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Indigenous women march in Puyo, Ecuador on March 8, 2018. Photo by Kimberley Brown/Mongabay.

Indigenous peoples denounce ongoing land rights violations in Ecuador

Taran Volckhausen 17 Dec 2018

Argentina creates two new marine parks to protect penguins, sea lions

Mongabay.com 14 Dec 2018

Dam drove ‘collapse’ of rainforest bird populations in Thailand

Mongabay.com 13 Dec 2018

Global agreement on ‘conserved areas’ marks new era of conservation (commentary)

Harry D. Jonas, Holly C. Jonas 13 Dec 2018

From a new bird to a new community reserve: India’s tribe sets example

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Dec 2018
Valentin Suchite patrols the forest searching for signs of deforestation. Image by Anna-Catherine Brigida for Mongabay.

Guatemala: An indigenous community rejects, then accepts, a protected area

Anna-Catherine Brigida 12 Dec 2018

A monitoring network in the Amazon captures a flood of data

Elizabeth Oliveira 11 Dec 2018

‘There are no laws’: Cattle, drugs, corruption destroying Honduras UNESCO site

Taran Volckhausen 6 Dec 2018

For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas

Deusdedit Ruhangariyo 5 Dec 2018

For elusive Javan rhinos, camera traps are a benevolent Big Brother

Nuswantoro 3 Dec 2018

Global biodiversity treaty still searches for its moment in the spotlight

Isabel Esterman 3 Dec 2018
One of the major goals of protected areas is to conserve biodiversity. Photo of knobbed hornbill by Rhett A. Butler.

Group helps illegal bird traders transition into different lines of business

Nadine Freischlad 3 Dec 2018

Virtual meetup highlights networked sensor technology for parks

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 30 Nov 2018
Naisimari Lentula, a Yiaku herbalist, with a community forest scout outside her house. Image by Shadrack Kavilu for Mongabay.

For Kenya’s Yiaku, medicinal herbs are their forest’s blessing and curse

Shadrack Kavilu 30 Nov 2018

The Bangladeshi tribe that’s guarding turtles, co-authoring research papers

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Nov 2018
Lazarus Lentula, a 27-year-old leader of the Yiaku forest guards, who patrol and monitor Mukogodo for illegal activity. Image by Shadrack Kavilu for Mongabay.

Kenya: Bees help indigenous Yiaku defend and monitor their ancestral forest

Shadrack Kavilu 28 Nov 2018
A group of Yiaku youth scouts, who have been trained by the Kenya Forest Service to take part in forest patrols and other conservation activities. Image by Shadrack Kavilu for Mongabay.

A forest of their own: The Yiaku as Kenya’s model forest stewards

Shadrack Kavilu 26 Nov 2018

Chile fishers brace for fallout after massive mining port is approved

Michelle Carrere 26 Nov 2018

Map pinpoints ‘last chance’ locations of endangered species

John Cannon, Shreya Dasgupta 23 Nov 2018

Two iconic birds make a striking comeback, but much work remains

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Nov 2018

‘Punished’: Bolivian communities opposed to highway cry foul over neglect

Iván Paredes Tamayo 22 Nov 2018

Jaw-dropping footage: conservationists catch Javan rhino in mud wallow

Jeremy Hance 19 Nov 2018

Brazil could lose Nepal-size area of rainforest due to policy revision

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Nov 2018
Kelp. Image courtesy of NOAA.

Latam Eco Review: Rampant roadkill and shrinking seaweed stocks

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2018

‘Not all hope is lost’ as outlook for mountain gorillas brightens

John Cannon 14 Nov 2018

Republic of Congo names new national park, home to gorillas, elephants

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Nov 2018

PNG to create 7,500 square kilometers of new marine protected areas in Bismarck Sea

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2018

Honduras aims to save vital wildlife corridor from deforestation

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2018

Haiti may lose all primary forest by 2035, mass extinction underway

Carinya Sharples, Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 Nov 2018

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Elviza Diana, Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Nov 2018

Roads divide opinions along with forests, study finds

John Cannon 8 Nov 2018

Troika of trouble for Bolivia’s Cordillera de Sama Reserve

Mongabay Latam 8 Nov 2018

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