This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ISSF is a leader in developing industry-wide conservation measures to end unsustainable tuna fishing. These measures include, among other things, curbing illegal fishing and the reduction of bycatch. Through their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Seychelles has floated a plan to deepen its marine conservation efforts in return for a groundbreaking sovereign debt deal backed by funds including the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. The actor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to new data analyzed by the firm IHS Markit, we now have evidence that the growing use of LED bulbs is having a distinct, positive effect on emissions. LEDs throw…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In what’s regarded as one of the standout conservation achievements of the last year, Alopecoenas erythropterus — the Polynesian ground dove — has been rescued from extinction at the hands of invasive mammalian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Off Season Adventures is a US-based wildlife and community tourism organization focused on bringing travelers to Tanzania during the off-season, empowering local entrepreneurs working in the tourism industry. Off Season Adventures…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Farmers depend on productive, sustainable land, clean water and air and health animals to make a living. To help create those conditions and protect ecosystems, they get help from conservation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, Duke University and its athletics division took enough business-related flights to generate around 5,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. One round-trip, cross-country flight between Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mosquito nets distributed to combat malaria in developing tropical countries are being routinely used for fishing instead, according to the first-ever attempt to gauge the international scale of a practice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much news about the environment in 2017 focused on controversies over Trump administration actions, such as proposals to promote more use of coal and budget cuts at relevant federal agencies.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A report issued this morning by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) suggests that the planting of trees is far more than a good deed, and in fact, has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The path to better mental and physical health might just begin on an actual nature hiking path. As our society becomes more dependent on technology, we find ourselves indoors more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than $3 billion in committed capital that has already been raised for investments in food and agriculture, habitat protection, clean water initiatives and other conservation projects was sitting on…