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Voices

Species Spotlight: Bengal Floricans, Nearing Their Last Dance?

Every year these critically endangered birds perform artistic aerial feats to charm potential mates. But if things don’t change, we may see their last dance soon.
November 13, 2024
by
Nisha Bhakat
Every year these critically endangered birds perform artistic aerial feats to charm potential mates. But if things don’t change, we may see their last dance soon.
Editorials

Election Day Sucked. Today Is What Matters.

Damage is coming soon, but we can strengthen ourselves now.
November 7, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Damage is coming soon, but we can strengthen ourselves now.
Voices

Bringing the Deep Sea to Seattle

How a Girl Scout project became a widespread community effort to inspire deep sea conservation.
November 1, 2024
by
Ellen Rikhof
How a Girl Scout project became a widespread community effort to inspire deep sea conservation.
An elephants with large tusks walks among leafless trees.
Op-Eds

The Elephant in the Room: How Governance Matters as Much as Funding in Species Conservation

A new global study reveals we’re missing the mark on understanding the critical role of governance in species conservation. COP16 is the moment to set us on the right path.
October 30, 2024
by
Trina Rytwinski
A new global study reveals we’re missing the mark on understanding the critical role of governance in species conservation. COP16 is the moment to set us on the right path.
DNA
Op-Eds

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s Decision on Genetic Resources Will Violate National Sovereignty

As written, Decision 15/9 won’t allocate conservation funds in a manner that delivers the greatest benefit. There’s a better way.
October 30, 2024
by
Joseph Henry Vogel
As written, Decision 15/9 won’t allocate conservation funds in a manner that delivers the greatest benefit. There’s a better way.
Trees in the foreground, mountains and clouds in the background
Voices

Protect This Place: The Mountainous Ulu Masen Ecosystem

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.
October 29, 2024
by
Joe Figel and Photography by Hermansyah and Irwan “Kayukul” Yoga
This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.
Students lift packs of water from into the back of a truck
Voices

Haul Water, Rescue Pigs, Help Neighbors: How My Students Confronted Climate Chaos in a Horrific Hurricane Season

Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
October 16, 2024
by
Mallory McDuff
Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
A Chinook salmon swims in shallow water above a rocky river bottom
Op-Eds

Why Indigenous-Led Management Is Integral to Reconciliation and Restoration Efforts

Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.
October 15, 2024
by
Jillian Everly
Western science structures are embedded in a deeply rooted settler-colonial mindset. Indigenous traditional knowledge has the potential to overturn western systems destined for doom.
Op-Eds

Wildfire Data Is Flawed — Here’s How to Fix It

The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.
October 7, 2024
by
Sarah Hyden
The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.
A few scraggly trees on a pollution-filled street
Op-Eds

Tree Cutting in Egypt: The Desertification of Governance

Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?
October 2, 2024
by
Essam Shaban
Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?

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