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The Chocolate Hills of Bohol Island in the central Philippines are a sprawling geological wonder, shaped by nature millions of years ago.

Resort in Philippines’ protected Chocolate Hills sparks uproar, probes

Keith Anthony S. Fabro 2 Apr 2024
Eucalyptus trees at the Burapha Agro-Forestry plantation near Xathany District, Laos, 2023. Image courtesy of Melissa Lo.

Land tenure lesson from Laos for forest carbon projects (commentary)

Melissa Lo / Simran Kaur / Oluwole Soyinka / Sheng Huan Tang / Song Fu 2 Apr 2024
A mountain biker.

Adventure tours with tigers? Nepal’s proposed policy changes raise alarm

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Mar 2024
A woodpecker in Chitwan National Park.

Cable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Mar 2024
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Image by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons.

Conservation comeback in Central African Republic’s Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (commentary)

Dodé H.M. Houehounha / Ichu G. Ichu / Paul Telfer / Felin Twagirashyaka / Jennica Betsch / Jean Hugé / Baudouin Michel / Cédric Vermeulen 26 Mar 2024
Marsyangdi River in Nepal.

In Nepal, environmental advocates fend off ‘anti-development’ smear

Abhaya Raj Joshi 25 Mar 2024

Mineral commodities: the wealth that generates most impacts in the Pan Amazon | Chapter 5 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 21 Mar 2024
A farmer shows an unpeeled corn.

Fertilizer management could reduce ammonia pollution from 3 staple crops: Study

Claire Asher 18 Mar 2024

Reforestation and restoration: Two ways to make the Pan Amazon greener

Timothy J. Killeen 14 Mar 2024

Reconciling conservation agriculture and agroforestry for sustainability

Timothy J. Killeen 13 Mar 2024

Land irrigation as an obstacle to agricultural intensification in Mato Grosso

Timothy J. Killeen 6 Mar 2024

What is most convenient in land distribution?

Timothy J. Killeen 5 Mar 2024
A bridge in Masungi Georeserve.

Surprise discovery of wind farm project in Philippine reserve prompts alarm

Keith Anthony S. Fabro 5 Mar 2024
The Bolivian Amazon has been affected by illegal mining and oil incursion.

In the Amazon, what happens to undesignated public lands?

Timothy J. Killeen 29 Feb 2024
A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,

Ecuador, Colombia and the Guiana Shield join the planning of sustainable land use

Timothy J. Killeen 28 Feb 2024

Low implementation of land use maps in Andean countries affects conservation outcomes and agricultural productivity

Timothy J. Killeen 22 Feb 2024

Land use planning helps advance conservation in Brazil

Timothy J. Killeen 21 Feb 2024

The creation of settlements in the Ecuadorian Amazon | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 13 Feb 2024
A front view of the Kedarnath Temple in the aftermath of the 2013 floods.

Risky development in Uttarakhand: Interview with environmentalist Ravi Chopra

Swati Thapa 13 Feb 2024

A particular agrarian reform process in Peru | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 8 Feb 2024

Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

Basten Gokkon 8 Feb 2024

How to achieve the regularization of rural land in private properties in Peru? | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 6 Feb 2024
Sarah Oginga harvesting papyrus reeds.

Livelihoods at stake as Lake Victoria’s papyrus swamps come under pressure: Photos

Patrick Newcombe 5 Feb 2024
A storm in the Bolivian Chaco.

A coalition created by a demand for land is splintered by a competition for territory | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 1 Feb 2024

Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline

Gerald Flynn 1 Feb 2024
Wetlands in the San Miguelito area, Bolivia.

How Bolivia pioneered agrarian reform in South America

Timothy J. Killeen 31 Jan 2024

Terra Legal program to regularize small property owners | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 25 Jan 2024

INCRA as a regulatory agency | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 25 Jan 2024
Tracegrow, a Finnish company, uses recycled batteries and industrial waste to create agricultural fertilizers.

Lessons from Finland’s attempt to transition to a circular economy

Sean Mowbray 23 Jan 2024

Agrarian reform agencies and national land registry systems in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 18 Jan 2024

The dynamics of violence in pursuit of land in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 17 Jan 2024
A herd of cows.

Agricultural nitrogen pollution is global threat, but circular solutions await

Claire Asher 16 Jan 2024

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