US and DRC to work together on protection of rainforest and peatlands
Antony Blinken announces formal working group during Kinshasa visit, while voicing concerns over auction of oil and gas permits The US and the Democratic Republic...
Category : Conservation
Five more people arrested in Brazil over murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Suspect already in custody is likely leader of illegal fishing mafia based in Amazon region, police say Brazilian police arrested another five people in connection...
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
Birdwatcher ‘overcome with emotion’ on spotting the Santa Marta sabrewing, only third time it has been documented A rare hummingbird has been rediscovered by a...
Magnolia species lost to science for 97 years rediscovered in Haiti
Conservationists find native magnolia for first time since 1925 after original habitat destroyed by deforestation A conservation team has rediscovered a native magnolia tree in...
Brazil ‘failing to fully investigate’ Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murders
Rights groups accuse Brazilian government of not employing sufficient resources to examine case Leading human rights organisations have criticised the Brazilian government for what they...
Call for hippos to join list of world’s most endangered animals
New classification would mean a total ban on international trade in the animal’s body parts, as climate crisis and poaching hit populations Hippos could be...
Wild cheetahs to return to India for first time since 1952
Officials announce eight cats will be brought from Namibia in effort to reintroduce animal to its former habitat Cheetahs are to return to India’s forests...
Kigali summit to outline strategy for nature conservation in Africa
First continent-wide meeting aims to set out plans to halt and reverse habitat and species loss in protected areas on land and sea African leaders...
‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
Wild species support half of world’s population, report finds
Sustainability is key to survival of billions of people, says UN study, which notes income from wild species incentivises conservation • Patrick Vallance: ‘We need...
