Conservation

Discounting South Asian countries’ debt in exchange for investment in conservation could protect biodiversity while promoting prosperity.

Scientists at the University of Miami have discovered a new resiliency in certain coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

“Indigenous people have to be at the forefront of responses to climate change.”…

Immigrant and Indigenous farmworkers in California reclaim the power of their labor.

A new study looks back into history to assess human impacts on the range of Asian elephants and finds sharp decline starting several centuries ago.

Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and clams in their shells, and left forests primed to burn.…

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that zoonotic diseases – infections that pass from animals to humans – can present tremendous threats to global health. More than 70% of emerging and…

Protecting mature trees in national forests is linked to wildlife habitat conservation, forest resilience and climate change mitigation.

Governments and wildlife advocates are working to protect 30% of Earth’s lands and waters for nature by 2030. An ecologist explains why creating large protected areas should be a top priority.

The UN Global Diversity Framework aims for the conservation of 30% of land and 30% of seas. That’s not enough, say researchers.

Historic discriminatory planning processes such as redlining have an ongoing environmental impact in many communities of color. RAND researchers examined environmental justice initiatives in communities across the United States to identify common factors and lessons learned.

There is a deep body of scientific research shows a strong and persistent relationship between socioeconomic status and exposure to environmental hazards. Environmental health reflects and reinforces economic and racial inequality.