Indigenous Wins

Scientists went looking for giant trees in Taiwan and found a lost world

Scientists found East Asia's tallest tree: an 84.1-meter giant fir hidden in Taiwan's mountains.

Indigenous territory maintains ecological stability amid agricultural expansion in the Brazilian savanna

Indigenous land in Brazil stayed wild for 40 years while surrounding areas lost almost all native

New Zealand is investing $202 million in a mega-operation aimed at restoring three islands destroyed by invasive species, with the help of Maori natives - The Times of India

New Zealand is spending NZ $202 million to clear invasive species from islands 4 to 15 times larger

Biosphere reserves: Allies against deforestation in the Western Amazon

7,400 sq km of Amazon forest saved thanks to biosphere reserves over 20 years.

How can Indigenous knowledge reshape AI development?

Indigenous communities are already using AI to fight illegal mining and deforestation — with real

Power to the Protectors: Indigenous-Led Energy for a Stronger Amazon | Amazon Watch

7 solar projects now power Amazon communities to report illegal logging and oil spills in real time.

7 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites to explore this year | National Geographic

Mount Olympus is now a protected World Heritage Site covering 47,000 acres of Greek wilderness.

A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians

160 Maasai warriors now protect lions instead of hunting them.

UNESCO Just Added 26 Sites to the World Heritage List for 2026—Including 1 in the US | Condé Nast Traveler

Less than 3% of Okefenokee's unique ecosystem remains — UNESCO just gave it top global protection.

Fire can destroy peatlands. But in Australia, it can also help protect them

Controlled fires help Aussie peatlands store 30% of Earth's soil carbon.

ACCUs Policy for The Great Koala National Park | Media statement | Environment and Heritage

12,000 koalas and 100+ threatened species to gain protection in NSW's new 476,000-hectare Great

President Ramaphosa to launch Ummbila Emoyeni wind facility near Bethal | Highvelder News

Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm launches commercially, boosting South Africa's renewable energy capacity.

Pat Lowe spent decades describing and defending the Kimberley

Environmental defender Pat Lowe spent 29 years editing a conservation newsletter to protect

Traditional food program reduces heart failure hospital visits in Navajo Nation

Traditional Navajo meals cut heart failure hospitalizations by 56% in a clinical trial of 206

Meet the Woman Reconnecting the Amazon One Canopy Bridge at a Time

A golden-hand tamarin crossed the first bridge just 30 days after installation.

Angola's oldest burials, including its only known ancient cremation, uncovered at a 15th-century site doomed by a dam

Angola's only known ancient cremation was found at a site now doomed by a dam.

UNESCO adds Greece's Mount Olympus, ancient Japanese capitals to World Heritage List - Newsday

UNESCO added 4 sites to its World Heritage List, including Mount Olympus, ancient Japanese

Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable

18,000 forest patches reveal traditional farming actually preserves rainforests through community

Imazon – Mais de 80% das áreas protegidas da Amazônia tiveram desmatamento zero no primeiro semestre

80% of Amazon protected areas saw ZERO deforestation in first half of 2026 — lowest in 8 years.

Wikimania 2026: Growing language communities – Diff

Four endangered languages in the Pyrenees are getting a digital boost to survive.