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Maasai people beside a traditional homestead and calf in Kenya, illustrating Indigenous community ties to land.

October 31, 2026

What “Green Colonialism” Means for Conservation, Carbon Markets and Indigenous Land Rights

The debate over green colonialism asks who controls conservation land, carbon finance and decision-making. Here is why FPIC and Indigenous governance are central.

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation ranger and underwater archaeology researchers in Western Australia

Australia·Science

Murujuga Underwater Sites Document a 9,000-Year-Old Cultural Landscape

Archaeologists have documented underwater cultural sites in Murujuga Sea Country, in the Dampier Archipelago off Western Australia, according to a study published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews and a Flinders University release dated 14 October. Researchers identified two underwater

October 18, 2026

Trump Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante Again: What Changes

Policy·Politics

President Donald Trump has again reduced the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante national monuments in Utah, reviving a long-running dispute over presidential

Borneo Fires Put Orangutan Habitat and Communities at Risk

Environment·Sustainability

Forest and peatland fires in Indonesian Borneo are raising renewed concern for orangutan habitat, local air quality and nearby communities. Fire can destroy or

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.Photo Source: Abhi Sharma (CC BY 2.0)

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

Govind Tekale

April 16, 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

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