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Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement

Timothy J. Killeen 12 Dec 2024
Fresh forest clearance inside Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary signals the beginning of an infrastructure project that will bisect the forest. Image by Gerald Flynn / Mongabay.

New transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half

Gerald Flynn, Phoung Vantha 27 Nov 2024

The effects of mass migration in Brazil in the second half of the twentieth century

Timothy J. Killeen 22 Nov 2024

Court throws out permits for controversial Baja California hotel project

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2024

Dam terrorism: How mining companies in Brazil scare residents into relocating

Evanildo da Silveira 24 Oct 2024

In Costa Rica, sustainable tourism is no longer enough for conservation

Michele Bertelli 21 Oct 2024

A nesting haven for sea turtles in Suriname is fading away

Stefanie Lauchman 7 Oct 2024
In July 2024, forest activists uncovered a timber depot and sawmills at the site of the Stung Meteuk hydropower project. Image supplied by Tat Oudom.

Cambodian environment minister bans logging at tycoon’s Cardamoms hydropower project

Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey 30 Sep 2024

As MotoGP heads to Indonesia, Indigenous Sasak brace for another weekend of repression

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Sep 2024

Why is violence against environmental defenders getting worse? Five things to know

Maxwell Radwin 11 Sep 2024

‘Stop the stupidity’: Indonesia’s top court orders end to mine in quake zone

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Sep 2024

Wildlife-rich mangroves suffer as Indonesia ramps up construction of new capital

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Sep 2024

Indonesia’s new ‘green’ capital drives environmental damage far and wide

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Aug 2024

China accepts U.N. recommendations to improve environmental conflicts in Latin America

Maxwell Radwin 23 Aug 2024

Conservationists look for new ways to fight oil pipelines in southern Mexico

Maxwell Radwin 26 Jul 2024

Garifuna land rights abuses persist in Honduras, despite court ruling

Aimee Gabay 17 Jul 2024

Panama’s ‘Caribbean Corridor’ highway threatens three protected areas, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jul 2024

In Peru, conservationists and archaeologists unite to save a threatened gecko

James Hall 10 Jul 2024

Across Mexico, World Cup infrastructure threatens biodiversity and communities

Alice Pistolesi, Monica Pelliccia 2 Jul 2024

Sweeping reform package threatens environmental protections in Argentina, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 28 Jun 2024

French court greenlights lawsuit against EDF over wind farm in Mexico

Chris Arsenault, Philippe Le Billon 26 Jun 2024

China-backed mine in Sumatran seismic hotspot rings safety alarms

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jun 2024

Experts aim to protect one of Brazil’s giant emblematic tree species

Jenny Gonzales 18 Jun 2024

Sustainability in the extractive industries is a paradox

Timothy J. Killeen 29 May 2024

What’s at stake for the environment in Mexico’s upcoming election?

Maxwell Radwin 27 May 2024

Guyana road projects spark concerns for future development on wetlands

Maxwell Radwin 21 May 2024

Amplifying Indigenous voices at the global level: Interview with Dario Mejía Montalvo

Dimitri Selibas 20 May 2024

Extractive industries look at degraded land to avoid further deforestation in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 15 May 2024
a western chimpanzee in a tree

Setback for Guinea mine that threatens World Heritage chimp reserve

Ashoka Mukpo 15 May 2024
city view

In Brazil, half a century of salt mining sinks a city, displacing thousands

Peter Speetjens 6 May 2024

State management and regulation of extractive industries in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 2 May 2024

All aboard Tren Maya: Here’s what we found riding Mexico’s controversial railway

Maxwell Radwin 24 Apr 2024

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