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Category: Environment & Impact

Organization’s ’25 Most Wanted’ is Leading to a Species Rediscovered Every 6 Months
Conservation

Organization’s ’25 Most Wanted’ is Leading to a Species Rediscovered Every 6 Months

December 8, 2023December 28, 2023

Years ago, a group of conservation scientists calling themselves Re:wild put out a wanted list. Dead or alive, they’re…

American Prairie Reserve Grows by 2,000 Key Wetland Acres
Conservation

American Prairie Reserve Grows by 2,000 Key Wetland Acres

November 2, 2023

Montana’s American Prairie Reserve recently completed the acquisition of three new properties that are rich in wildlife and waterfowl…

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics
Conservation

What Scientists Hear May Prove More Valuable for Conservation than What They See—the Field of Bioacoustics

October 16, 2023

A field of science known as bioacoustic conservation has really surged forward in the last decade, with dozens of…

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics
Environment

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

In Northern Italy, every year between May and June, the forests are alive with the humming of bees. Forest…

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
Conservation

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…

Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
ArchivesConservation

Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It

May 9, 2023January 10, 2025

This is Part 2 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Some sections are taken from Part 1,…

Priced at a Song, IUCN Projects Make Big Gains in Conservation of Goitered Gazelles
ArchivesConservation

Priced at a Song, IUCN Projects Make Big Gains in Conservation of Goitered Gazelles

April 25, 2023June 29, 2023

In a recently-compiled report for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation organization…

Tree Growing Nonprofit in Madagascar is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Funding
ArchivesEnvironment

Tree Growing Nonprofit in Madagascar is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Funding

April 7, 2023June 30, 2023

This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Out in the ultra-rural jungles of eastern…

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal
ArchivesConservation

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal

March 10, 2023July 13, 2023

In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African lion, camera trap footage and photos of a…

10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History
ArchivesConservation

10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History

March 3, 2023June 30, 2023

A vast territory has been acquired by the New South Wales government in a bid to create a massive…

Fishing Communities Finding Better Catch with Mangroves than with Artificial Aquaculture
ArchivesEnvironment

Fishing Communities Finding Better Catch with Mangroves than with Artificial Aquaculture

February 20, 2023July 13, 2023

In 1980 in Pangpang Bay on the island of Java, Indonesia, fishing communities believed they could make a better…

Rhino Poaching Surged 93% in Namibia Last Year—Study Shows Wealth May Be Key to Stopping It
ArchivesConservation

Rhino Poaching Surged 93% in Namibia Last Year—Study Shows Wealth May Be Key to Stopping It

January 31, 2023July 13, 2023

In one of Namibia’s flagship attractions and largest wildlife sanctuaries, rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022, with 87 black…

First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation
ArchivesConservation

First Ever Evidence of Male Jaguars Teaming Up—Sometimes For Years—Offers Key Indicator of Conservation

December 12, 2022June 30, 2023

If asked which big cats lived in groups, most people would at least say lions, and at most perhaps…

Loss of Mangrove Forest Worldwide Has Slowed to Near-Negligible Amounts, New Report Demonstrates
ArchivesEnvironment

Loss of Mangrove Forest Worldwide Has Slowed to Near-Negligible Amounts, New Report Demonstrates

November 23, 2022July 2, 2023

Story at a glance… Mangroves had been one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems for years, but a new…

Carbon Capture Projects Severely Underperform While Mostly Helping Produce More Fossil Fuels
ArchivesEnvironment

Carbon Capture Projects Severely Underperform While Mostly Helping Produce More Fossil Fuels

September 12, 2022July 2, 2023

Story at a glance… Almost all CO2 stored underground is done parallel with natural gas extraction. These projects, according…

Oregon Senator Introduces American Grasslands Conservation Act to Protect Imperiled Prairie
ArchivesPolicy

Oregon Senator Introduces American Grasslands Conservation Act to Protect Imperiled Prairie

July 28, 2022July 2, 2023

The grasslands of North America are, in terms of acreage lost annually, the most threatened ecosystem. To that end,…

African Court Rules in Favor of Indigenous Ogiek People On Reparations and Land Rights in Kenya’s Forests
ArchivesPolicy

African Court Rules in Favor of Indigenous Ogiek People On Reparations and Land Rights in Kenya’s Forests

July 4, 2022July 3, 2023

Story at a glance… An African human rights court ruled in favor of the Ogiek people of Kenya against…

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World
ArchivesEnvironment

Breakthrough Zero-Carbon Swedish Fertilizer “Biochar” Set to Take Root Across the World

June 30, 2022July 9, 2023

Imagine if every time you threw out your lawn and garden waste, you were actively fighting global warming. That’s…

‘Unprecedented’ Wildlife Conservation Funding Passes House
ArchivesPolicy

‘Unprecedented’ Wildlife Conservation Funding Passes House

June 15, 2022July 10, 2023

A bill to fund state and tribal wildlife conservation efforts to the tune of $1.3 billion per year just…

Conservationists Call on Governments Across Conflict Zones to Increase Protection for Persian Leopard
ArchivesPolicy

Conservationists Call on Governments Across Conflict Zones to Increase Protection for Persian Leopard

June 6, 2022July 10, 2023

On June 4th, or World Environment Day, Jane Goodall led a team of 49 conservationists to petition for governments…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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