These Women Farm Sea Sponges in Zanzibar – Diversifying Income and Giving Fish a Break
PICTURED: A sponge farmer in Zanzibar smiles for the camera with her new crop. Photo credit: Marinecultures.org. ARR. In…
Category: Environment & Impact
America’s Largest Solar Plant Construction Approved with the Potential to Power 260,000 Homes
WASHINGTON. May 11th, 2020. The largest solar project in American history has been approved to be constructed on Bureau…
Celebrate European Parks Day by Sending Photos Showing How Parks Keep us Healthy
Last year, the EUROPARC Federation came up with the theme “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” for European Day of Parks…
Banning the Wildlife Trade Could be Good News for Certain Animals, and a Death Sentence for Millions of Humans
Kenya. January 2019. PICTURED: Black rhino in Masai Mara’s green season. Photo credit: Kandukuru Nagarjun. CC 2.0 After research…
New National Forest Initiative Spanning the Length and Breadth of Wales Will Link Fragmented Forests Across the Country
PICTURED: Ceunant Llennyrch Woodland Trail, near Coed Felinrhyd rainforest, Wales. Photo credit: Barry Hunter. CC 2.0 Reprinted with permission…
Earth May Have Just Produced a New Species of Wolf
PICTERED: A Himalayan wolf triggers one of Geraldine Werhahn’s camera traps As high as 4,000 meters (20,000 feet) above…
Dep. of Homeland Security is Destroying Parts of UNESCO Reserve and National Park for Trump’s Wall
PICTURED: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. ARIZONA, February 6th, 2020. President Donald Trump’s border infrastructure project is…
Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its impacts on…
2019’s Conservation Success Stories by IUCN
Monday, December 23rd, 2019. “A year of incredible species action” raves the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.…
“If” Becomes the Theme as the UN Climate Change Panel in Madrid Concludes with Mixed Results
PICTURED: Chair of the IPCC, Mr. Hoesung Lee, speaks at the COP 2016 in Marrakech. Photo credit UNClimbatechange. CC…
Three Examples of Birds Coming Back From the Brink
PICTURED: the state bird of Hawaii, the Hawaiian Goose (Branta canadensis). Photo credit Bettina Arrigioni. CC 2.0. December 12th,…
Once Numbering Less Than 400, Majestic Bukhara Deer Return To The Wilds Of Kazakhstan
PICTURED: A Bukhara deer stag (cervus elaphus bactrianus) at the Cologne Zoo. Photo credit Sarefo. CC 2.0. Kazakhstan, September…
Lost to Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer
In the digital age of globalization, Google, and infinite access to information, it might pass someone by that there’s…
Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast
LIMA, Peru. November, 2019. Lima Peru is the site of a remarkable revival of marine wildlife. Off the coast…
Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?
Desertification – a phenomenon that for the longest time was associated with deserts, is actually much more to do…
Three Bold Resolutions Reaffirming America’s Commitment To Conservation Pass Through House
WASHINGTON D.C. October 25th, 2019. The House recently gathered to hear a resolution set forth for the consideration of…
Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation
PICTURED: An offshore oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Photo credit wikimedia CC 3.0 Brazil. According to a…
500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming
PICTURED: Members of an organic farming community near Rostock, Germany Photo credit Wikimedia CC 4.0 In a recent paper…
UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Wildlife Biologists Have Their Death Penalty Charges Dropped
PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…
Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation
PICTURED: The Snake Wild and Scenic River, Idaho. The Upper Snake is one of the largest beneficiaries of this…