Australian Brothers Defending Biodiversity Daniel Clarke and his family had a deep respect for fellow Australian Steve Irwin—the crocodile hunter. They were greatly saddened when Irwin died from a stingray barb in 2006. Shortly thereafter, 10-year-old Daniel watched...
United Nations Urges Nature-Based Investments Forests are critical to the way Earth functions. They lock up vast amounts of carbon and release oxygen. They influence rainfall, filter fresh water and prevent flooding and soil erosion. They are...
Corporations Support Aggressive Emission Targets Corporations and investors signed an open letter to President Biden supporting his administration’s commitment to climate action. We Mean Business is a global coalition that works with the world’s most influential...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Always Different Doctors in New Brunswick are on high alert for patients exhibiting symptoms of an alarming neurological disease that appears to be linked to environmental causes. The neurotoxin behind the human outbreak is...
Reporters Often Killed For Exposing Rainforest Destruction Journalists who report acts of environmental destruction are risking their lives. According to Global Witness, 212 environmentalists were murdered worldwide in 2019 — the deadliest year so far. Tropical...
Conservation, Restoration An Imperative Global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, agricultural operations...
Indigenous Leader Recognized By TIME, Goldman Prize TIME magazine named Nemonte Nenquimo from Ecuador to this year’s TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. She also earned the prestigious Goldman Environmental...
Voters Make Conservation History After an 80-year absence, wolves will return to Colorado within three years. It will mark the end of a destructive error. Proposition 114 directs state wildlife managers to reintroduce gray wolves to the Western Slope. According to...
UN Standing Up For Ecosystem Restoration Degraded lands are the center of attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to rise. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for production is shrinking in many parts of the world. Land use, land-use...
Drought, Fires, Rising Seas Fueling Uncertainty California is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record and it’s far from over. The state has been locked in a devastating drought for more than a decade. A warming ocean and a warming atmosphere are taking their...
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