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Beyond the Honey: Conservation Lessons Hidden in Nepal’s Honey-Hunting Traditionhttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/beyond-the-honey-conservation-lessons-hidden-in-nepals-honey-hunting-tradition

05 December 2025 When you think of honey, what comes to mind? Something sweet on your morning toast, some natural cure to your sore throat, or maybe a jar of golden goodness at your local market. However, in the distant Nepal mountains, honey is more than just a meal....

Forget Building Hotels: In 'Eco-Empire', You Buy the Rainforesthttps://conservationmag.org/en/kids-activities/forget-building-hotels-in-eco-empire-you-buy-the-rainforest

27 November 2025 What if Monopoly wasn't about bankrupting your friends, but about saving the planet from bankruptcy? We all know the feeling of playing a city-building game like SimCity. You zone industrial areas, build skyscrapers, and watch your bank account grow....

Symbiosis with Quercus Petraea: Review of Being an Oak – Life as a Tree by Laurent Tillonhttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/symbiosis-with-quercus-petraea-review-of-being-an-oak-life-as-a-tree-by-laurent-tillon

27 November 2025 In an era where our connection to the natural world is often mediated by screens, Laurent Tillon invites us to slow down and look upwards. As the head of biodiversity at France’s National Forestry Office, Tillon is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap...

Escape the Noise: Introducing Wild Earth Sounds, The Global Map of Focushttps://conservationmag.org/en/magazine/escape-the-noise-introducing-wild-earth-sounds-the-global-map-of-focus

27 November 2025 Are you tired of generic white noise apps? At Conservation Mag, we believe the sounds of the real world—the untouched wild—are the most powerful tools for boosting focus, reducing stress, and encouraging deep sleep. That's why we're thrilled to...

Guardians of the Last Wild Places: The Critical Role of Forest Rangershttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/guardians-of-the-last-wild-places-why-forest-security-rangers-are-essential-to-protecting-critically-endangered-orangutans-tigers-and-elephants

26 November 2025 Sumatra’s last remaining forests are among the most important conservation landscapes on Earth. They contain three of the world’s most iconic species, Sumatran orangutans, tigers and elephants. All listed as Critically Endangered and facing rapid...

From "Gamification" to Data Science: Using Agent-Based Models to Teach Social-Ecological Systemshttps://conservationmag.org/en/magazine/from-gamification-to-data-science-using-agent-based-models-to-teach-social-ecological-systems

Can Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) foster people-led conservation in India?https://conservationmag.org/en/environment/can-other-effective-area-based-conservation-measures-oecms-foster-people-led-conservation-in-india

13 November 2025 Conservation of natural resources and processes is a complex and multidimensional task. It requires engaging with a diverse set of stakeholders and ensuring justice without compromising the conservation goals. Currently, India uses various Protected...

The Pineapple and the Pachyderm: How a Thai Community is Turning Conflict into Coexistencehttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/the-pineapple-and-the-pachyderm-how-a-thai-community-is-turning-conflict-into-coexistence

11 November 2025 Roengrom Aiamsa-ard, unable to sleep, wakes up at 3 am and begins to prepare her tools for later in the day. She’s anxious. The pineapples in her field are just about ripe, a prime target for herds of hungry elephants. Roengrom (or Pa Rom as many...

Climate and Communal Justice: Cultivating Equity Through Urban Greening in Cape Townhttps://conservationmag.org/en/sustainable-lifestyle/climate-and-communal-justice-cultivating-equity-through-urban-greening-in-cape-town

30 July 2025 South Africa transitioned into democracy 31 years ago, propelled by Nelson Mandela's vision for a more equitable society. However, three decades after the abolishment of apartheid legislation, South Africa remains heavily segregated and burdened by...

Conservation Mag's Ecosystem Simulator Gamehttps://conservationmag.org/en/kids-activities/conservation-mag-ecosystem-simulator-game

15 July 2025 Ecosystem Safari poses a simple challenge: how long can players maintain a healthy African ecosystem? All healthy ecosystems rely on the delicate balance of resources, the most important of which is food. This rudimentary simulator shows just a...

