Conservation

As written, Decision 15/9 won’t allocate conservation funds in a manner that delivers the greatest benefit. There’s a better way.

Massive art installations depicting birds and other wildlife help bring a touch of nature, and creative inspiration, to cities around Europe.

Plus a spotlight on leopards, the risks to primates, the link between bats and chocolate, otter taste buds, and a whole lot more.

These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.

The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.

Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come with a cost.

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.

Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.