The Vezo, Madagascar's indigenous 'sea nomads', are travelling hundreds of miles to the remote 'Barren Isles', the Indian Ocean's largest locally-managed marine protected area, writes Charlie Gardner. Drawn by valuable shark fins and sea cucumbers, sold into Chinese markets, the Vezo are now joining with local fishers to protect the ecosystem and expel illegal divers.
… Madagascar's 'sea nomads' are the new ocean defenders … 1-cut.jpg The Vezo, Madagascar's indigenous 'sea nomads', are travelling hundreds of miles … Gardner. Drawn by valuable shark fins and sea cucumbers, sold into Chinese markets, the …
Stories told by Australia's Aboriginal peoples tell of the time, over 10,000 years ago, when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid & Patrick Nunn. The narratives tally with the findings of contemporary science, raising the question: what is it about Aborigines and their culture than so accurately transmitted their oral traditions across thousands of generations?
… when the last Ice Age came to an end, and sea levels rose by 120 metres, write Nick Reid … a boat like we do today. "Then Garnguur, the seagull woman, took her raft and dragged it … across the neck of the peninsula letting the sea pour in and making our homes into …
Pacific Islanders are merging their ancestral knowledge with modern technology in an innovative attempt to combat climate change, writes EMILY EARNSHAW
… elevation of only two metres, meaning rising sea levels threaten to destroy their very … homelands as they are slowly swallowed by the sea. The islanders, however, are refusing to … prove invaluable for global environmental research; if only the rest of the world will …
An illegal road on India's Andaman Islands has already opened up a 55,000 year old tribe to disease, sexual abuse and the theft of their resources. But instead of closing the road, local politicians are upgrading it with two new bridges.
… opened up a 55,000 year old tribe to disease, sexual abuse and the theft of their … controversial road by opening an alternative sea route by March 2015 . 'No boats available' for sea route While the sea route would provide a …
The 1865 Treaty of Point Elliot is clear, writes Jan Hasselman: the Lummi Nation has the right to fish, hunt and gather in their accustomed places in perpetuity - and they can't do that if a gigantic coal terminal is built in the Salish Sea's most productive waters. First Nations' treaty rights are now central to protecting the Pacific Northwest from destruction by fossil fuels.
… gigantic coal terminal is built in the Salish Sea's most productive waters. First Nations' … Stevens and the leaders of a number of Salish Sea tribes signed the Treaty of Point Elliot . … a pristine site in one of the Salish Sea's most productive and cherished coastal …
The ancestors of America's Indians lived in Beringia - the land exposed during the last ice age that is now the Bering Strait - for millennia, genetic studies have determined. Scott Armstrong Elias reports.
… Siberia and Alaska that was dry land when sea levels were lower, as much of the world's … the waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas. This theory has become increasingly … land bridge began to disappear beneath the sea, some 13,000 years ago. Global sea levels …
What's really behind the sudden global concern over the Inuit’s right to hunt - a concern that swung the polar bear vote at CITES? Luke Dale-Harris reports
… to be fed by her family, is thrown into the sea from a kayak, her fingers severed … fingers transform into whales, dolphins and seals, providing food ashore for the local people and the sea mammals' other predator, the polar bear. …
A salmon fishing cooperative in the Pacific Northwest draws on indigenous practices and state of the art technology to be among the world's most sustainable and selective fisheries, writes Kevin Bailey. With its clean harvesting techniques, minmimal bycatch, 99% survival rates for released fish, renewable energy supply and efficient supply chain, it sets a standard for all to follow.
… around, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Food Watch gives it a 'Best Choice' … rating. The reef-net fishery in the Salish Sea employs energy and supply-chain … pink salmon. It's only the beginning of the season - later on, one haul might net that …
Dan Box is on-site to witness the world's first climate refugees being evacuated due to rising sea levels
… refugees being evacuated due to rising sea levels The evacuation of the Carteret … tides have washed away their crops and rising sea levels poisoned those that remain with …
Extinction Rebellion targets energy industry insurers Lloyd's of London.
… doubling down on oil and gas in the North Sea in face of war in Ukraine - which is in … new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, which was part of the government’s energy …
Pristine beaches, clear Caribbean waters, coral reefs, fertile land ... such is the homeland of the Garifuna people, writes Jeff Abbott. It's so lovely that outsiders are desperate to seize ever more of their territory to develop for mass tourism, oil palm plantations, illicit drug production ... and the land grabs have the full support of Honduras military government, backed to the hilt by Uncle Sam.
