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Brazilian President Lula met U.S. President Joe Biden in February.

Boosted with fresh donations, Amazon Fund reboots stalled projects

André Schröder 5 Jun 2023

In Nepal, Chepang take up the challenge to revive their cultural keystone tree

Abhaya Raj Joshi 31 May 2023
A golden-rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus).

Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance, drought

Ryan Truscott 25 May 2023

Overlooked and underfoot, mosses play a mighty role for climate and soil

Liz Kimbrough 22 May 2023
Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings on their way to the sea.

Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off

Farhana Parvin 22 May 2023
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reefs in the U.S.

Studies show oyster reef restoration can work out well — given enough time

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 18 May 2023

Ecuador to boost protection of Galápagos in biggest debt-for-nature deal ever

Mongabay.com 11 May 2023
Snow leopard at ease in its high-mountain habitat. Image courtesy of Madhu Chetri.

Honey production sweetens snow leopard conservation in Kyrgyzstan

Monica Pelliccia 10 May 2023
An Atlantic puffin inspecting a decoy

Seabird conservation mostly works, comprehensive new data set shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 May 2023
Lagae and biofuel.

As Exxon bows out, industry takes step toward sustainable algae biofuels

Carly Nairn 9 May 2023

The Mexican family who gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

Astrid Arellano 9 May 2023
Victor Emata, a SEAMANCOR-trained tour guide, rowing a boat.

A Philippine town and its leaders show how mangrove restoration can succeed

Mavic Conde 4 May 2023
Coral Reef at Marsa Gozlani site, Sharm el Shekh, Egypt

Global Ocean Census aims to find 100,000 marine species in 10 years

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 May 2023
(Left to right) Minister of State for Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger, Wellington Dias, Minister of State for Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Wafunai, Joênia Pichan, during the 19th edition of Camp Terra Livre (ATL), 2023. Image by Palácio do Planalto (Brazil presidential palace) via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Brazil’s President Lula recognizes six Indigenous lands, and says more to come

Jenny Gonzales 1 May 2023
Partula snail reintroductions organized by London Zoo

‘Extinct’ snails return to Tahiti in largest wildlife reintroduction ever

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 28 Apr 2023
Tulshi Laxmi Suwal.

Nepali pangolin conservationist Tulshi Suwal among winners of Whitley Awards

Abhaya Raj Joshi 27 Apr 2023
A wild giant otter with a discarded single-use plastic bottle.

U.N. parties are worlds apart on plastics treaty solutions

Charles Pekow 27 Apr 2023

New ‘snug,’ a snail with a too-small shell, described from Brunei rainforest

Basten Gokkon 27 Apr 2023
Shigeatsu Hatakeyama at a tree-planting festival

Saving forests to protect coastal ecosystems: Japan sets historic example

Annelise Giseburt 27 Apr 2023

Meet the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Liz Kimbrough 24 Apr 2023

Camera trap images of rare gorillas with infants bring hope in DRC

Liz Kimbrough 21 Apr 2023
Setting a prescribed fire around vernal pools at Agate Desert Preserve. Image courtesy of Evan Barrientos/TNC.

Counterintuitive conservation: Fire boosts aquatic crustaceans in U.S. savannas

Ashli Blow 21 Apr 2023

Pumas create nutrient-rich ‘kill gardens’ to attract prey: Study

Liz Kimbrough 17 Apr 2023

Return of the GEDI: Space-based, forest carbon-mapping laser array saved

Abhishyant Kidangoor 17 Apr 2023
Harvesting abundance in the Amazon, and extinguishing the poverty mentality.

From scarcity to abundance: The secret of the ‘peace farmers’ of Colombia

Sandra Weiss 17 Apr 2023

Indigenous Amazon forests absorb noxious fumes and prevent diseases from wildfires, study suggests

Jenny Gonzales 11 Apr 2023
A pastoralist leads her goat for grazing in Borana, Ethiopia.

15 community-based conservation opportunities to help people and the planet

Jana McPherson, Nafeesa Esmail 10 Apr 2023
a western chimpanzee in a tree

Guinea’s crab-fishing chimps are in good health, study shows, but threats loom

Ryan Truscott 3 Apr 2023

Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine

Liz Kimbrough 31 Mar 2023

Newly described leafless orchid in Sri Lanka named after a precious yellow sapphire

Malaka Rodrigo 31 Mar 2023
The endangered golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).

Reconnecting ‘island habitat’ with wild corridors in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

Jeremy Hance 30 Mar 2023
A resplendent quetzal.

Mountain islands: Restoring a transitional cloud forest in Costa Rica

Jeremy Hance 29 Mar 2023

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