Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new federal public health agency report on the health risks associated with petroleum coke marks the three-year anniversary of the black clouds of dust that swept into Chicago’s Southeast Side neighborhoods from sites owned by Koch affiliate KCBX and a local company, causing a public uproar—and vindicates […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest post authored by Alexandra Kennaugh, Wildlife policy analyst As the world’s conservation experts convene in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 17th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there is much debate about the best strategies we should use to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy What do eelgrass, the California state legislature, crabbers, and Ocean Conservancy have in common? They are all part of the solution in California’s remarkable actions this past week to address the threats that ocean acidification presents to California’s healthy fisheries, marine habitat and coastal jobs. Governor Jerry Brown just signed into law […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund During the world’s largest ever wildlife trade meeting—the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)—governments united behind a series of tough decisions to provide greater protection to a host of threatened species and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Anety is a wildlife police officer working in Zambia. She protects more than one hundred different species, including elephants, lions, and leopards, that call her park home. One of just three female wildlife rangers in her park, Anety works in a dangerous and under-resourced profession. Q: How did you end […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Camera trap project at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico J.N. Stuart/Flickr Give me a few tufts of grizzly bear fur, and I can tell you how many bruins might be in a forest. Show me a few scoops of bat guano, and I can identify […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Adams County PA Master Gardener, BBG Graduate, and NRDC Member, Audrey Hillman In a case of taking “the grass is always greener” a bit too literally, American homeowners have long strived to make their lawns brighter, lusher, and more velvety than their neighbors’. But all that competition has […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund © David Siu Recently, the United States placed a near-complete ban on ivory sales. China has promised to follow suit. And France recently joined the fray. But what about the rest of the world? Today, the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) addressed […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy © Diane Bondareff, Crystal Cruises With far less attention than she garnered at the start of her journey, Crystal Serenity sailed into New York City on September 16, 2016, becoming the first cruise ship of her size to complete the journey through the Northwest Passage. For us at Ocean Conservancy, the success […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Poachers have made the small, shy pangolin into the most trafficked mammal in the world. It desperately needs human defenders—and yesterday those defenders came through. A ground pangolin searching for ants iStock Yesterday in Johannesburg, pangolins — animals that very much prefer to keep to themselves — hesitantly stepped into the international limelight. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mexico’s second energy auction proves successful, Bolivia aims to eradicate illegal deforestation by 2020, thousands of Chilean children help clean up beaches To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. September 20 – 28, 2016 Climate Change Colombia made headlines this […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A historic collaborative of non-profit organizations has taken an innovative step in a growing commitment to help ease the deadly burden low-income and marginalized communities bear from climate change. The Clean Power for All collaborative, led by Green for All, includes the Center for Community Change, Clean Energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Vaquita NOAA/Paula Olson Exciting news out of South Africa! Today, the world committed to help save the vaquita at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Parties agreed to crack down on trafficking in a fish species, the totoaba, which is wiping out the vaquita. The […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Do banning bottled water, taking camera-trap photos of snow leopards, and establishing homestays have anything in common? In the mountains of North Sikkim in India, they do. All these activities are part of a successful ecotourism drive led by young people from the small village of Lachen that has already […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It was a grey and rainy day, the seas were choppy and I had my seasick medicine at the ready. “Hope you ladies are in for a bumpy ride” shouted the captain of the small vessel that would be our next mode of transportation. “We might only make it halfway out before […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A year ago, President Obama became the first sitting US President to visit the Arctic. He stood on the banks of Bristol Bay with a freshly caught salmon in hand, joined schoolchildren in a traditional Yup’ik dance, and stood at the toe of the rapidly shrinking Exit Glacier. He experienced awe-inspiring […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Climate Central This story originally appeared on Climate Central. In the centuries to come, history books will likely look back on September 2016 as a major milestone for the world’s climate. At a time when atmospheric carbon dioxide is usually at its minimum, the monthly value failed to drop […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Michael Erwin/Barcroft Media Conservation is serious business, but the behavior of the animals we work to save can be quite the opposite. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is all about embracing both of those realities: It promotes the Born Free Foundation, which works to save imperiled individual animals […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This November, Los Angeles County residents will vote on Measure A, an initiative to replace much-needed funding to build, maintain, and improve our local parks, beaches, and open spaces. At stake is access to parks and open space for County residents—particularly low-income people of color. Los Angeles County […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund All legal trade of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, will soon end thanks to an international agreement to further protect the critically endangered species from extinction. Countries decided to strengthen existing protections today at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a […]