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Oil barrel Amazon

California is the world’s number one importer of Amazonian oil, report finds

Victoria Schneider 23 Dec 2021
Mapping activities Indigenous

Guyanese project to bolster Indigenous land rights draws funding — and flak

Carinya Sharples 23 Dec 2021
Small-scale gold mining

Secrecy shrouds new gold mining deal in Guyana’s Marudi mountains

Laurel Sutherland 22 Dec 2021

Top 15 species discoveries from 2021 (Photos)

Liz Kimbrough 21 Dec 2021
Kahuzi-Biega National Park rangers stand in formation at the park in October, 2016. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

Deadly raids are latest case of abuse against Indigenous Batwa in DRC park, groups say

Laurel Sutherland 21 Dec 2021

Mexican firm profits from reforestation, empowers Indigenous people

Maxwell Radwin 21 Dec 2021

New flavor of vanilla farming aims to stop deforestation in Madagascar

Rivonala Razafison 21 Dec 2021

Decline of threatened bird highlights planning importance of bison releases

John Cannon 21 Dec 2021

Congo Peatlands

Mongabay.com 21 Dec 2021
Winter reindeer

In the Arctic, Indigenous Sámi keep life centered on reindeer herding

Liz Kimbrough 20 Dec 2021

Want a wild bird on the hush-hush in Singapore? There’s a Facebook group for that

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 20 Dec 2021

Meet the fishing jaguars that have made this patch of the Pantanal their own

Dimas Marques 20 Dec 2021

Wildlife death toll from 2020 Pantanal fires tops 17 million, study finds

Mongabay.com 17 Dec 2021
Mushrooms

Scientists on a quest to map worldwide web of fungi beneath our feet

Carolyn Cowan 17 Dec 2021

How wildlife crossings in Canada are inspiring safer roads for global species

Shannon Kelleher 17 Dec 2021

Bobcat caught on camera trap | Candid Animal Cam

Romina Castagnino 17 Dec 2021

As Ethiopia’s war rages, a 400-year-old conservation site is scarred by battle

Kako 16 Dec 2021

The past, present and future of the Congo peatlands: 10 takeaways from our series

John Cannon 16 Dec 2021
Maya Indigenous man farming

Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 15 Dec 2021

Brazil’s Suzano boasts its pulpwood plantations are green; critics disagree

Sue Branford 15 Dec 2021

French deforestation database pressures Brazilian soy traders to clean up supply chain

Maxwell Radwin 14 Dec 2021

First Nations unite to fight industrial exploitation of Australia’s Martuwarra

Nick Rodway 14 Dec 2021

Carbon and communities: The future of the Congo Basin peatlands

John Cannon 14 Dec 2021

Camera trap study shows conservation efforts ‘are working’ on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula: Video

Liz Kimbrough 13 Dec 2021
These women, who are part of the Mam indigenous community, are harvesting pine nuts in a forest in Cajolá, Quetzaltenango, to be sold later at a local market. Our work supports reforestation efforts and helps local families sustain themselves economically. Photo credit: Sergio Izquierdo

Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 13 Dec 2021

An Indigenous community in India’s Meghalaya state offers lessons in climate resilience

Sahana Ghosh 13 Dec 2021
Amadiba Crisis Committee Protest at Mzamba Beach. Image courtesy of the Amadiba Crisis Committee.

Indigenous communities in South Africa sue, protest off-shore oil and gas exploration

Victoria Schneider 10 Dec 2021
rubber agroforestry

A ‘probiotic’ approach to agriculture is better for people and planet (commentary)

Fabrice DeClerck 10 Dec 2021
Tiger

Tigers, jaguars under threat from tropical hydropower projects: Study

Carolyn Cowan 9 Dec 2021

Holding agriculture and logging at bay in the Congo peatlands

John Cannon 9 Dec 2021
A Rainforest Alliance / UTZ Program that provides training of tea farmers in climate smart agriculture methods, which are designed to help farmers adapt to and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Giuseppe Cipriani

‘Collaboration is key’ to address big environmental challenges, says Daniel Katz

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Dec 2021

In southern Colombia, Indigenous groups fish and farm with the floods

Maxwell Radwin 8 Dec 2021

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