This is Part 2 of a four-part series on Indigenous land rights in Ecuador. Read Part 1 and Part 3. Part 4 will be published ...

California's network of marine protected areas, including those off the Channel Islands, could see changes. Here's what to know.

The regional assembly of Portugal's Azores Islands approved the creation of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to reach international conservation goals well ahead of time.

Marine protection represents our best strategy to reverse declining biodiversity. But protected areas also provide a low-tech and cost-effective way for the fishing industry to safeguard stocks.

Bhutan has expanded its Protected Areas Network from the current 51.44% of its total geographical area to 52%, with the declaration of the new BC in eastern Bhutan. The new BC is of huge ecological ...

Protected areas are one of the oldest conservation tools in the box. Setting aside portions of land and water for conservation can offer species a chance of recovery while preserving the ecosystem ...

“Marine protected areas are hailed as a way to protect fisheries and ecosystems and promote well-being in coastal communities simultaneously,” said Steve Canty, coauthor and coordinator of the Marine ...

With poaching controlled to a large extent, protected areas are now getting overcrowded leading to more frequent contact between people and tigers, wild elephants and leopards. Wildlife crossings over ...

A U.S.-Brazilian study using time series satellite images from 2000 to 2021 reveals the vital role of Indigenous territories and protected areas for forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, as ...