More than one in four birds have been lost across diverse groups and habitats, in what researchers describe as a ‘wake-up call’ The US and Canada have lost more than…

The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate change? Desert lions aren’t a distinct species or even a…

Coral Triangle could be key to conserving the world’s reefs as Indonesia corals survive worst coral bleaching event in history. A recent scientific survey off the coast of Sulawesi Island…

One third of all cetacean species are found in the waters off Timor-Leste, but measures are needed to protect them Olive Andrews believes Timor Leste could be one of the…

By resurrecting a proposal to allow trophy hunters to shoot 250 hippos annually, Zambia stirs controversy. The hippo — really? That’s the common response when tour guides in Africa tantalize…

Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples calls for a new, rights-based approach to conservation The United Nations Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has released a report highly critical of…

Dr Cristiana Pașca Palmer, UN assistant secretary general and executive secretary of the convention on biological diversity, discusses Half Earth, a future biodiversity agreement and where to find the money…

Conservation scientists believe our current mass extinction crisis requires a far more ambitious agreement, in the style of the Paris Climate Accord. And they argue that the bill shouldn’t be…

Part 1 of a report on the indigenous Siona people in the Putumayo region in the Amazon Placido Yaiguaje Payaguaje, an indigenous Siona man, was standing right where his 80-something…

In a country of more than 17000 islands, seaweed might be the ideal raw material for a bio-plastics revolution. Indonesia produces more marine plastic pollution than any other country except…

The right-wing triumph in Ontario shows the left needs a new populism – backed by street protest and a bold NDP The guardians of respectable opinion forecast that Doug Ford…

A surging NDP can defeat Canada’s Trump – whose folksy act is a front for an assault on working people and the environment A recent episode perfectly captures the appeal…