For millennia, First Nations people have shaped Australian ecosystems through the purposeful and skillful use of fire. This cultural burning is an important way for Aboriginal people to connect to and ...

GRAND RONDE, Ore. (KPTV) - Many Pacific Northwest cities and towns bear names of native plants that once flourished in the region, but finding those plants today can be challenging. The Confederated ...

Volunteer Dave Crockett uses his water pack to spray water to prevent dry logs from catching on fire November 15, 2023.Lila Turner/Daily. Buy this photo. Periodically, the Parks and Recreation ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Josephine Marcotty, co-author of “Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The forests of northern Europe provided Tim Christophersen with his first education. As a child in rural Germany he followed his grandfather, a ...

Ecosystem restoration projects aim to restore biodiversity and associated compromised ecosystem services. Evidence is persuasive of the increased risks of zoonotic diseases with degradation and ...

This year’s World Environment Day will launch and focus on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global rallying cry to heal our planet. Ecosystems ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Ecuador’s Antisana páramo, southeast of Quito, offers a striking ...

For decades, global conservation efforts relied heavily on one dominant philosophy: protect nature by removing people from it. Forests became “preserves,” rivers became “resources,” and entire ...