Latest Indigenous Knowledge Stories

Maasai women leading conservation in Kenya work as an organized collective to manage land, restore pastures, and build the economic independence that strengthens their communities.

Eastern Africa

29.07.26

How Maasai Women Leading Conservation in Kenya are Healing the Land

The newly discovered Tasmanian tiger rock art in Arnhem Land preserves thousands of years of cultural knowledge on the thylacine (left) and the Tasmanian devil (right), helping researchers better understand Australia's past wildlife.

Indigenous Knowledge

24.07.26

Tasmanian Tiger Rock Art in Arnhem Land Offers New Clues About Australia’s Lost Predators

Guajajara women established tree nurseries across seven Araribóia communities for indigenous women-led Amazon reforestation after fires devastated 70% of the territory in 2024, combining ancestral ecological knowledge with systematic restoration supported by Health In Harmony and Instituto Makarapy.

Indigenous Knowledge

20.07.26

Indigenous Women-Led Amazon Reforestation Establishes Nurseries Across Seven Guajajara Communities

The Kimberley coastline is one of Australia’s most ecologically significant regions, supporting diverse marine habitats, migratory birds, and culturally important coastal landscapes. The new Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area helps safeguard these environments for future generations.

Indigenous Knowledge

20.07.26

Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area Marks a New Chapter for Conservation in Australia

Hawaiian ahupua'a food system restoration uncovered hundreds of stone terraces beneath invasive eucalyptus forests, where native Hawaiians diverted stream water through gravity-fed systems requiring no pumps, zigzagging water across the landscape to hydrate shallow water tables while filtering pollutants, returning cleaner water to streams that support native ʻoʻopu fish climbing from ocean to mountain ponds.

Indigenous Knowledge

29.06.26

Hawaiian Ahupua’a Food System Restoration Revives Ancient Terraces Feeding Communities Through Indigenous Water Management

New research suggests Indigenous approaches to healing the mind-nature divide could offer a path through today's overlapping crises, as scientists link the colonial roots of human disconnection from nature to worsening ecological, mental health, and social instability.

Indigenous Knowledge

20.05.26

Indigenous Approaches to Healing the Mind-Nature Divide Offer New Pathways

Indigenous knowledge biodiversity discovery led scientists to formally document Clerodendrum kelli, a shrub the Bugkalot people have used for generations to treat sick dogs, found only in an 8-square-kilometer area of Nueva Ecija province's Caraballo Mountain Range.

Indigenous Knowledge

13.05.26

Indigenous Knowledge on Biodiversity Leads to Recognition of Rare Philippine Plant

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