The forest is considered sacred by members of the community. It is here that the community conducts all its rituals hence their keenness on conserving the forest. The woodland means everything to ...

The forest is considered sacred by members of the community. It is here that the community conducts all its rituals hence their keenness on conserving the forest. The woodland means everything to ...

Land defenders and fire keepers elders are camping outside Lemay Forest in the St. Norbert neighbourhood, protesting the ...

The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 10 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous fortified villages, known as kayas, of the Mijikenda people.

The sacred forest, home to Osun, the Yoruba goddess of fertility, is a UN-designated World Heritage Site. Police said the man, Tobiloba Jolaosho, popularly known as King Tblak HOC, was arrested ...

A protected nature reserve spanning 12.5 hectares, the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary (also known as Ubud Monkey Forest) is home to more than 1,200 long-tailed macaque monkeys, considered sacred ...

In Papua, Indonesia, there is a mangrove forest that only women are allowed to enter. It’s a special place where generations of women have gathered clams and shared stories. If men are found ...

Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and ...