… their ancestral land, a mile inland from the sea. As in many indigenous cultures, the land and sea are linked to the identity of the Garifuna … an attack on their identity and culture. "The sea and the beach are essential for the …
Ladakh is framed by the Karakoram mountains to the north and the Himalayas to the south. Yet even in this remote environment the forces of global consumerism are intruding. Nicola Graydon reports on the locals' inspiring defence of their culture
… house the air of a great ship floating on a sea of green. Lundup, the aba-le (father) of … to promote the sustainable propagation of sea buckthorn – a berry that grows in abundance in Ladakh’s thin soil. Sea buckthorn is used as a medicine by local …
A land grab twice the size of France is under way in Ethiopia, as the government pursues the wholesale seizure if indigenous lands to turn them over to dams and plantations for sugar, palm oil, cotton and biofuels run by foreign corporations, destroying ancient cultures and turning Lake Turkana, the world's largest desert lake, into a new Aral Sea.
… world's largest desert lake, into a new Aral Sea. There is growing international concern … the fertile crop and pasture land created by seasonal flooding. The vital life source of … water with chemicals and nitrogen run-off. Dr Sean Avery's report explains how this could …
The native Inuit people of the Arctic regions need no convincing of the effects of global warming. As Clare Kendall discovers, they are already suffering its impact
… last three decades, 400,000 square miles of sea ice has melted. That’s an area the size of … enough to raise them by more than 215 feet. Sea levels also rose four to eight inches last … causes disruption and helps break up the sea ice. ‘It makes the snow a different …
Leonie Bremer, 22, explains from COP25 how Fridays4Future is moving beyond holding signs to increase the pressure on every government on climate change.
… pointed out that they are two metres above sea-level but have been experiencing tidal … agriculture and homes to the encroaching sea. The situation is worsening and it is …
In California, water no longer runs to the sea - it runs towards money, writes Will Parrish. Most of the state's water is already controlled by agribusiness elites. Now, backed by politicians, they are planning to grab the little that's left, leaving nature and indigenous communities high and dry.
… In California, water no longer runs to the sea - it runs towards money, writes Will … plumbing system. In fact, according to research UC Berkeley paleoclimatologist B. Lynn … near California's reigning nuclear weapons research and development compound in Livermore. …
Today is Nakba day - when Palestinians everywhere remember in their native land, stolen homes, demolished villages and long-lost way of life with grief, anger and a deep yearning that endures from generation to generation, writes Johnny Barber.
… will be able to fish further into the sea (but still well within the limits granted … zone. Silence. Fishermen are attacked at sea. Silence. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt is sealed. The siege is worse than before the …
Australia's aboriginal communities inhabit remote Outback regions of enormous importance for wildlife conservation, write Craig Moritz, Emilie-Jane Ens & Jon Altman - and they, and the land management services they provide, are essential to maintain both biodiversity and ancient indigenous knowledge. So why is Prime Minister Tony Abbott putting all that at risk?
… considering a career in rangering. Aboriginal Sea Rangers, also based in remote communities, … a key role in management of endangered sea turtles. Australia's northern coastline is … the nation. Craig Moritz is Professor, Research School of Biology at the Australian …
Next week the indigenous peoples of the Yukon challenge their Government in the Territory's Supreme Court, writes Jill Pangman. At issue, its plans to open the Peel watershed, a vast unspoilt ecosystem rich in wildlife and cultural meaning, for industrial development.
… I let out a whoop of joy, as I glide over a sea of coloured stones shimmering in the …
The Arhuaco people eat meat, but still have much in common with vegans.
… Colombia, with mountains 5,000 metres above sea level, Niwi Umukunu feeds and gives life … David Rodríguez Goyes, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, Norway. …
Greenland's first female prime minister is on a modernising drive to prosperity and independence, But will the combination of melting glaciers, oil, mining projects and mass immigration bring wealth or destruction?
… and rivers that carry the meltwaters off the sea. "Climate change is hitting us really …
An ecological project has taken root on an abandoned olive grove outside Ramallah. As well as restoring the land itself, its deeper aim is to nurture the ancient links between the Palestinian people and nature, and rebuild a culture of steadfastness in the soil of their native country.
… patch of their land, from the river to the sea. We started as a community organization in …
Campaigners say the deal needs immediate implementation - with 'no excuses, no delays'.
… technical issues including how much land and sea to protect, how to measure and monitor … said Guido Broekhoven, head of policy research and development at WWF International. …
The free-flowing Salween is the last big undammed river in Southeast Asia, home to a flurry of endangered species including tigers and clouded leopards, writes Tom Fawthrop in Hpa-an, Karen State, Myanmar. And thanks to support from both the indigenous Karen people, and senior officials in China who see the huge ecotourism potential of the river and its dramatic gorge, it could just stay that way.
… states before emptying into the Andaman Sea. China has covered almost all of its … suspension in Yunnan. Hla Hla Aung a senior researcher at the Myanmar Earthquake Committee …