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Indigenous Fishers Become the Scientists Protecting Colombia's Sharks

Wayuu fishers on Colombia's coast are recording shark species with scientists to protect endangered species in little-studied waters.

New Zealand Opens Its First Marine Reserves Co-Managed With Māori

New Zealand's first Māori co-managed marine reserves pair shared governance with a joint ranger team.

Carbon Prices Fall Far Short of Saving Southeast Asia's Concession Forests

Satellite analysis finds 42 million hectares of forest inside Southeast Asian concessions, but carbon prices are too low to save it.

Philippine Court Strikes Down Commercial Fishing Vessel Tracking

Philippine court voids a rule requiring commercial fishing vessels to transmit locations and catch data, alarming small-scale fishers.

West Africa's Cocoa Farmers Race the EU Deforestation Deadline

West Africa's cocoa farmers struggle to map and trace millions of small plots ahead of the EU deforestation law deadline.

Women Farmers Use Citrus Groves to Keep Elephants and Forests Safe in Sumatra

Women farmers are using citrus groves to deter elephants and protect a degraded Sumatran national park, a low-conflict conservation model.

Marine Protected Areas Leave Most Sharks and Rays Unprotected, Study Finds

Most sharks and rays have under 10% of their range in any marine protected area, a study finds, exposing gaps in the 30x30 target.