View from the Termite Mound.

Susanna Nordlund's blog about threats against Maasai land in Loliondo - Thomson Safaris, OBC and ruthless hypocrisy.

Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Conservation, Poverty

Minister Maghembe Declares War on the Maasai of Loliondo - The dry season became catastrophic. There were more meetings by the RC’s committee. Herders were shot by Senapa rangers. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism made a declaration that the land had to be taken - flanked by OBC’s journalists. The councillors protested the minister’s declaration. The situation is terrifying.

Human rights abuses and livelihood impacts.

Ivindo National Park, Gabon.

Themes: Indigenous people, Parks, Human rights, Conservation, Poverty

Amazon fishery management provides rare 'win-win' for conservation and poverty alleviation

Themes: Conservation, Fisheries, Indigenous people, Poverty

A study into freshwater lake management along the Amazon's most meandering river has demonstrated astounding benefits to local livelihoods in replenishing vitally important fish stocks -- a source of much-needed food and income.

Dead donkeys, pastoralists and poisoned lions.

Conservation in Namibia.

Themes: Indigenous people, Human rights, Conservation, Poverty

Militarised Conservation Threatens DRC’s Indigenous People

This article is the second in a two-part series on the challenges faced by the Democratic Republic of Congo's indigenous Bambuti people around Virunga National Park in North Kivu.

Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty

Virunga National Park is considered a sensitive zone for the government because of potential oil exploration, mining and rebel groups.

The tribes paying the brutal price of conservation.

Across the world, governments are protecting habitats. But indigenous peoples are being evicted.

Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty

Kenya's Ogiek people forced from homes amid 'colonial approach to conservation'

Indigenous hunter-gatherers are being violently evicted from what they claim are their ancestral lands as unrest takes hold over land rights in Kenya’s forests

Themes: Agriculture, Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Poverty

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Themes: Conservation, REDD, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty

In the Maya Biosphere Reserve concessions where local communities sustainably harvest forest products have proved a boon for people and the forest alike — but their future is uncertain. Mongabay correspondent Sandra Cuffe investigates the complex forces at play in her series exploring challenges in the Maya Biosphere Reserve.