Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/04/indi...

What pushes Indigenous Munduruku people to mine their land in Brazil’s Amazon? @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/04/what...

Photos: Colombia’s Indigenous Nasa push back against cultural loss to reconnect with nature Anna Abraham and Tony Kirby report for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/04/phot...

Colombia’s coffee farmers try to balance innovation and tradition to adapt to climate change Victor Raison reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/04/colo...

Pressure bears down around uncontacted tribes at the edge of Brazil’s arc of deforestation @nandawenzel.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/isol...

More Indigenous peoples request consultation as the controversial Bellavista-Mazán-Salvador-El Estrecho highway paves through Peru’s Amazon @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/indi...

Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Indigenous territory sees success, but fears remain @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/braz...

Breakdown of the environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis) Fergus Simpson, Lara Collart and Joe Masselink share their deep analysis with @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-...

Indigenous leaders optimistic after resumed U.N. biodiversity conference in Rome @justincatalano.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/03/indi...

Indigenous people cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly in DRC — but solutions to increase solar power access exist 👇 @mongabay.bsky.social reports news.mongabay.com/2025/02/loca...

Ever since the Cobre Panamá mine was forced to shut down in 2023, the copper mine’s infrastructure has been eroding away in a biodiverse jungle on Panama’s Atlantic coast — a situation researchers say is all too common. 🔗 New for @mongabay.bsky.social: news.mongabay.com/2025/02/yet-...

Pause to USAID already having impacts on community conservation in the Amazon @aimeegabay.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/paus...

Love to see 'two-eyed seeing' in the news lately re: new applications for #conservation & #science ➡️ It's the use of both Western & #Indigenous knowledge to study the world We've been reporting on it for years via @latoyaabulu.bsky.social's great Indigenous news desk at @mongabay.bsky.social like:

Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities They are among the few to denounce illegal extractive activities and protect natural resources in the mineral-rich region. Elodie Toto for @mongabay.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/02/envi...

Latoya Abulu at @mongabay.bsky.social asked me some very thoughtful questions about the human rights responsibilities of conservation organizations when abuses occur in parks that it funds. Here's the interview: news.mongabay.com/2025/01/what...