Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A pumped hydro facility is just one of many proposed clean energy projects that threaten cultural property of the Yakama Nation.

Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?

New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.

Removing dams is one thing, but thousands of levees also restrict rivers in the United States — and they’re not working as intended.

Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.

A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.

The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.

Ecuador’s Los Cedros Reserve, one of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats, could be wiped out by mining. A court case could save it — and set a precedent for the planet.