In Peru, over a third of forested lands are used and occupied by indigenous communities. However, their legal rights to their traditional land are frequently undermined, and the REDD+ program threatens to heighten such human rights abuses, say authors of a new report. The Interethnic Association for the Development of [...]

The Navy’s proposed changes to its Northwest Training Range Complex (NWTRC)—such as increased use of mid and high-frequency sonar, and explosives—could threaten protected marine species, according to environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The Navy’s NWTRC encompasses waters off the northwest coast of the United States, [...]