UN unites countries to save the planet’s biodiversity and halt the extinction of vulnerable species
Nearly every country in the world kicked off a UN-backed meeting on Monday aimed at…
Browsing: biological diversity
Ships are killing whales off the California coast. Slowing down ships could save their lives
The towering container ships and tankers that cruise in and out of San Francisco Bay…
California has room for cougars and affordable housing
JP RoseThe town of Woodside entered a frenzied news cycle in February, then abruptly left…
Scientists are going bat crazy, as Hill’s horseshoe bat feared extinction is discovered in Nyungwe Forest – Reuters
Hill’s Horseshoe Bat It was believed to be extinct, until researchers disturbed its sleep in…
Patrols work, but community conservation needs rethinking, study finds
A recent study of Uganda’s Kibale National Park found that nine species of mammals, including…
California court rejects sprawl development near San Diego
SAN DIEGO—Citing wildfires, a judge ruled against a proposed 3,000-unit development for the city of…
The US Fish and Wildlife Service refuses to protect any endangered species from nerve pesticides
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the widely used insecticide…
How proposed changes to the Biodiversity Act are on the wrong side of the law
A scene in Vellarimala, Kerala. Photo: fahad pgd/Unsplash An Amendments Bill to the Biological Diversity…
Indian grasslands hold a treasure trove of endemic plants
Indian savannahs contain 206 endemic plant species, 43% of which have been described in the…
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BEYOND THE LOCAL: thousands of surveillance cameras confirm that protected areas preserve species diversity
Although environmental factors such as temperature and vegetation productivity are known to affect species distribution…
#StopExtinction #AltoALaExtinción #StopExtinction | NRDC
There is a global treaty on biodiversity. He needs to stop the extinctions now. Co-authored…
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Conservation groups call on wealthy countries to fund biodiversity efforts
Environmental groups call for $60 billion a year for biodiversity fundingWealthy nations responsible for trade…
NGOs urge UK and other wealthy nations for $60bn international nature funding pledge
A coalition of the world’s largest environmental NGOs is…
Climate report forces paradigm-shifting nature deal
Puffer Pond Assabet River NWR Photo credit Jay Beeler The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
A Mexican court is asked to rule on behalf of indigenous Mayan youth in a constitutional challenge to the massive exploitation of industrial pigs in the Yucatán Peninsula
MEXICO, Mexico– Conservation groups, scientists, doctors and public health experts today filed a legal case…
Legal petition urges Biden administration to ban toxic agricultural pesticides in national wildlife refuges
WASHINGTON—The Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Food Safety today filed a legal…
Oregon wolf shot dead in latest round of state killings
A wolf in Oregon was found shot on the morning of February 15 in the…
Guest Comment: List shark under Endangered Species Act
Conservation organizations Defend Them All Foundation and the Center for Biological Diversity have submitted a…
Nevada geothermal project leads the way as court battles rage
RENO, Nov.- Bulldozers broke ground on geothermal developer Ormat’s Dixie Meadows geothermal project in Churchill…
Deadly wildfires, noise pollution and disruptive rhythm of life cycles: UN report identifies imminent environmental threats
February 18, 2022 • • Download logo Wildfires burn more severely and…
California bill aims to improve wildlife connectivity and public safety
SACRAMENTO, California— Assembly Members Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced a bill…
Booker, Blumenthal, Carper and Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Protect the North Atlantic Right Whale
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE),…
US files complaint citing Mexico’s lack of protection for vaquita marina porpoise
The United States filed the first environmental complaint under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). He…
US Will Use Trade Leverage to Save Near-Extinct Vaquita Porpoise in Sea of Cortez
Scientists are returning a vaquita, a tiny, stocky-nosed porpoise on the brink of extinction, to…
What explains the Centre’s haste to change wildlife and biodiversity laws?
This article was originally published on yarn science, our site dedicated to the reporting and…
Court lifts ban on Churchill County geothermal power plant
A rare Dixie Valley toad sits in the grass in June 2017 in the Dixie…
Groups Chase Maui Resort Lights Confusing Seabirds | Radio WGN 720
through: JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press Job : February 7, 2022 / 8:55 p.m. CST…
US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight.
Unless the Fish and Wildlife Service changes course due to new information, the plant will…
David Suzuki: Our marks on the planet don’t have to be permanent
Last year, a group of international environmentalists published an article that offered benchmarks for achieving…
US eyes rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
RENO — The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to designate critical habitat for…
Delhi seeking an OECM label for its biodiversity parks | Latest Delhi News
A day after Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram was declared India’s first “other effective area-based…
Endangered designation requested for Pantanal wetlands in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay
GLAND, Switzerland- Conservation groups today sent an urgent letter to the Ramsar Convention Secretariat asking…
Mr. Goodbar, famous Borderlands stray wolf, shot dead in New Mexico but survives
SILVER CITY, NM– The endangered Mexican gray wolf who spent five days surveying the border…
New lawsuit again seeks to remove endangered species status for warbler: TPPF refuses to leave birdies alone – News
Golden cheeked warbler (Photo by Bobby Leath) On January 12, the conservative think tank Texas…
Wild Siberian tigers rebound in China; no longer captured by wildlife cameras
The Siberian Tiger Photo: Courtesy of Tencent Editor’s note:China is working towards the goal of…
Governor Inslee makes three new appointments to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
OLYMPIA, Washing.– Governor Jay Inslee today named three new members to the Washington Fish and…
Denied protection for two decades, New Mexico butterfly finally nominated for ‘endangered’ status
WASHINGTON— In response to a third legal petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the…
An endangered wolf has gone in search of a mate. The border wall blocked it.
