Indigenous Peoples

Protecting the planet from climate change and extinction depends on similarly protecting indigenous peoples, according to several new reports.

We asked Leah Penniman, cofounder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, about the healing power of soil and ending an unjust food system.

In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.

A recent meeting by the Orca Recovery Task Force shows the massive political and economic lobbies that stand in the way of success.

Two dams removed from Washington’s Elwha River were branded as salmon-restoration projects, but their watershed and scientific impacts are just as significant.

Populations of the green sea turtle, or honu, increased as the Hawaiian language made a comeback. Saving other languages from extinction could help protect biodiversity.

Books coming out this month also examine the dangerous world of wildlife trafficking, the history of poisonous chemicals and new ideas in agriculture.

At least 95 percent of Madagascar’s beloved primates are now at risk, conservationists warn.

A coalition of public and private entities hopes to revive both fish and water supplies in a hotter, drier climate.

Four rivers around the world now have legal rights. But what are the implications of rights for nature for international environmental law?