Rewilding

Ranchers in Brazil ordered to leave home of Indigenous people living in voluntary isolation

A Brazilian court gave ranchers 120 days to leave land home to isolated Indigenous people.

How bats can be forest architects

Tiny bats may help regrow Amazon forests by spreading seeds in their droppings.

Venomous Indonesian primate feared extinct still clings on – but threats persist

Thought extinct by scientists, the loris still lives across all four districts of Bangka.

The same environmental swing can save a food web—or tip it into collapse

Environmental swings below the usual threshold can still wipe out predators and prey.

Africa has 36.3m hectares under restoration – UN report

Africa has 36.3 million hectares under restoration, a major step toward global goals.

Livestock guardian dogs enlisted in efforts to conserve Texas' smallest fox

Fewer than 250 swift foxes may remain in Texas, and guardian dogs could help.

New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests

A rescued orangutan and her baby climbed straight into safety in Borneo.

Four new frog species reveal more of Peru's biodiversity

Four newly named frogs bring the known Oreobates total in Peru to 31.

Aztec methods and crocodiles: How biologists are restoring mangroves in Mexico

A young crocodile’s release marked the final step in restoring Mexico’s mangroves.

After Botswana, Nepal tries artificial scent marking to fend big cats off villages

A lab-made big-cat scent drew a tiger to a dispenser, then made it stop.

Angola designates Serra do Pingano as a protected area amid rapid forest loss

Serra do Pingano lost 43% of its forest before Angola granted it protection.

A historic land restitution process offers new hope for Botswana’s Indigenous San

A new Botswana plan could return ancestral land rights to San communities.

Bat Week: Celebrating ecologically important, poorly understood mammals

Bats make up 20% of all mammal species, yet many remain poorly understood.

Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate

A £30 million public campaign will rewild one of England’s largest estates.

Africa: Nature Is Making a Comeback - Now Restoration Funding Must Quadruple - allAfrica.com

Restoring just 15% of priority areas could prevent 60% of projected extinctions.

Restoration efforts are working, but we need to move faster to meet targets, says U.N. report

Restoration spans 252 million hectares, but funding must more than quadruple.

Philippine village uses nature to defend against floods with bamboo, shells and husks

Bamboo, shells and husks are helping a Philippine fishing village face down floods.

To help farmers in Southern Africa, scientists predict when to plant native nuts

After modeling 49 growing seasons, scientists found October is best for bambara nuts.

Zambia’s edible insect tradition offers a potential boost to food security

A survey of 139 Zambian households points to insects as a food security boost.

Between revered and hunted: The journey of human-otter coexistence in the Amazon

Baniwa fishers share scarce river fish with otters without attacking them.