Bridging People, Power, and Protected Areas: The Legacy of Ecological Anthropologist Michael D. Painter
Executive Overview The intersection of biodiversity conservation and Indigenous human rights has long been a battleground of competing…
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Climate Shock in the Himalayas: Catastrophic Floods Force Nepal to Reckon with the Vulnerability of Its Hydropower Strategy
KATHMANDU — For decades, the vertical geography of the Himalayas has been framed by policymakers not merely as…
Voices from the Canopy: Elders, Conservationists, and the Race to Preserve the Sacred Indigenous Knowledge of Mindoro
Executive Overview Deep within the emerald-green canopies and mist-shrouded mountain ranges of Mindoro Island in the Philippines, a…
Shadow Over the Cardamoms: Uncovering Illegal Logging Networks Tied to Senator-Backed Hydropower Dams in Cambodia
Executive Overview Deep within the ancient, misty rainforests of Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, a silent devastation is unfolding. Officially…
Togo’s Surprising IWC Co-Sponsorship Sparks Outrage Among African Conservationists and Sets Up High-Stakes Global Clash
Executive Overview As the international conservation community gears up for the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission…
Beneath the Mud and Mountains: High-Tech Rescues and Desperate Hours in Nepal’s Post-Flood Crisis
KATHMANDU, Nepal — In the high-altitude Himalayan valleys of Nepal, the air is thick with the smell of…
The Billion-Dollar Biodiversity Gamble: Inside the U.N.’s Struggling Cali Fund
Executive Overview Nearly two years after its grand debut at the United Nations biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia,…
Silent Killers of the North: Indigenous Rangers Battling the Endless Tide of Oceanic "Ghost Nets" Across Australia’s Remote Coastlines
By Liz Kimbrough Published via Mongabay Conservation News Executive Overview Along the sun-scorched, culturally sacred expanses of Australia’s…
Cultivating Resilience: How Indigenous Food Trees Are Transforming Nutrition, Landscapes, and Livelihoods in East Africa
Executive Overview Across the rolling landscapes of Malawi and the broader East African region, a quiet dietary and…
The Deep Abyss on Trial: Why the Gulf of Mexico’s Orca Basin Must Not Become a Carbon Dump
By Craig R. McClain Deep-Sea Biologist and Marine Ecosystem Researcher Executive Overview It is 3 a.m. aboard a…
