Published by Ocean Conservancy Last week, we learned President Obama is creating the world’s largest marine protected area by expanding the Hawaiian national monument of Papahānaumokuākea! We’re excited. Seriously excited. In honor of that announcement, here are five reasons we love Papahānaumokuākea, and how its expansion just means more to love. 1. The name While we […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund USFWS The coastal California gnatcatcher is an unlikely adversary. The tiny, unassuming dusky-gray bird that mews like a kitten is just trying to stay alive amid its rapidly declining sage brush habitat in southern California. Unfortunately for the bird, it happens to also occupy some of the most […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund George Grant in Yellowstone National Park, 1933 NPS Historic Photos Collection “The Park Service needs me,” George Alexander Grant wrote in 1923 to Horace Albright, then superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Grant had his heart set on becoming a photographer for the National Park Service (NPS), but his […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Congress is expected to convene more than 5,000 participants from around the globe representing governments, non-governmental organizations and civil society to discuss approaches for conservation and sustainable development. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-lead-us-delegation-world-conservation-congress-hawaii
Published by Ocean Conservancy Written by Dr. Alistair Dove You may have seen in the press the recent announcement from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, that whale sharks (along with the enigmatic wing head shark) have been downgraded from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List. I thought it might help to explain exactly what […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Growing up in a herding community in the Nepalese mountains, Ghana S. Gurung knew two things about snow leopards: they killed his family’s livestock, and they needed to be killed in return. Ghana spent his childhood summers in the upper Mustang region with his grandfather, herding his family’s goats, sheep […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Federal government is committed to improving its ability to prevent invasive species from impacting national assets. The President’s Priority Agenda on enhancing climate resilience called for a national framework for the early detection of and response to invasive species. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-and-senator-brian-schatz-announce-additional-federal-support
Published by Ocean Conservancy By Chef Kyle Bailey Doing the right thing can also be fun. For chefs like me, working within the limits required under U.S. sustainable fisheries management law these last ten years hasn’t been a burden, it’s been a bonanza. Prior to 2006, when overfishing was still rampant in U.S. waters, the fishermen […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This is HUGE! I’m so excited to share with you that President Obama just announced that he will quadruple the Hawaii Monument—creating the world’s largest protected marine area. It literally doesn’t get any bigger than this! Thank YOU to the more than 20,000 ocean supporters who took action this summer—asking President Obama to go […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In just a few days, I will be leading an NRDC delegation of lawyers, scientists, and policy experts to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, which will be held in the U.S. (Honolulu, Hawaii) for the first time in its 60-year history. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd CEO and Founder Paul Watson Back in the U.S. After Two Year Absence The star of the ‘Whale Wars’ television series will make his first public appearance at Vermont Comic Con on Saturday, August 27. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has announced that Captain Paul Watson has recently entered […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile to sign Paris agreement, warming temps threaten potato crops, indigenous community challenges Nicaraguan canal To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. August 17 – 24, 2016 Climate Change Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced her intent to formally sign the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Costa Rica ran on renewable energy for 113 days in a row – The Central American country got 100 percent of its electricity using a combination of wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Camera traps in China have captured images and video footage of giant pandas that are often difficult to see in the wild. The photographs and video are some of the most amazing images ever of pandas and other species in their remote habitat, which were caught on film as part […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Since its introduction to Guam in the late 1940s, the brown tree snake has done significant damage to the island’s economy and essentially destroyed its native ecology (especially bird populations). USDA Global trade is the number one avenue for stowaway pests. Along with goods, the United States alone […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Europe has cathedrals. We have national parks,” says Stephen Saunders, president of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, neatly capturing the significance of these 59 national treasures, which include important monuments as well as parklands. But as we honor their majesty on this 100th anniversary of the National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Approaching the finish line last week, a record number of comments flooded in about the Federal Highway Administration’s proposal to measure congestion, and adopt new standards for tracking and ultimately reducing carbon pollution from transportation plans. About 5,000 of these opposed the set of congestion metrics included in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Who needs to know that American fish stocks may be once again at risk? Everyone who dines on American seafood. Every coastal town from the Northeast to the Gulf to Alaska that relies on commercial fishing. Every U.S. marina where recreational fishing boats are moored. Everyone who depends on a healthy marine […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund © Edward Faulkner Maine’s North Woods are something special. An incredible contrast to the lobsters and rocky beaches of the coast, there are scores of moose; freezing, trout-filled, rivers; geometric mountain peaks; and vast expanses of green. It’s a different world, which President Obama recognized today when he […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The European Commission earlier this month released a startling new report acknowledging in detail the far-reaching environmental impacts of the exploding trans-Atlantic wood pellet trade. The report validates much of what NRDC and our partners in the environmental community on both sides of the Atlantic have been sounding […]