Just for a moment, imagine a community, our community, without open lands and wild spaces. Then imagine the opposite — abundant land, but without the ecological and human communities that call that ...

2021 continues to be a year like no other. From record heat and wildfires in western North America to the flooding in China, the impacts of climate change and environmental destruction are becoming ...

Putting land management in the hands of local communities helps the wildlife within, according to new research. A new study demonstrates the positive ecological impacts of a community-based wildlife ...

The report, released yesterday, highlights several success stories in Central America and Mexico where local communities are running effective conservation programs. It underlines rights-based ...

Community-based wildlife conservation is often promoted as a win-win solution. The idea behind this approach is that the people who live close to wildlife can be involved in protecting it and have an ...

For many smaller nonprofits and social enterprises, innovation at scale is the holy grail. We spend countless hours obsessively developing, nurturing, and growing our ideas. We iterate them, refine ...

July 14, 2023 — Cruising the crystal-blue waters off Mafia Island, Tanzania, you never feel alone. Boats of all shapes and sizes glide past, fishing the nutrient-rich Mafia channel. Seabirds circle ...

In spite of the dire outlook for our biodiversity, there’s a spark of hope glimmering in the eyes of conservationists. Across the country, we’re seeing a shift. Over the last decade, community groups ...

Recently, I wrote in The Daily Star about the role of the Forest Department (FD) and Department of Environment (DoE) in conservation by managing protected areas (e.g., in the Sundarbans and Lawachhara ...