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Towards a fairer future for conservation

Phil Franks 1 Sep 2016

Shifting the debate about conservation justice from rights to responsibilities

Harry Jonas, Dilys Roe 31 Aug 2016

Oil pipeline sparks fierce opposition among American tribes and farmers

Saul Elbein 29 Aug 2016
Ricardo Miranda, one of the protest leaders and member of the M10 movement representing Ngäbe communities affected by the dam. Photo by Camilo Mejia Giraldo

PHOTOS: Panama revives stalled dam over strong indigenous opposition

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 25 Aug 2016
Lar National Park in northern Iran, about 100 kilometers from Tehran. Photo by Mahdi Kalhor via Panoramio

Three murders highlight troubles of Iran’s park rangers

Jennifer Huizen 18 Aug 2016
A mural of murdered activists Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo by disoniador via Pixabay.

In Latin America, environmentalists are an endangered species

Lindsay Fendt 11 Aug 2016

Photos: Indonesia’s far-flung indigenous seek audience in Jakarta

Cory Rogers 9 Aug 2016
Part of the Green Fuel ethanol plant in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe. Photo by Kenneth Matimaire.

Amid epic drought, villagers bitter over Zimbabwean ethanol plant

Andrew Mambondiyani 28 Jul 2016
Red passion vine flower in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Heavy toll for green and indigenous activists among Colombian killings

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 15 Jul 2016
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

What are South Sumatrans doing to prevent another haze crisis?

Taufik Wijaya 29 Jun 2016

Malaysian land rights activist Bill Kayong murdered in broad daylight

Mike Gaworecki 24 Jun 2016

Policy makers meet to discuss forest conservation and ‘the future of humanity’

Morgan Erickson-Davis 21 Jun 2016
Blue color form of Dendrobates auratus dart frog. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

10 conservation “fads”: how have they worked in Latin America?

Aldo Orellana López, Alan Forsberg 17 Jun 2016
La Danta pyramid in the Mayan city of Mirador, as seen from a distance. Photo by Ronyrocael/Wikimedia Commons.

Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 17 Jun 2016
Illegal forest clearingfor oil palm in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

How is Indonesian president Jokowi doing on environmental issues?

Philip Jacobson 12 Jun 2016
Marta Álvarez inspects xate palm fronds harvested in the Uaxactún community forest concession. Photo by Sandra Cuffe.

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 9 Jun 2016

Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 2 Jun 2016

Indonesia’s forestry ministry follows through on palm oil permit freeze

Mongabay.com 23 May 2016

Indigenous territories occupy 40 percent of protected land and marine areas in Central America

Mike Gaworecki 20 May 2016

World Bank lifts freeze on Cambodia loans amid protests

Daniel Pye 20 May 2016

Gabon moves to share forestry profits with local forest communities

Mike Gaworecki 18 May 2016

Indigenous Dayak tribe pitted against palm oil giant in new film

Mongabay.com 18 May 2016

Kenya’s forests squeezed as government pressures environment groups

David Njagi 6 May 2016

Indigenous and forest community leaders tour the EU to call for conflict-free palm oil

Mike Gaworecki 4 May 2016

Indonesia’s indigenous wage two-pronged battle for legal recognition

Cory Rogers 27 Apr 2016

Indigenous Brazilians under threat from killings and resource projects: UN Rapporteur

Sandra Cuffe 4 Apr 2016

Released: 1,000-page encyclopedia on land conflicts affecting indigenous tribes

Mongabay.com 17 Mar 2016

New life for Indonesia’s long-delayed indigenous rights bill?

Cory Rogers 17 Mar 2016
High security fence at the Marange diamond fields. Security is tight but poverty in nearby communities drives many to attempt to break in and pan for diamonds illegally. Those caught risk beatings and torture by government and mine security forces. Photo by Andrew Mambondiyani.

Abuse, displacement, pollution: the legacy of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds

Andrew Mambondiyani 15 Mar 2016

Video series aims to help indigenous groups defend against land grabbing

Sean Mowbray 23 Feb 2016

Survival International files formal complaint against WWF for allegedly violating human rights of Baka ‘Pygmies’

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Feb 2016

Some Indigenous groups wary of REDD+ following Paris Climate Agreement

Mitch Paquette 12 Feb 2016

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