Payment scheme in Botswana pays communities to coexist with wildlife
Tue 7:25am By
A new payments scheme rewards two rural communities on the edge of Botswana’s Okavango Delta for…Global biodiversity summit ends with shortfall of funding for Africa, despite 30×30 push
Tue 6:06am By
African countries left the United Nations biodiversity conference in Yerevan, Armenia, with an…The RSPO closed the case on First Resources. Indonesian forests kept falling for palm oil (commentary)
Tue 5:27am By
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) — as the name suggests — sets itself up as the…US couple sentenced for helping finance trade in rhino horn, puma bones, other wildlife parts
Tue 5:18am By
A federal court in the U.S. has sentenced two residents of the state of California for their roles…Uncertainty surrounds controversial resort in Zanzibar forest reserve as work stalls
Tue 1:48am By
In March 2026, contractors built a wall along the edge of the Ngezi-Vumawimbi Forest Reserve on…Do not ‘engage formally’: UK officials advised against billionaire-run zoo ahead of CITES meeting
Tue 1:00am By
LONDON — British officials explicitly advised government ministers to not engage formally with…Two public servants in Brazil removed after threatening to poison Indigenous people
Nov 2, 2026, 5:44 pm By
Brazil’s Indigenous voters helped reelect incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct.…Indigenous peoples and local communities solidify decision-making powers at COP17
Nov 2, 2026, 4:19 pm By
At the 2026 U.N. Biodiversity Conference in Armenia (COP17), Indigenous peoples and local…Diverse forests can better withstand extreme weather events, study finds. Here’s why
Nov 2, 2026, 4:04 pm By
Forests around the world face mounting pressures as the climate changes. In order to understand…Extreme heat no longer confined to summer, extending health risks, study finds
Nov 2, 2026, 3:16 pm By
There was a time when, across large swathes of the world, the seasons fed into each other in a…Ranchers in Brazil ordered to leave home of Indigenous people living in voluntary isolation
Nov 2, 2026, 1:25 pm By
A federal judge in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state has ordered individuals, along with their employees,…New index tracks countries’ vulnerability to conflict between large and small-scale fishers
Nov 2, 2026, 12:19 pm By
Competition between small-scale fishers and industrial vessels can threaten food security and…Zanzibar’s seaweed farmers see better future through science and partnership (commentary)
Nov 2, 2026, 12:13 pm By
Along Zanzibar’s coastline, thousands of women rise with the tides to cultivate one of our…Flash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town
Nov 2, 2026, 11:36 am By
Heavy rains and flash flooding have prompted mandatory evacuation orders in parts of the U.S.…Ecotourism may deter hunters, but also keeps wildlife away, Laos study suggests
Nov 2, 2026, 9:32 am By
Clouded leopards, sun bears, and other medium to large mammals living in a protected but intensively…Cyanide ponds from illegal mining threaten Amazon Indigenous territory
Nov 2, 2026, 9:12 am By
Cyanide use in illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon is posing a new threat to people and…How bats can be forest architects
Nov 2, 2026, 8:33 am By
Amazonian tiny bats are turning leaves into homes. Some species build shelters by biting and folding…Togo’s growing belief-based use trade sweeping up avian biodiversity, says study
Nov 2, 2026, 8:31 am By
One of West Africa’s largest markets selling wildlife for belief-based uses has expanded rapidly…Experts warn of long-term health risks as Indonesia’s wildfire haze takes a growing toll
Nov 2, 2026, 3:31 am By
JAKARTA — Michael’s 20-month-old daughter began coughing and had shortness of breath in early…Venomous Indonesian primate feared extinct still clings on – but threats persist
Nov 2, 2026, 2:47 am By
A small, venomous primate that scientists thought had gone extinct still survives on Indonesia’s…
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