Day. To celebrate, Mongabay looks back at recent stories about how the…In India, sacred groves serve as vital nurseries for future forests
Aug 12, 2026, 1:42 am By
In India’s Western Ghats, sacred groves – small, community-protected forest patches dedicated to…On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary)
Aug 11, 2026, 6:47 pm By
In early March 2026, acting on intelligence shared by my organization, the Environmental…
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