Unrest and arrests in Sumatra as community fights to protect mangroves
LANGKAT, Indonesia — Ilham was sitting outside on his terrace in the village of Kuala Langkat on April 18 when a scrum of men in plainclothes arrived at his home…
A Brazilian city restores its mangroves to protect against climate change
Red, white and black mangroves are tropical ecosystem trees that exist between sea and river, in a unique condition of brackish water — the halfway point between freshwater and saltwater.…
Bottom trawling in U.K.’s marine reserves, legally, is apparently a thing
In 2023, commercial fishing vessels equipped with dredges and bottom-trawling gear spent more than 33,000 hours operating in the U.K.’s offshore marine protected areas, according to ocean advocacy group Oceana…
Narco activity takes heavy toll on Colombia’s protected forests, satellite data show
In the middle of Colombia, where the country’s Eastern Plains and Andean ecoregions meet the Amazon Basin, a vast complex of parks, reserves and other protected areas safeguards ancient habitat…
Indigenous people and NGO grow a wildlife corridor in the world’s oldest rainforest
Indigenous ranger Jason Petersen remembers how he used to watch the world’s oldest rainforest in wonder as a child. When the rains arrived, they would wash the dust from the…
In Belize, flawed conservation measures threaten small-scale fishers’ livelihoods (commentary)
Uneven governance is wrecking the co-management model that is supposed to be the pride of Belize conservation. I’ve been conducting research on Belize’s biodiversity and fisheries on and off since…
Australian state fails on koala conservation while relying on faulty offset schemes, experts say
In the leadup to his election as premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns promised the establishment of a Great Koala National Park in the Australian state as part of…
On World Otter Day, an uphill struggle for these creatures in Nepal
KATHMANDU — In September 2023, Nepali conservationists celebrated the rare sighting of a smooth-coated otter in Chitwan National Park, the first one had been spotted there in some two decades.…
As catches fall, Sierra Leone’s artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
PORT LOKO DISTRICT, Sierra Leone — At 5 a.m., as the horizon brightens and waves start to subside, more than a dozen wooden canoes along the shoreline between the settlements…
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