Mapping Population and Ecosystems
March 2nd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation, Humanitarian
Rural populations in developing countries are rapidly increasing, threatening many of the planet’s highest biodiversity regions, reports a new study by WWF called Mapping Population onto Priority Conservation Areas.
The Priority Conservation Areas in the study are 10 of the 19 places that WWF has determined are prio...
Tags: Africa, biodiversity, Conservation, mapping, population, WWF
March 1st, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
A new survey has found that a majority of voters in the Rocky Mountain region regard clean water, air and land that sustains wildlife as very important, de...
February 28th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
An AFISAP forest conservation initiative in Guatemala and a MDI-Nepal sustainable development project in Nepal have both won this year’s $200,000 Sa...
Tags: Conservation, forest, Guatemala, Nepal, sustainable, UNEP
February 21st, 2011 by Susie Hill in Conservation
The U.S. Forest Service is taking steps to mend fences with industry and conservation groups while addressing climate change.
Many forestry projects are stal...
Tags: Climate Change, forest, forestry, science, U.S. Forest Service
February 16th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Sharks are among the oldest species of fish in our oceans, with an evolutionary history that started before the dinosaurs roamed our planet. Worldwide, to...
Tags: Conservation, shark, tourism, U.S., UN
Eating Invasive Species
January 6th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Florida fishing derbies have a new target – to catch the invasive lionfish which threaten the Keys’ ecosystem, reports the New York Times. The lionfish is from the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea, and was introduced sometime in the 1990’s....
Tags: Conservation, invasive, lionfish, species
Conservation Stories of 2010
January 4th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
We hope you had a healthy and enjoyable holiday season. Before we move on, let’s take a quick look back at 2010, labeled the International Year of Biodiversity. The year had both good and bad conservation stories, according to a photo feature in th...
Tags: Alaska, biodiversity, Conservation, Guardian, Marine Protected Area, polar bear, rhino, tigers, UK
Endangered Ecosystems Mapping
December 13th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Conservation
Scientists are in the midst of creating a strategy that will help us to better understand and map threatened ecosystems. An international working group of biologists and conservation experts from the IUCN has been developing a ‘red list’ system to...
Tags: Climate Change, Conservation, ecosystem, IUCN, Red List
Conservation Agriculture
December 6th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Conservation
A recent study published in the Trocaire Development Review focuses on three semi-arid districts in Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate the positive effects of conservation agriculture on farmers in developing countries.
Conservation agriculture has bee...
Tags: agriculture, Climate Change, Conservation, farm, sustainable, water
Supporting Tiger Conservation
November 28th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
My weekend has featured Leonardo DiCaprio. Having enjoyed his movie Catch Me If You Can with a friend on Saturday evening, I was happy to learn on Sunday that he recently donated $1 million to tiger conservation. The money is being donated to tigers th...
Together Green Fellowships
November 25th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Susie Hill in Conservation
Audubon and Toyota are sponsoring an initiative that will encourage positive environmental change, according to Together Green.
Forty promising conservation leaders will receive Together Green fellowships that will provide the necessary tools and resources for ...
Tags: Audubon, Conservation, Together Green, Toyota
Biodiversity and Business
November 17th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Maryam Fejvai in Conservation
While businesses are important actors in the protection of biodiversity, they were not included in the COP 10 Convention on Biological Diversity, reports the Guardian. Under the current framework, there is no defined role for businesses in discussing and creating international polici...
Tags: biodiversity, business, Conservation, Nagoya
Biodiversity Boost
November 9th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Among the positive outcomes of the recent Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, was that over 15 protected areas of our world are to receive US $6.8 million for conservation.
These biodiversity areas include one with monk seals off Mauri...
Tags: biodiversity, Conservation, Guatemala, LifeWeb, Nagoya
Water Conservation
November 8th, 2010 by Maryam Fejvai in Conservation
Tucson, Arizona has been recognized for its water conservation program, reports Tuscon Citizen.com. The ‘Arizona Water Meter’ considered fifteen Arizona communities and evaluated them using seven criteria including per-capita water use and community-based co...
Tags: Arizona, Conservation, garden, pesticides, plant, water
Protecting Boreal Forest
November 4th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Conservation
Forward-looking environmental protection is just what this country needs in order to thrive in years to come. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger along with the Pimachiowin Aki Corporation are being recognized by top executives of major environmental groups for th...
Tags: boreal, environmental, Pimachiowin Aki, World Heritage
