Indigenous

Representative image.Photo Source: Abhi Sharma (CC BY 2.0)

April 16, 2025

World

World Book Day 2025: UNESCO’s ‘Read Your Way’ Theme Highlights Rio de Janeiro and Indigenous Languages

Books are the best friends of people. They take you to the dreamland of princes, princesses, heroes and villains. They entertain you. They also are a source of knowledge and inspiration. They

Activism·India

Sukalo Gond, A Relentless Activist Fighting For Forests

Sukalo Gond is a veteran Adivasi activist from Uttar Pradesh’s Majhouli Village. She is an important force in the struggle for implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Before sections 4 and 20 of the Indian Forest

November 6, 2021

523 Acres Of Sacred Forest Land In North California Returned To Native Tribes

Nature·World

Save the Redwoods League, A hundred year old conservation group in California has returned guardianship of hundreds of acres of redwood forest land to

Tourist Fined & Banned from all US National Parks for Misadventure at the Joshua Tree Indigenous site

Crime·Travel·USA

A 34-year-old man from Minneapolis, Alexander Lee Demko, has been fined $540 and also banned from all US National Parks for one year. He

A solitary figure walking alone on a beach shoreline, silhouetted against an overcast sky, representing depression and isolation.

Canada·Health·Indigenous·News

38% of Canadians Depressed: Indigenous Communities Most Affected

Over one-third of Canadians now show symptoms of depression or anxiety, revealing a national mental health crisis that disproportionately affects young people and Indigenous communities, according to new research from the University

Tejal Somvanshi

October 6, 2025

An aerial photograph of the lush green, densely forested Teressa Island in the Nicobar archipelago, with a pristine coastline and turquoise waters, illustrating the region's fragile ecological beauty under threat from development.

Conservation·Environment·Indigenous·News

Great Nicobar Project Targets 850,000 Trees, Shompen Tribe Threatened — ‘Grave Misadventure’ Sparks Alarm

Great Nicobar Impact Explorer The Price of Progress: Great Nicobar Island Explore the environmental and human cost of India’s $10 billion mega-infrastructure project The Great Nicobar Island Development Project proposes a massive

Rahul Somvanshi

September 28, 2025

Misty tropical rainforest in Indonesia with tall trees creating a dense canopy and lush green understory vegetation.

Asia·Forest·News

4.2 Million Hectares at Risk: Indonesia Reclaims Land from Companies Without Forest Permits

Indonesia has seized parcels of land from two nickel mining companies that failed to secure proper forestry permits, officials announced Friday. The government task force took 148 hectares from PT Weda Bay

Karmactive Staff

September 13, 2025

Indigenous person sitting on a rock overlooking a river in the Amazon rainforest at sunset, surrounded by dense forest vegetation.

Health·News

Indigenous Amazon Forests Block 27 Diseases Affecting 33M People, IUCN Study Shows

New research shows that healthy forests on Indigenous lands across the Amazon rainforest are helping to reduce the spread of 27 different diseases that threaten the region’s 33 million people. The study,

Tejal Somvanshi

September 13, 2025

Aerial view of Kimberley coastline with sandy beaches, rocky headlands, and turquoise waters within the Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park in Western Australia.

Australia·Conservation·Marine Life·Nature·News

Australia’s First Indigenous Co-Designed Marine Park Protects 204,000 Hectares of Kimberley Sea Country

Australia’s first marine park co-designed with Traditional Owners has been finalized in Western Australia. The Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covers 204,000 hectares in the Kimberley’s Buccaneer Archipelago, protecting an area about

Govind Tekale

September 2, 2025

Satellite view of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman Sea, showing forested land surrounded by coral reefs and turquoise waters.

Conservation·Indigenous·Nature·News·World

YouTuber Faces 8 Years Prison After Breaching World’s Most Isolated Tribe

One small island in the Bay of Bengal holds one of the world’s most isolated people. The Sentinelese tribe are believed to have descended from peoples who reached the Andaman Islands 50,000-60,000

Govind Tekale

August 24, 2025

Representative Image. AI Generated Image: Large-scale deforestation, showing a once-lush forest that has been cleared, leaving behind barren, terraced land with tree stumps and remnants of fallen trees.

Forest·Nature·World

International Day of Forests 2025: How “Forests and Food” Theme Links 1.6 Billion Livelihoods to Ecosystem Protection

In India the forests are a part of our daily life. The revered sages used to live in forests. They used to run residential schools. Krishna, whose advice to Arjuna has become

Govind Tekale

March 21, 2025

A group of people walking through dense, green vegetation in a forest, with large spider webs hanging between trees. Photo Source: Alexis Huguet/Rainforest Foundation Norway.

Nature

Trump’s USAID Freeze Fuels Amazon Deforestation Surge

The Trump administration’s freeze on US foreign aid has stopped crucial rainforest protection work, putting both forests and communities at risk. A federal court recently ordered a temporary lift of this freeze,

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Canada·Indigenous·Travel

Toronto’s 20,650-Square-Foot Spirit Garden Opens at Nathan Phillips Square

A 20,650-square-foot space in Nathan Phillips Square now carries the stories of generations. The Spirit Garden, opened September 30, 2024, responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 82, which

Govind Tekale

January 19, 2025

Isolated Indians in a village located in the Brazilian state of Acre.

Forest

Amazon’s Last Guardians: How Indigenous Communities Defend Earth’s Crucial Rainforest Species Amid Growing Threats

Forest also known as the lung of the earth and a source of so many unique species – again and again, is at risk. However, when the world is plunged into darkness,

Swadheeka Pradhan

September 2, 2024

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