Colombian cowboys on the move
Cowboys in Colombia herd cattle across a river in the Choco-Darien forests. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. To see other photos from the Choco-Darien forests of Colombia: Choco Darien.
Vezo children dancing on a sand dune in Madagascar
Two Vezo children dance on a sand dune in Tulear Arovana (Ankorohoke), Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. The Vezo are a semi-nomadic people who live on the west…
Indonesian farmer
An Indonesian farmer near Gunung Kawi in Bali. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2010. To see highlight photos from a trip to Indonesia in 2010: Highlights of Indonesia, May 2010.
Boy heading out to go spearfishing
A boy in Laos heads out with goggles and spear to go spearfishing. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. To see more photos of people in Laos: Laos people.
Practicing for the World Cup
Footballers in Botswana. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs, 2009. To see more aerial photos in Botswana: Aerial Botswana.
Barefoot in the rainforest
A guide trekking barefoot in the rainforests of Gabon. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. To see more photos from Gabon: 2006 Trip to Gabon.
Colombia’s indigenous groups gain rights and land
A girl from the indigenous group the Arhuaco in Colombia. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon have faced centuries of abuse, exploitation, and land-grabbing.…
Earth Day 2010: what will we leave our children?
Children in Maroantsetra, Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler, 2009. A special op-ed for Earth Day looks at the global environmental problems facing us, and how we have so far…
Contract awarded for controversial Belo Monte dam in Brazil
A Kaiapo man stands with his son in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by: Sue Wren. Yesterday amid protests and global criticism, Brazil awarded the contract for the Belo Monte dam…
Indigenous reclaim lands used for cocaine production
Danilo Villafañe, a political leader of the Arhauco people in northern Colombia. Photo by Rhett A Butler, March 2010. The Arhauco, a fiercely independent and deeply spiritual group that lives…
China at a crossroads
A man stands deep in a rice paddy in southwestern China. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. China has undergone unprecedented shifts over the past few decades. Economic growth along…
Children of Uganda
Bwindi children, many of whom are AIDS orphans, performing traditional songs and dances in eastern Uganda. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2006. To see more photos of the people of…
Shaman in the Amazon rainforest
Amasina, a Trio shaman in Kwamalasamutu, Suriname. Amasisa was interviewed by mongabay.com in June 2008 Much of the Amazon rainforest remains occupied by tribal groups. While few of these live…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers
- Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Oceans
- Annual ocean conference raises $11.3b in pledges for marine conservation
- Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into an agroecology solution
- Global coral beaching now underway looks set to be largest on record
- In Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues
Amazon Conservation
- Brazil boosts protection of Amazon mangroves with new reserves in Pará state
- Cross-border Indigenous efforts in Peru & Brazil aim to protect isolated groups
- A short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt
- Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in New Zealand
Land rights and extractives
- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
- Maluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion
- New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral mining booms
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
- The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)
- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
