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Five Hawaiian crows released into forest after decades of extinction in the wild

Shanna Hanbury 23 Dec 2024

Almost extinct Caribbean lizard makes a comeback after island restoration

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Dec 2024

Thousands feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates southeast Africa

Kristine Sabillo 18 Dec 2024
A man looks up at a merbau tree, which grows abundantly on Enggano Island.

On Indonesia’s unique Enggano Island, palm oil takes root in an Indigenous society

Betty Herlina, Elviza Diana 17 Dec 2024

Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence

Liz Kimbrough 14 Dec 2024

World’s top court starts hearing historic climate change case

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Dec 2024

Last wild hurricane palm of its kind falls, marking extinction

Shanna Hanbury 20 Nov 2024

More than 20% of Earth’s plants grow only on islands, global study finds

Shanna Hanbury 13 Nov 2024
Tourists on St. Martin's Island.

New tourism restrictions to protect Bangladesh’s unique wetlands and coral-rich island

Abu Siddique 14 Oct 2024
Clown fish in anemone

The ocean ‘belongs to all of us’: Interview with Palau President Whipps

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 Sep 2024
A school of barracuda in Papua New Guinea.

Not merely ‘exploration’: PNG deep-sea mining riles critics & surprises officials

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Sep 2024
Gisele Martin, Hayden Seitcher, and Hughie Watts from Tseshaht nation — blessing the garden, carrying out a small ceremony to honor the land and ocean to ensure the garden's success and to respect their traditions.

On Canada’s West Coast, clam gardening builds resilience among Indigenous youth

Robyn Huang 6 Aug 2024

Six new natural sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Aug 2024
Youth activists rejecting cattle farming on Trangan Island.

Magnate’s visit to Indonesia’s untouched Aru Islands revives Indigenous concerns

Christ Belseran 31 Jul 2024

Study finds 2,000+ species restricted to natural disaster-prone areas

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Jul 2024
Keo Vannob returns from fishing to his home in Botum Sakor National Park. Screenshot from ‘Illegal fishing and land grabs push Cambodian coastal communities to the brink’ by Andy Ball / Mongabay.

Fishers left with no land, no fish, in fire sale of Cambodian coast

Andy Ball, Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey 4 Jun 2024
Walhi's action to reject plans to build a nuclear power plant in West Kalimantan in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources

Indonesia civil society groups raise concerns over proposed Borneo nuclear reactor

Irfan Maulana 14 May 2024
Nasidi holds up a water lettuce plant, which is often found in the Lenggang River.

Indigenous community fights to save its lands on Indonesia’s historic tin island

Moh. Tamimi 25 Apr 2024
A Philippine sailfin lizard in Misamis Oriental, Mindanao.

In Philippines’ restive south, conflict is linked to reduced biodiversity

Keith Anthony Fabro 19 Apr 2024
Guna homes on the coastline of Gardi Sugdub Island.

Panama delays promised relocation of sinking island community

Aimee Gabay 17 Apr 2024
For generations here, fishers like Mukhlis have used wood to build fish-aggregating devices, known locally as rumpon, which are moored offshore to attract schools of fish.

In Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues

Riyad Dafhi Rizki 11 Apr 2024
Farid Samalehu, while monitoring the coastline which continues to be eroded due to abrasion.

Maluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion

Christ Belseran, Edison Waas 9 Apr 2024
Satellite image of dredging in South China Sea

Island-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs

Carolyn Cowan 8 Apr 2024
The new orchid species, Solenangis impraedicta, has a long nectar spur. Image courtesy of Marie Savignac.

‘Mind-blowing’ new orchid species found in Madagascar forest canopy

Liz Kimbrough 22 Mar 2024
Many residents of Gelam Island moved to the neighboring Cempedak Island for education and health facilities.

Phantom deeds see Borneo islanders lose their land to quartz miners

Aseanty Pahlevi 7 Mar 2024
A red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)

On Kaho’olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island

Claudia Geib 19 Feb 2024

Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline

Gerald Flynn 1 Feb 2024

Mangrove crab sustainability is vital for fishers in Indonesia’s Aru Islands

Ridzki R. Sigit 31 Jan 2024
A farmer carries a net.

Con Chim: A window into Vietnam’s past and future beyond rice fields

Giang Pham, Sonal Gupta 16 Jan 2024
Ruous-necked hornbill by Bjorn Olesen

[Photos] New book is a stunning glimpse of Asia’s wildlife and landscapes

Carolyn Cowan 12 Jan 2024
A farmer carries a net.

A Mekong island too tiny for industrial farming now points to Vietnam’s future

Sonal Gupta 11 Jan 2024
One of the six newly described chameleons from Tanzania

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

Liz Kimbrough 27 Dec 2023

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