Environment news.

‘Perpetuating stupidity’: Indonesia comes under fire for response to burning and haze (opens the publisher's site)

Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths (opens the publisher's site)

Peru’s Indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri take the front line against Amazon wildfires (opens the publisher's site)

As El Niño worsens dry conditions, Peru’s indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri are taking action to protect their Amazon territory from wildfires.

How Indian communities earn a living from more than forest timber (opens the publisher's site)

New tool reveals siege on Indigenous lands in Bolivia’s Amazon (opens the publisher's site)

The world is waging a ‘war on nature’ as progress on biodiversity targets lags (opens the publisher's site)

Fewer than half of the national targets set to protect the world’s plants, animals and ecosystems are on track, the UN warns in a new report, days before countries gather in Yerevan, Armenia, for the COP17 biodiversity conference.

Nations at southern bluefin tuna meeting stop short of adopting new seabird protections (opens the publisher's site)

Belize looks to the deep sea to complete its 30% ocean protection pledge (opens the publisher's site)

Cambodia was told to clean up its monkey trade. Regulators say it still hasn’t (opens the publisher's site)

Thailand seizes ivory shipment from Zambia, to launch DNA investigation (opens the publisher's site)

World Mushroom Day: From food to plastic replacement (opens the publisher's site)

From paper parks to lasting protection, here’s what works in marine conservation (opens the publisher's site)

Artificial mangrove roots offer a stopgap for Thailand’s eroding coastline (opens the publisher's site)

Chinese social media used to promote illegal wildlife trade in Laos (opens the publisher's site)

“Stunningly short-sighted.” NOAA grant cuts threaten US climate resilience (opens the publisher's site)

Act before El Niño: Expert worries about deepening hunger in East and South Africa (opens the publisher's site)

Supreme Court declines to hear the case of a lobster fisherman who opposes boat tracking (opens the publisher's site)

Researchers uncover hidden routes and patterns of Amazon wildlife trade (opens the publisher's site)

Residents of South Africa’s Limpopo province hold breath amid fears of repeat floods (opens the publisher's site)

After flood disasters, Nepal needs clear numbers on aid and a reconstruction plan (opens the publisher's site)

Nepal’s flood-hit communities face a long road to recovery as damaged infrastructure, lost livelihoods, and questions over aid transparency complicate efforts to rebuild homes, restore services, and livelihoods.