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Tag: Protected Areas

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…

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…

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
ArchivesConservation

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began

May 11, 2022July 17, 2023

In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees
ArchivesPolicy

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees

April 4, 2022July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… Queensland Australia has bought hundreds of properties to increase the state’s protected areas. Almost all…

Lake Michigan-Sized Marine Reserve Added to Galapagos Islands  During COP 26
ArchivesPolicy

Lake Michigan-Sized Marine Reserve Added to Galapagos Islands During COP 26

November 2, 2021August 12, 2023

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced yesterday at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement, an…

Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park
ArchivesConservation

Svalbard Coal Mines Dismantled and the Area is Turned Back into Wilderness With an Enormous National Park

June 30, 2021September 26, 2023

Norway, having ceased mining operations of coal in the Arctic in 2017, is dismantling their last mine piece by…

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve
Conservation

Critical 14,000-Acre Habitat Added to American Largest Growing American Wildlife Reserve

November 7, 2020

Photo credit: Dennis Lingohr. LEWISTOWN, Montana. August 29th 2019. American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and most…

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
Policy

Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia

August 14, 2020

A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…

Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals
Policy

Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals

August 7, 2020

The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to increase the total protected-areas coverage to 17% of its territory by 2025,…

Proving their Pre-Eminence in Sustainability and Green Economics, Pakistan Meets UN Climate Goals a Decade Before the Deadline
Policy

Proving their Pre-Eminence in Sustainability and Green Economics, Pakistan Meets UN Climate Goals a Decade Before the Deadline

July 17, 2020

PICTURED: The entrance of Baroghil National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Photo credit: Abdul Wasiq. CC 3.0. A full…

After 30 Years of Work the World is About to Gain a New National Park – Shar Planina in North Macedonia
Policy

After 30 Years of Work the World is About to Gain a New National Park – Shar Planina in North Macedonia

July 16, 2020

PICTURED:  Waters of the Black Lake on Shar Mountain, Macedonia. Photo credit: Македонец. CC 4.0 Shar Planina, the name…

Celebrate European Parks Day by Sending Photos Showing How Parks Keep us Healthy
Conservation

Celebrate European Parks Day by Sending Photos Showing How Parks Keep us Healthy

May 6, 2020

Last year, the EUROPARC Federation came up with the theme “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” for European Day of Parks…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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