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Why Fire Suppression Persists: Territorial Politics and the Criminalisation of Fire in India's Political Forests

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Why does fire suppression remain central to forest governance globally, despite the increasing recognition of fire's ecological and livelihood significance? This study examines the persistence of fire suppression in India, arguing that it continues not for ecological reasons but as a political technology of state territorial control.
Kapil Yadav, Emma Tebbs, Kate Schreckenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Ambition to Action: Barriers and Enablers for the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Kunming–Montreal Biodiversity Framework and the Role of Non‐State Bridge Organizations

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 45, 13 August 2026.
Graphical abstract illustrating the transition from global biodiversity ambition to on‐the‐ground implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework after COP16, highlighting the roles of governments, non‐state actors, scientific knowledge systems, and resource mobilization in achieving transformative biodiversity outcomes.
Susan Enechojo Ogbe, Jinfeng Zhou, Linda Wong, Jiachen Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Optimism to Opportunity: New Perspectives on the Osteological Paradox

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The Osteological Paradox has had an immeasurable impact on bioarchaeology. It has spurred introspection, increased scientific rigor, and encouraged a suite of new and valuable approaches and methods to deal with the challenges it raises.
Clare McFadden, Amy Anderson, Lucie Biehler‐Gomez, Rachael Brown, Kathryn E. Marklein, Sammuel Sammut, Bronwyn Wyatt, Samantha L. Yaussy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yulendji Bunwurrung Walagunh With Western Science: Ecological Insights, Emerging Research Questions and Future Directions From Bunurong Stories of Marine Mammals

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Indigenous Knowledge systems contain deep, place‐based ecological insights developed over generations but remain underrepresented in biodiversity assessments and conservation planning. This study explores yulendji Bunwurrung (Bunurong knowledge) through five Stories shared by a Bunurong Elder, using thematic analysis and comparison with contemporary ...
Jemima Beddoe, Gail Kunwarra Dawson, Jeff Shimeta, Kate Robb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The potential for Indigenous-led conservation in urbanized landscapes in Canada

Frontiers in Human Dynamics
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are an important pathway and governance system for area-based conservation led by Indigenous Peoples.
Faisal Moola, Faisal Moola, Helina Jolly, Helina Jolly, Joli Borah, Joli Borah, Robin Roth, Robin Roth   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling effective urban green space stewardship through planning: A qualitative comparative analysis in Southwest England

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2559-2575, August 2026.
Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane, Melissa Ralph, Rosalind F. Shaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creating pathways for the legislative and policy recognition of culturally significant entities in Australia

Environmental Research Communications
Culturally significant entities (CSE) are species and ecological communities which are critical to Indigenous Australians relationship and adaption to Country.
Teagan Shields, Vanessa Westcott, Leah Talbot, Stephen van Leeuwen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘They are not predators: They are a higher power’—Relational values and principles framing human–predator relationship in Noongar Country, Southwestern Australia

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2682-2699, August 2026.
Abstract Human–predator coexistence presents urgent conservation challenges that demand approaches extending beyond mere conflict mitigation. Indigenous knowledge systems, though historically marginalised by Western science, offer vital insights into ethical, sustainable relationships with nature.
Rocío Almuna, Cristina E. Ramalho, Lynette Knapp, Carol Pettersen, Iris Maude Bonshore, Elizabeth M. Woods, Gail E. Yorkshire‐Selby, Mick Hayden, Rhys Bonshore, Larry Blight, Peter Speldewinde, José Tomás Ibarra, Stephen D. Hopper   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Six actions to harness the potential of social surveys on people and nature relations: A UK cross‐sectoral perspective

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2610-2618, August 2026.
Abstract Robust data on the state of relationships between people and nature is a critical component of the evidence base for environmental governance at local, national and global scales. Social surveys are a valuable method already used by some governmental and non‐governmental organisations to gather this evidence.
Jasper Montana, Lea May Anderson, Tom Marshall, Daniel Barrios‐O'Neill, Sally Bavin, Martha E. Crockatt, Joseph Gent, Caitlin Hafferty, Mark Hirons, Joelene Hughes, Ellesse Janda, Jennifer C. Mailley, Constance L. McDermott, Roz Owen, Jordan Rydlewski, Charlotte Simms, Jonathan Slessor, Diogo Veríssimo, Katrin Wilhelm   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reciprocal relations shape cultural landscapes: Women's environmental stewardship in Ait Bouguemez (High Atlas, Morocco)

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2847-2865, August 2026.
Abstract Mountain social–ecological systems encompass steep ecological gradients and diverse cultural practices, yet the relative roles of these factors in shaping mountain landscapes remain underexplored. In particular, the knowledge and practices of women in coproducing biocultural landscapes are often invisible in the academic literature. In the Ait
Meryem Aakairi, Sara Elgadi, Hamza Zine, Christel Vidaller, Mohamed Cherkaoui, Emmanuel Corcket, Irene Teixidor‐Toneu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source