Protect This Place

One of the least explored regions on Earth is also part of the largest intact forest ecosystem in the Pacific.

A proposed timber sale within the Yaak Valley threatens massive old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first climate refuge?

Home to important plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and the border wall.

Park boundaries can’t protect against everything, and the trees that give the reserve its name remain threatened by climate change, fire, and an invasive fungus.

Beef and soybean agriculture are carving up this massive forest, which spans four countries and has some of the world’s highest deforestation rates.

Home to glaciers, snow leopards, and rich human cultures, Ladakh suffers from a lack of political representation, which has inspired recent protests.

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.

Local communities strive to protect local forests and headwaters that include some of the Amazon River’s most important water sources.

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.

A timber sale looms over hiking trails, a nearby city’s water supply, and already-vulnerable salmon and orca populations.