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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.
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.
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.
Wrecked fishing trawler
Environmental Books

Outlaw Oceans: Exposing Slavery, Overfishing and Other Abuses on the High Seas

Journalist Ian Urbina’s daring new book The Outlaw Ocean uncovers a dark world of exploitation on the high seas — a world that exists out of the public eye and beyond the rule of law.
August 20, 2019
by
Steven T. Jones
Journalist Ian Urbina’s daring new book The Outlaw Ocean uncovers a dark world of exploitation on the high seas — a world that exists out of the public eye and beyond the rule of law.
African elephant
Extinction Countdown

Five Things to Watch at This Month’s Big Wildlife Trade Treaty Meeting

New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
August 16, 2019
by
John R. Platt
New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
tokay gecko
Voices

Millions of Tokay Geckos Are Taken From the Wild Each Year. International Protection Could Help Save Them

Indonesia raised its captive and export quotas for this over-exploited species, just as new international regulations are about to be discussed.
August 14, 2019
by
Chris R. Shepherd and Vincent Nijman and Jordi Janssen
Indonesia raised its captive and export quotas for this over-exploited species, just as new international regulations are about to be discussed.
Berta Cáceres vigil
Voices

The Shocking Number of Environmentalists Murdered Each Year

A new report from Global Witness found that three environmental defenders were murdered every week in 2018 and many more were criminalized for working to protect the land, water and other vital resources.
August 9, 2019
by
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan
A new report from Global Witness found that three environmental defenders were murdered every week in 2018 and many more were criminalized for working to protect the land, water and other vital resources.
speckled skink
Extinction Countdown

‘A Complete Enigma’ — New Zealand Lizard Declared Extinct 130 Years After Only Sighting

But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.
August 8, 2019
by
John R. Platt
But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.
earth fire
Editorials

Earth’s Hottest Month Lights a Fire for Progress

While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?
August 7, 2019
by
John R. Platt
While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?

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