Mexico has pledged to more than double its clean energy output by 2030, investing in solar and wind power while transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet the country continues to lag behind on its renewable energy targets, producing just 12% of its power from clean sources last year, watchdogs have found. At the same time, […]

For many people across sub-Saharan Africa, Cleome gyandra, commonly known as the spider plant, is not food: it’s a weed. A tall, leggy plant with stars of almond-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers, the spider plant is particularly common in Southern and East African countries. Yet until recently, it was a “forgotten” crop: sometimes […]

Gold mining has been a feature of the Andean Amazon since pre-Colombian times and, along with silver, it was the cornerstone of the economy in the colonial and republican periods. In Brazil, gold mining was a source of wealth for the Portuguese crown and a major diver in the colonization of Mato Grosso and Rondônia […]

The Amazon’s most fertile, productive forests, which are critical for supplying Brazil’s agricultural region with rainfall, are also the most vulnerable to drought, according to recent research that has mapped drought resilience across the basin. An international team of researchers analyzed 20 years of satellite data to understand why some forests might be more resilient […]

New images show uncontacted tribe dangerously close to logging concessions. More than 50 Mashco Piro people have appeared near the Yine village of Monte Salvado, in SE Peru. © Survival Over 50 Mashco Piro people have appeared in Peru in recent days, close to logging concessions.

In recent footage, two uncontacted Hongana Manyawa men warned bulldozer operators to stay off their territory. © Anon BASF pulls out of $2.6bn nickel project, after campaigners highlighted the plight of uncontacted people in the area.

Still from a video showing the Maasai protesting the violent evictions from their ancestral lands, 2022. © Survival European Commission scrapped plans to fund Tanzania projects – following violent evictions of Maasai for conservation tourism and trophy hunting.

In recent footage, two uncontacted Hongana Manyawa men warned bulldozer operators to stay off their territory. © Anon One of Indonesia's most senior politicians says the government should protect an uncontacted tribe from nickel mining.