Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A recent raid in Italy involving rare Chilean species highlights the growing scale of a black market in the thorny plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/science/cactus-trafficking-chile.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Invasive species could cost the agricultural sector more than $3.5 trillion across the continent, a new study estimated. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/climate/africa-agriculture-invasive-species.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Nilanga Jayasinghe grew up in Sri Lanka where she developed a fascination with elephants that, over time, helped lead her to a career in conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/wwf-s-nilanga-jayasinghe-on-how-her-asian-heritage-inspired-her-conservation-career
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For decades, the core mission of the Park Service was absolute conservation. Now ecologists are being forced to do triage, deciding what to safeguard — and what to let slip away. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/climate/national-parks-climate-change.html
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Monday, Apr 19, 2021 – In less than two days, armed Sierra Leone Navy sailors stationed on board the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker carried out a series of covert at-sea raids on fishing vessels in the waters of the West African country of Sierra Leone, arresting five trawlers for illegal fishing. […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The Arctic Ocean is one of the most pristine and fragile places left on the planet—and it’s in trouble. In January, the Trump administration called for the removal of crucial Arctic protections in a new draft proposal of where oil and gas companies can purchase leases for offshore drilling. A […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society En Español Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico – March 31, 2021 – Sea Shepherd sailing vessel Martin Sheen has returned to the Revillagigedo Archipelago as part of an ongoing scientific collaboration with CONANP, Mexico’s Commission of Natural Protected Areas, aimed at studying and protecting the animals and ecosystems of the largest marine protected area in […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Archipiélago Revillagigedo, México – 31 Marzo, 2021 – El velero Martin Sheen de Sea Shepherd ha regresado al Archipiélago de Revillagigedo como parte de una colaboración científica en curso con la CONANP, la Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de México, destinada a estudiar y proteger los animales y los ecosistemas de la […]
Imagine a world without fuel for our cars, medications to treat diseases or even technologies like the device you are using right now. Every day, we rely on the innovations of modern chemistry to help make our lives safer, healthier and more sustainable. But what if policies were being enacted that could put these chemistries […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – Wherever you are at 8:30 o’clock tonight, it will be Earth Hour, so turn off your lights for one hour to recognize the health of the planet and the importance of nature. Earth Hour is the flagship environmental action of the international […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, March 26, 2021 (ENS) – Poaching for ivory and loss of habitat over the past five decades have taken a grim toll on African elephants. The African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis, is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana, is listed as […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A key conservation group counted the continent’s elephants as two species for the first time, highlighting the dire threat to forest elephants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/science/elephants-africa-endangered.html
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Sea Shepherd CEO Captain Alex Cornelissen March 24th, 2021 – Over the past five years Sea Shepherd has focused on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). Our campaigns, primarily in West Africa, have given us a wealth of information regarding the impact of both IUU fisheries as […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing and carbon sequestration are profitable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/climate/ocean-blue-economy-business.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The report also found that strategically conserving some marine areas would not only safeguard imperiled species but sequester vast amounts planet-warming carbon dioxide, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/climate/climate-change-oceans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A major conservation effort is underway in Romania. The goal is a new national park that will rival its American counterparts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/travel/romania-national-park.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From the rise in poaching to the waning of noise pollution, travel’s shutdown is having profound effects. Which will remain, and which will vanish? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/07/travel/covid-pandemic-environmental-impact.html
Published by the Environmental News Service BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, March 5, 2021 (ENS) – Muhammad Suranto and Muhammad Rizky Fauzan, who both live in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province, were gathering forest products in an area near their homes when they stumbled upon an unfamiliar bird species. They caught and released the bird after taking […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Federal wildlife authorities in California are working with a wind energy company to breed the endangered birds in captivity to replace any that may be killed by turbine blades. Conservationists are skeptical. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/climate/california-condor-wind-power.html
Published by the Forest Industry Network By Robert Dalheim China will extend tariff exemptions on 65 imported products from the United States. Hardwood lumber and logs made the list. China’s Ministry of Finance announced the decision Friday. The new extension goes until September 16, 2021. “Apparently, U.S. hardwood logs and lumber were the only agricultural products […]