The military takeover in Myanmar has put a halt to many environmental programmes that were starting to produce results.

Since the 1990s, Tigray, a region in Ethiopia, has been undergoing successful landscape restoration, helping provide food security and other ecosystem services...

In this article, the authors examine the links between deforestation and security, charting a way forward for policymakers, law enforcement and the multilateral...

The destruction of nature and the world’s ecosystems presents an unprecedented challenge for humanity. With one million species on the brink of extinction – the...

New in-depth study identifies worsening spiral of environmental destruction and violence since 2016 peace treaty between government and FARC.

Were it better protected, the region’s massive natural capital could generate short-term economic benefits as well as long-term growth opportunities, experts...

Conservation areas can themselves be a source of conflict and we must bear that in mind when advocating for their protection in war.

In this report, Eoghan Darbyshire assesses the current state of forest loss in conflict areas, surveying the changes and hotspots in the past 15 months during...

Raging fires, expanding mineral extraction and land clearing for agribusiness are not only destroying Amazonian lands and biodiversity, they are also...

With Argentina's ‘yes’, the Escazú Agreement is one step away from coming into force. What’s its status in each country?

Now in its second decade, the ambitious African Union–led restoration initiative known as the Great Green Wall has brought close to 18 million hectares of land...

The Cerrado, a tropical savannah region located in Central Brazil, is nearly half as large as the Amazon and a deforestation hotspot. Yet little attention is...

Stories of clear skies and wildlife conquering urban areas might provide much needed comfort during these uncertain times as the health crisis unfolds. But in...