Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund But Modern Fish Act in Congress opens the door to an “alternative” management scheme that would reduce accountability and threaten healthy fisheries Both the commercial fishing industry and the recreational saltwater fishing sector have an immense impact on the number of fish in our oceans. Lest you associate […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A Bloomberg editorial described it as a “minor miracle” and Quartz magazine called it a “stunning victory” for global conservation in its 2017 retrospective. In December, 10 countries reached an agreement to prevent the start of commercial fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) for at least 16 years while scientists study […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Trump Takes Aim at California Once Again After opening up most of our country’s shorelines to offshore drilling, the Trump administration is now reconsidering an ambitious and innovative plan to conserve desert lands while generating renewable energy. The Administration intends to reopen the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund As WWF works with communities around the world to preserve habitats, wildlife, and natural resources, we know that it is critical to engage both women and men for the best results—environmentally, socially, and economically. In sub-Saharan Africa, women make up at least half of subsistence, smallholder farmers, yet have far […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog by Jennifer Skene NRDC has called on Ontario to reconsider a troubling proposal that continues to prioritize unsustainable logging over protecting threatened species like the boreal caribou. In January, Ontario doubled down on a policy that jeopardizes the future of boreal caribou and other at-risk species in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The World Wildlife Fund and their partners announced the results of their yearly monarch butterfly survey today at 2.48 hectares, down 14% from last year’s count of 2.91. While this year’s count is not as dire as the numbers have ever been, the population remains dangerously low. 2.48 […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy During winter in the high-latitude Arctic Ocean, sea ice reflects much of the sun’s energy until seasonal melting promotes a spectacular plankton bloom along floe edges and even beneath the ice. The annual explosion of Arctic life starts first in polynyas, areas of northern sea kept perennially ice-free by wind and currents […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For 60 years the problem of nuclear waste has bedeviled our nation. On one level this is no surprise. After all, the horrors of radioactive contamination are vivid enough to make any community asked to potentially assume the entire burden of all the nuclear waste in the U.S. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society MARCH 4th 2018 COMMENTARY BY CAPTAIN LOCKY MACLEAN SEA SHEPHERD MARINE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR Hornby Island, Strait of Georgia, BC, CANADA locky@seashepherd.org The herring stocks of West Coast Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and Prince Rupert have already collapsed. The Federal Government’s recent closure of the Central Coast area, an […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This past Wednesday, I took part in the first full meeting of the Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee in Anchorage, Alaska. Here are five things you should know about this new group: The Committee is brand new. It was established late in 2017 to provide a forum for mariners and other stakeholders […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund ¿Sabías que para el año 2030 en Estados Unidos se podrían prevenir hasta 150.000 ataques de asma, 3.300 infartos, 2.800 visitas de hospital y 6.600 muertes prematuras? Esto es completamente posible siempre y cuando se mantenga vivo el “Plan de Energía Limpia”, o Clean Power Plan (CPP) por […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Beaverpond Marstonia specimen Robert Hershler/Smithsonia The beaverpond marstonia is a rare snail with a tan shell, a taste for submerged clumps of vegetation, and a known habitat of just three creeks in Georgia. It stands about as high as a stack of two nickels and is thought to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There’s no environmental imperative more urgent, and no higher priority at NRDC, than to protect ourselves and our children from the growing dangers of climate change. That means, first and foremost, cutting the carbon pollution that’s driving this global scourge, by moving toward cleaner, smarter ways to power […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy After 3 hours of zigzag patterns without a single whale shark sighting, we being to think we may come up emptyhanded during our last day on the water in St. Helena. We have been here to undertake the first whole-island survey of ocean plastics, but today we are assisting Dr. Al Dove […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund So, what’s up with big cats? First, let’s understand what we’re talking about when we talk about big cats. I’m not talking about fat cats. Source: Wikipedia Commons Wikipedia Commons And I’m not talking about someone wearing a top hat and walking around with a bag of money. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Devastating 3,000 Gallon Spill of Heavy Fuel Oil Near Kodiak As of March 1, responders have still not been able to get to the site. What I anticipated to be a glorious day—how could the day after International Polar Bear Day be anything but amazing—began on a sad note as news broke […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A few months ago, I wrote a blog about searching for traces of Dr. Roger Arliner Young’s legacy on her alma mater, Howard University’s campus and coming up empty handed. Despite being the first African-American woman to earn her doctorate in zoology, her absence speaks volumes about equity, diversity and inclusion not […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican Government Enforcement Officers start joint operations on board Sea Shepherd vessels, bolstering chances for survival of endangered vaquita porpoise and addressing security concerns in the region. SAN FELIPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO – February 28th, 2018 –Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd marks closer ties with Mexican government by inaugurating […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, which straddles North Carolina and Virginia, would be at risk if these pipelines are built. USFWS The Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast gas pipelines, insufficiently studied and greenlighted by the Trump administration late last year, could potentially span a combined total of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy I’ve just returned to Alaska from a very successful meeting in London where the international community discussed important measures that mitigate potential safety and environmental risks of increasing vessel traffic in the Arctic. I’m excited to share with you that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will continue to work towards implementing two-way […]