Security for Foreign Aid Workers
April 12th, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
When we think about humanitarian aid workers, we have a tendency to think about the good work they do, and the personal sacrifices they make in their efforts to help others. But not often enough do we consider the dire circumstances and imminent danger that they put themselves in. The killing of several foreign workers at...
Tags: aid, Guardian, Humanitarian, UN
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 Bi...
Tags: Alaska, biodiversity, Conservation, Guardian, Marine Protected Area, polar bear, rhino, tigers, UK
October 13th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Maryam Fejvai in Endangered Species
The Guardian has published Biodiversity 100, a list of places in our world that require immediate preservation. The list calls on G20 countries to preserve and protec...
Tags: 100, biodiversity, boreal, bumblebee, caribou, Copenhagen, dolphins, forest, G20, government, Guardian, Nagoya, Our World 2.0
July 14th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
A recent study shows that populations of large mammals such as zebra, buffalo and lion in the African national parks declined by an average of 59% between 19...
Tags: Africa, African Conservation Foundation, Big Five, Biology Conservation, bushmeat, Guardian, mammal, Masai Mara, national parks, population, Serengeti, South Africa, Wildlife, Zoological Society of London
