Around 10pm one night in October 2017, in the rain forests of central Sumatra, Feri grabs a hammer, loops it over his shoulder, and...

The Challenge Our fate as a species depends on the state of our most important habitat – land. Our future is linked to the survival of...

The Challenge We are a land dwelling species, but we depend more on our oceans than we can imagine. Oceans cover close to three quarters...

Are synthetic rhino horns an ingenious conservation tool–or a misplaced idea that will make things worse? When 1,028 rhinos were poached...

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre released an update to its 2017 first global scientific assessment of the impact of climate change on...

Eight bird species, including two species of macaw, look set to have their extinctions confirmed following a robust new assessment of...

Each year, a naming ceremony is held for newly born baby gorillas in the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda: Kwita Izina. Closely...

Surely koalas are one of Australia’s most famous animals. It’s not hard to see why because  these aww-inducing marsupials can make even...

Florida in the United States of America recently declared a state of emergency as a red tide of toxic algae bloomed along its western...

Every living thing depends on the ocean. Covering more than 70% of our planet’s surface, it contains the largest diversity of life on...

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) costs the global economy up to $36.4 billion a year. While authorities work to keep...

One clear morning in February, off Costa Rica’s Cocos Island, a small, boxy submarine was lowered into the water. The vessel quietly...

The Sundarbans forest, a which is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world and home to several endangered species, is being...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —The online pet trade has emerged as a pressing threat to otters in Southeast Asia with a new TRAFFIC-IUCN Otter...

Indigenous people in a remote mountain town in the Andes in Peru are being helped to boost their incomes by preserving a valuable but...

Manama, Bahrain, (IUCN) – The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System – the world’s second largest coral reef system after the Great Barrier...

Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...