Be a Backyard Scientist: Your Guide to Saving Species with Your Phonehttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/be-a-backyard-scientist-your-guide-to-saving-species-with-your-phone

03 July 2025 “I used to walk past flowers and trees without noticing them. Now, I find myself learning their names and their pollinators, all because I uploaded one photo on a citizen science app”- a Zoologist Imagine clicking a photo of an insect, plant, or any...

KwaZulu-Natal: Where Safari and Scuba Meet Conservationhttps://conservationmag.org/en/component/content/article/kwazulu-natal-where-safari-and-scuba-meet-conservation?catid=65

17 June 2025 For the adventurous spirit craving both salt and soil, with hearts drawn to the deep and souls stirred by the wild, KwaZulu-Natal offers a rare kind of magic. It’s an unfolding of Africa’s most majestic wildlife encounters on land, and technicolour...

How a South African Festival is Cultivating a Carbon-Negative Futurehttps://conservationmag.org/en/sustainable-lifestyle/how-a-south-african-festival-is-cultivating-a-carbon-negative-future

17 June 2025 What if the answer to the triple planetary crisis — climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss — came not from a boardroom, but a music festival? In Africa’s southernmost indigenous forests, we showed it’s possible. At Reforest Fest 2025,...

The Panda Paradox: Divergent Lives of Giant and Red Pandashttps://conservationmag.org/en/wildlife/the-panda-paradox-divergent-lives-of-giant-and-red-pandas

11 June 2025 When you think of "Pandas", what exactly comes to mind? Usually, the word "panda" brings up a singular image: the iconic Giant Panda, a cute and beloved black-and-white bear peacefully munching on bamboo in the misty mountains of China. However, the...

Why Cities Need More Green: The Health and Social Benefits of Urban Naturehttps://conservationmag.org/en/component/content/article/why-cities-need-more-green-the-health-and-social-benefits-of-urban-nature?catid=65

09 June 2025 We may be modern individuals living in bustling cities, but our need to connect with nature remains deeply ingrained. This instinctive desire, known as biophilia, “has a strong effect on our general psychological state,” explains Tony Matthews, an...

Green Cities Thrive: How Urban Nature Boosts Health and Communityhttps://conservationmag.org/en/component/content/article/green-cities-thrive-how-urban-nature-boosts-health-and-community?catid=65

09 June 2025 We may be modern urban dwellers, surrounded by concrete and steel, yet beneath our routines lies a deep-rooted need to connect with the natural world. This instinct, known as biophilia, describes “an instinctive human desire to connect to nature,” and...

Urban Green Spaces: The Secret to Happier, Healthier Citieshttps://conservationmag.org/en/component/content/article/urban-green-spaces-the-secret-to-happier-healthier-cities?catid=65

09 June 2025 Modern city dwellers remain creatures of nature at heart, and growing research underlines how green spaces in urban environments shape our psychological well-being. In an article by Metka Novak, award-winning urban and environmental planner Tony...

Turning Methane Liability into Climate Wins—One Well at a Timehttps://conservationmag.org/en/environment/turning-methane-liability-into-climate-wins-one-well-at-a-time

05 June 2025 Centuries before climate change became a household concern, the American energy landscape was being shaped by generations of oil and gas prospectors. From the earliest wells in Pennsylvania in the 1850s to the booming oil fields of Texas, California,...

OceanX's African Voyage: More Than Just Data – a New Era for Marine Science.https://conservationmag.org/en/environment/oceanxs-african-voyage-more-than-just-data-forging-a-new-era-for-marine-science

19 May 2025 The four-month joint expedition by OceanX and OceanQuest has wrapped up the Around Africa Expedition, delivering groundbreaking insights into the continent’s deep-sea environment and bolstering scientific capacity across Africa. Conducted from January...

Pico da Neblina: Trekking Brazil's Sacred Amazonian Peak with the Yanomamihttps://conservationmag.org/en/travel/pico-da-neblina-trekking-brazils-sacred-amazonian-peak-with-the-yanomami

13 May 2025 In the early 16th century, respected Spanish chronicler Gonzalo Oveido described the glittering kingdom of El Dorado, whose ruler was coated in gold dust daily, and which could be found east of the Andes, in the Amazon jungle. That Oveido hadn’t been...