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Brazil election: Unprecedented Indigenous ministry at risk if Flávio Bolsonaro wins
"With a single stroke of a pen, he can undo all the achievements we have accompl...
Karla Mendes 21 Oct 2026
Katherine students share caring for Country messages through school mural
Students at Clyde Fenton Primary School in Katherine are turning their ideas abo...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Oct 2026
Solomon Islands' first weather radar on track for completion in 2026
Solomon Islands' first weather radar is expected to begin operating by the end o...
Joseph Guenzler 15 Oct 2026
Aotearoa builds an arsenal against a 'wily' invasive seaweed
Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand...
Edward Carver 15 Oct 2026
Federal court overturns Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling $1 billion gold project
A court has overturned an Aboriginal heritage protection order stalling the deve...
Indigenous leaders warn investors off latest Amazon oil mining plans in Ecuador

Ecuador's government announced plans at the country's premier oil and gas summit this month to again issue a tender to drill for remote Amazon oil blocks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
Indigenous rangers play key role in critical wildlife monitoring

Indigenous rangers and researchers in the Northern Territory's West Arnhem region have embraced new technology in conservation without compromising respect and knowledge.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 13, 2026
Kosciuszko’s oldest heritage deserves a voice

There is something badly missing from the increasingly heated debate about feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park. Country. Too often, the debate begins with the heritage of horses and ends with the...

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Richard Swain Oct 8, 2026
Indigenous rangers play crucial role in discovering bilbies in desert oasis

Western Australia's Karajarri Rangers have conducted the first camera survey of Malupirti — the place of many springs — in the state's Great Sandy Desert.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 7, 2026
Pacific can't be a 'sacrifice zone', as advocates urge action to end fossil fuels era

The Pacific cannot be a "sacrifice zone" for the impacts of climate change, Indigenous leaders have told political leaders and dignitaries at a climate summit in Fiji.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2026
More than 250 kiwi returned to Wellington through community project

Kiwi have returned to the hills surrounding Wellington in Aotearoa / New Zealand for the first time in 150 years through a project involving iwi, community members and landowners.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters

Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administration over its plans to deep-sea mine in American Samoa territorial waters.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2026
Calls for action on Buffel grass continue as El Niño summer looms

Ahead of a hot, dry and dangerous summer, Taigen Ryan is fearful of having to say "I told you so" if a buffel grass tinder box is set alight.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 5, 2026
What the world can learn from the Pacific

Many of the challenges Pacific peoples have navigated for generations are now becoming global challenges. As the world confronts climate change, environmental degradation, food insecurity and growing...

Malind-Anim Indigenous people lose West Papuan forest court battle under Indonesian law

A court has rejected the Malind-Anim Indigenous community's legal challenge to protect a West Papuan ancestral forest from a planned agricultural development.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 24, 2026
Traditional Owners leading research on how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience

Traditional Owners across Queensland are leading research on Country to better understand how Cultural Fire and Indigenous Knowledge Systems can strengthen climate resilience, support healthier grazin...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 22, 2026
Caring for Country: Indigenous rangers and other land stewards gather for WA's first Statewide Joint Management Forum

More than 160 Traditional Owners, Aboriginal Rangers and WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions staff gathered in Boorloo / Perth this week for Western Australia's first Statewide...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 17, 2026
Protectors of the Amazon strengthen their forest defence at activism convention

Indigenous voices of South America have demonstrated a range of activism and advocacy instruments and strategies to protect the Amazon rainforest and their territories.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 16, 2026
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