Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...

The heavy thud against the glass window sent Krishna Bahadur Rasaili’s heart racing. Stepping outside, he saw his granary lay in ruins, and an elephant was feasting on his hard-earned paddy harvest.

The mountain is sacred to the Havasupai people, and wearing her traditional attire is how she connects with her ancestral ...

Mr Luwonde, who is also among those evicted, claims that shortly after eviction, their plots of land were allocated to well-connected individuals to engage in commercial tree planting ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being ...

As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...

Authorities say a person was found dead inside a car that became engulfed in flames and led to the fire spreading to a house ...

A third of American homes, or about 48 million properties, are at risk of wildfires. Here's how to protect yours.

To protect our sacred lands and, at minimum, hold the line on what tribes have fought for (and won), there must be a bold alternative to Trump’s authoritarianism.To meet these trying times, members of ...

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for the rainforest ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that it purchased 965.8 acres of land in southern St. Lawrence County. The land, which is located in the town of Clifton, borders ...

At age 75, Vadevino Alano keeps up a brisk pace as he strides through the forest on the way to the Armadillo’s Den — a ...