Heal our planet: Protecting nature for climate

Editor’s note: “Heal our planet, protect our future”: six words driving a global movement to…

Hawai‘i passes landmark tourist fee to fight climate change

A small fee stands to make a big impact in Hawai‘i.Hawai‘i lawmakers passed a groundbreaking…

News spotlight: Can atolls survive sea-level rise?

Across the Indian and Pacific oceans, tiny atolls — islands formed atop ancient coral reefs…

Can Mongolia’s oldest traditions survive a changing climate?

They were nomadic herders long before the rise of Genghis Khan.For thousands of years, Mongolian…

New protected area a win for Amazonian wildlife, people

Editor’s note: Just days after announcing this protected area, Peru announced the establishment of another…

To save a dying forest, this town dug in

Off Mexico's Yucatán coast, a road connects a small fishing community's slender islet to the…

Indonesia halts mining in treasured islands

A jewel of the “Coral Triangle” just got a reprieve.The government of Indonesia announced this…

High seas treaty ‘a long time coming’

Most of the ocean belongs to no one — but is the responsibility of everyone.Nearly…

An uprooted people, a legacy of conservation

Their forebears were strangers in a strange land.Yet over hundreds of years, in the shadows…

Can AI help protect nature?

In her own words, Ali Swanson is a “tech skeptic.”This may seem odd, given Swanson’s…