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Voices

CITES Protection for Tokay Geckos: What Does It Really Mean?

Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.
September 18, 2019
by
Chris R. Shepherd and Jordi Janssen and Vincent Nijman
Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.
river
Commentaries

The Words of Water: Why Environmentalists Are Losing the Water Wars

It all boils down to diluted language that minimizes the perception of how we’re devastating our rivers and other bodies of water.
September 17, 2019
by
Gary Wockner
It all boils down to diluted language that minimizes the perception of how we’re devastating our rivers and other bodies of water.
Climate strike
The Ask

Naomi Klein: Gearing up for the Political Fight of Our Lives

The author and activist talks about climate hope, grief and her new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal . 
September 16, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The author and activist talks about climate hope, grief and her new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal . 
Trump
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Overshoot: Trump’s Deregulatory Zeal Goes Beyond Even Where Industry Asks Him to Go

Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
September 10, 2019
by
Amy Sinden
Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
Colombia rainforest
Voices

Why Indigenous Hunting Is Essential to Forest Sustainability

Hunting has a bad reputation and is rarely considered in forest governance and conservation strategies. But what if, instead, we tried to learn from it?
September 9, 2019
by
Torsten Krause
Hunting has a bad reputation and is rarely considered in forest governance and conservation strategies. But what if, instead, we tried to learn from it?
Fountain
The Ask

Fighting Water Privatization with ‘Blue Communities’

Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.
September 4, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.
Bluefin tuna
Commentaries

Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Proposals Jeopardize Recovery Efforts

The Pacific bluefin tuna is vulnerable to extinction and yet fisheries managers may vote to increase the number that can be caught.
September 3, 2019
by
Jamie Gibbon
The Pacific bluefin tuna is vulnerable to extinction and yet fisheries managers may vote to increase the number that can be caught.
small-clawed otters
Voices

Asian Otters: Out of the Water and Into…a Café?

The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.
August 30, 2019
by
Elizabeth L. Bennett
The international community took steps to protect two increasingly rare species this week, providing an important reminder that treating otters as pets harms the iconic animals in the wild.
Fishing net
Voices

Winners and Losers: Here’s What Ocean Warming Means for Fish

New research finds that ocean warming has damaged some fisheries and benefited others, although the losers outweigh the winners. But there’s still some encouraging news.
August 23, 2019
by
Chris Free
New research finds that ocean warming has damaged some fisheries and benefited others, although the losers outweigh the winners. But there’s still some encouraging news.
Voices

Is Science Failing the World’s Primates?

A look at five years of published studies finds that most primate species and habitats remain understudied. There are ways to fix that.
August 21, 2019
by
Michelle A. Rodrigues
A look at five years of published studies finds that most primate species and habitats remain understudied. There are ways to fix that.

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