The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining. In ...

When journalist Alan Weisman set out to write Hope Dies Last, he did so from a place of despair. Decades of reporting on ...

Wetlands are disappearing at three times the rate of forests, alarming conservationists who highlight the ecosystems’ role in ...

In the forested highlands of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines, Mingay Dakias knows exactly where to find medicine — not in modern health clinics but in the leaves, roots and vines that grow ...

In a small town called Metetí, deep in Panama’s Darién province, Luis Gutiérrez manages La Reina, or “The Queen,” a cattle ...

The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) works to link funders with community-based conservation groups, ensuring ...

In honor of world elephant day on August 12, we highlight recent Mongabay stories that celebrate elephant conservation ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. It wasn’t the first time the Vietnamese authorities had accused someone of tax evasion ...

More than eight months after the bloody killing of an Indigenous elder in eastern Borneo, police in Indonesia have yet to ...

For decades, environmental, social and governance systems have focused on stopping harm before it happens. Standards, ...

As darkness settled over Colombo on Aug. 3, a small group of young men, led by a zoology professor, slipped quietly into Sri ...

Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and ...