Written by: Kimberly White
Governments from around the globe have come together to champion a global deal for nature protection.
More than 50 countries have joined a new global alliance to halt species loss and protect vital ecosystems. Launched during the...
Written by: Victoria Masterson
Rewilding could help the western US fight climate change and protect more than 90 threatened species, including the grey wolf and North American beaver, ecologists say.
“We are in an unprecedented period of converging crises in the American...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Government of Malawi has joined a growing call for an ambitious new global agreement to tackle wildlife crime.
Last year, Gabon and Costa Rica began advocating for embedding preventing and combatting wildlife crime into the international...
Written by: Kimberly White
The First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta, has officially launched the “Ivory Trade is a Rip-off” campaign. The campaign is a reaffirmation of Kenya’s position on the ivory trade and aims to raise awareness ahead of...
Written by: Liz Kimbrough
New video of a West African lioness and her three cubs is exciting news for the conservation community, sparking hope for the slow recovery of a population perilously close to extinction in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park...
Written by: Kimberly White
Vietnam has taken an important step forward in preventing future pandemics. Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an extensive directive restricting the wildlife trade.
Effective immediately, the directive (29/CT-TTg) bans imports of all wildlife and...
Written by: Kimberly White
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has announced a new strategy to aid koala recovery following the bushfires that have razed New South Wales and Queensland. Bushfires have destroyed more than two million hectares in the...
Written by: Farhana Parvin
This year, Bangladesh has seen its highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs, thanks to extensive conservation actions, including building awareness among local people and the vigilance of local conservation groups to ensure favorable conditions for...
Written by: David Obura
A framework to help countries develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of their natural resources is nearing completion. The so-called ‘post-2020’ global biodiversity framework will provide goals and targets to stem and reverse the decline...
Written by: Rachel Fritts
New research suggests jellies play a more valuable role in food webs and carbon storage than scientists previously thought.
A new study in the AGU journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles estimates how much carbon gelatinous sea creatures store in their bodies and...












