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Indigenous Peoples

Voices

Protect This Place: The Headwaters of Papua New Guinea’s Strickland River

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.
April 30, 2025
by
William H. Thomas, Ph.D.
One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.
Reviews

This Land Is Our Land: New Books About Public Lands, the Threats They Face, and Their Ecological Importance

These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
April 16, 2025
by
John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
Voices

What Can Psychology Offer Biodiversity Protection?

The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.
February 6, 2025
by
Stephanie Klarmann
The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.
Extinction Countdown

By Shutting Down USAID, Trump and Musk Will Worsen the Climate and Extinction Crises

The agency supports critical efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, land violence, and other threats around the world.
February 4, 2025
by
John R. Platt
The agency supports critical efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, land violence, and other threats around the world.
Wildlife

Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
January 27, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
Sonoran Desert National Monument, photo by Bob Wick/BLM
Editorials

14 Must-Read Environmental Commentaries

In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.
December 30, 2024
by
John R. Platt
In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.
Reviews

20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
December 11, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
Wildlife

Bringing Back the Pacific Lamprey

The 450-million-year-old fish is crucial for the Yakama Nation’s health and culture — and the region’s ecology.
November 15, 2024
by
Henry Brannan
The 450-million-year-old fish is crucial for the Yakama Nation’s health and culture — and the region’s ecology.
News

India’s Plans to ‘Develop’ Great Nicobar Island Threatens Its Unique Wildlife and Indigenous Peoples

Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.
November 4, 2024
by
Sohel Sarkar
Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.
Trees in the foreground, mountains and clouds in the background
Voices

Protect This Place: The Mountainous Ulu Masen Ecosystem

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.
October 29, 2024
by
Joe Figel and Photography by Hermansyah and Irwan “Kayukul” Yoga
This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.

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