Women farmers in Sumatra find a gentler way to keep elephants at bay
Sep 3, 2026, 1:31 am By
On the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the buffer zone of a national park, a women-led farming…Beetle larvae trick bees into feeding and sheltering them by smelling like flowers, study finds
Sep 3, 2026, 1:08 am By
European Black oil beetle larva lures unsuspecting bees by manufacturing smells that mimic floral…Michael Painter put Indigenous land rights at the center of conservation
Sep 2, 2026, 6:12 pm By
In the Bolivian Chaco, the Isoceño Guaraní did not need conservationists to tell them that their…Indigenous ‘turtle women’ help vulnerable reptiles recover in Ecuadorian Amazon
Sep 2, 2026, 4:07 pm By
On the banks of the Aguarico River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a group of Indigenous Siekopai women…Invaders storm Indigenous Amazon land, threatening isolated people
Sep 2, 2026, 1:05 pm By
Nearly 200 people have invaded the Ituna/Itatá Indigenous Land in Brazil’s Pará state since…Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test
Sep 2, 2026, 12:12 pm By
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic…Philippines fast-tracks critical minerals, raising Indigenous, environmental concerns
Sep 2, 2026, 12:01 pm By
The Philippines is moving to accelerate critical-mineral development across millions of hectares of…Drought is deepening a health crisis among Peru’s recently contacted Indigenous Matsés
Sep 2, 2026, 11:50 am By
REQUENA, Peru — Until a century ago, few Matsés had ever been in contact with a white person…Rapid wetland loss and ‘real estate boom’ increasing flood risk in Lagos
Sep 2, 2026, 8:52 am By
In July, following relentless bursts of rainfall, flash floods covered pockets of Lagos, disrupting…Damselfish-assisted repair of wounded corals surprises scientists
Sep 2, 2026, 8:36 am By
Corals share a close bond with the fish dwelling among them and the algae living within them.…Displaced by a typhoon, Taiwan’s Bunun people fear for the future of their culture
Sep 2, 2026, 7:46 am By
TENGJHIH HAMLET, Taiwan – Nestled high on a mountain slope in southern Taiwan, Tengjhih was a key…The race to document Indigenous knowledge to protect Philippines’ birds
Sep 2, 2026, 6:33 am By
In the forests of the Philippines’ Mindoro Island, an urgent effort is underway to record the…Southeast Asia’s oak trees highly threatened as report warns of lack of protection
Sep 2, 2026, 12:46 am By
Many of Southeast Asia’s native oak species are under high stress from human pressures and lack…Logging operations uncovered at Cambodian senator’s dam in the Cardamoms
Sep 1, 2026, 9:30 pm By
“They are clearing the forest for the reservoir,” said Phan, a resident of O’Soam commune in…Rooting tree seed production in local knowledge boosts forest restoration outcomes (commentary)
Sep 1, 2026, 4:25 pm By
Since the launch of global restoration initiatives such as the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration…Christiana Figueres & Garik Israelian on Jane Goodall’s legacy and the search for truth
Sep 1, 2026, 4:06 pm By
A new award has been created in honor of late conservation icon Jane Goodall by the board of the…South Africa’s new gold rush: Spekboom restoration speeds up, but it’s a bumpy road, insiders report
Sep 1, 2026, 3:09 pm By
This is the second article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem…Tiago Karaí and Laudiceia Benites helped reclaim Guarani land. They died with their children in an accident last month.
Sep 1, 2026, 1:45 pm By
The seven people from Tekoa Kalipety were traveling between Guarani communities with seeds. They had…Biomass cooking fuels raise toxic metal exposure risks in Bangladesh, study finds
Sep 1, 2026, 1:20 pm By
Burning biomass fuels like dry wood and rice husk for cooking can produce air pollution and…In Indonesia, 20 Indigenous subtribes seek common ground amid mining divisions
Sep 1, 2026, 12:46 pm By
ARBOREK, Southwest Papua, Indonesia — For generations, Raja Ampat’s Indigenous communities have…
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