An emerging body of research suggests that traditional techniques for growing food, controlling wildfires, and conserving endangered species could help arrest the dramatic decline of the natural world, says the UN Environment Programme. This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of indigenous communities who work relentlessly to protect our planet.
What if mangroves could float? If so, their narrow range in the space between land and sea could be widened to include vast stretches of the surface of the ocean, bringing big benefits.
A pivotal figure in an indigenous community in the Amazon rainforest region of Ecuador shares his unique insights and perspective, drawn from a lifetime of spiritual experience.
Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, but their future is increasingly under threat due to desertification and land degradation.