In late 2021, an endangered Mexican gray wolf embarked on an epic journey.Known as Mr.…
SFI offers greenwashing of unsustainable logging
As the climate crisis intensifies, scientists point out that conserving primary forests Must be a…
‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: Volunteers working to save Joshua trees | Trees and forests
Jhe trees are not exactly imposing. Slender and spiky, with limbs clutching small, sharp leaf…
Home improvement retailers can help save our forests
Cover photo credit: JLS photography, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The largest intact forest in the…
Creating a unified local response to the global biodiversity crisis – Marin Independent Journal
Will 2022 be better than 2021? It is up to us to improve it by…
Federal plans would risk extinction of Florida panthers and key deer
Taking a page straight from the Trump administration’s anti-conservation playbook, late last year the Biden…
Monarch butterfly conservation efforts are improving. Are they sufficient?
Monarch butterflies have a moment – in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside.…
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Artist paints endangered species like icons
There’s a glittering hummingbird in mid-flight, a flamingo nestled in its feathers, and a loggerhead…
Measuring Success: The Path to Real Conservation Gains
The past decade has seen significant but insufficient progress in protecting areas that support endangered…
China’s surprisingly robust marine protection system
Item body China, as the world’s largest producer and consumer of seafood, is well known…
How nature is more than a carbon sink
Discussions on carbon credits at COP26 highlighted how difficult it is to apply a global…
Lawsuit seeks to block two geothermal power plants in Nevada
RENO – Environmentalists and tribal leaders are suing the U.S. government to block construction of…
Evolutionary biology pioneer EO Wilson dies at 92
“Future generations will forgive us for our horrific genocidal wars, because it will go too…
Deforestation promotes global warming
KARACHI: Human health and well-being are closely associated with forests which cover almost a third…
Legal action looming to stop Peregrine oil and gas project in Alaska’s NPR-A
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has said it intends to sue the United States…
Four California Frog Populations Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection
SACRAMENTO – In response to a petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity,…
Sunflower Sea Star One step closer to protecting the Endangered Species Act
SAN FRANCISCO— Following a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Marine Fisheries…
The Revelator’s 12 Best Environmental Reviews of 2021 • The Revelator
Our experts have spoken on hot topics ranging from plastic pollution to the extinction crisis.…
A green path to biodiversity
Giant panda habitat in Xiling snow mountain in Sichuan province. [Photo by Zhou Mengqi/For China…
Remembering the explorer on the loose Dr Thomas Lovejoy – National Geographic Society newsroom
The National Geographic Society is deeply saddened by the passing of National Geographic Explorer at…
130 endangered wildlife species in Iran
TEHRAN – There are 1,300 animal species in the country, of which 130 are endangered…
Lawsuit launched to protect Washington’s endangered salmon, killer whales and trout from cyanide pollution
PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation organizations today filed formal notice of their intention to sue several federal…
The bright side: where are the birds?
Last year I had to fill the bird feeders daily. This year, this task is…
Jumping slugs: the tiny sticky acrobats of the Northwestern forests
The Pacific Northwest is home to a group of rare species you’ve probably never heard…
In Punjab, sacred forests are shrinking due to encroachment and invasive species
Only a small part of the geographical area of Punjab is forested. Nourished by the…
What wildlife awaits you in Grand Canyon National Park?
The Grand Canyon is home to iconic animals (and a few surprising ones) – here’s…
The biodiversity crisis needs its net zero moment
October 2021 was an important month for crisis meetings. There was the big event, COP26,…
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve receives the Blue Park award
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve make history as Kenya’s first blue park to be recognized…
Montana pushes to end federal protections for some grizzly bears
Montana officials are seeking to end federal protections for grizzly bears in the northwestern state,…
Wyo Endorses Tri-State Grizzly Hunting Pact as Part of De-listing Campaign
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have struck a pact to…
Virgin River backbone caught in endangered species lawsuit – St George News
File photo: Park biologists study Virgin River medulla in Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah,…
Measures in place to preserve the marine environment, maintain water quality
The Water Quality Section of the Environmental Monitoring and Laboratory Department of the Ministry of…
Work with clients for 20 years to conserve urban biodiversity with the indigenous landscaping concept “Gohon no Ki” (five trees)
OSAKA, Japan, Dec 3 2021 / PRNewswire / – Sekisui House, Ltd. has been pursuing…
Heat, no food, deadly time: climate change is killing seabirds
PORTLAND, Maine – Global warming is wreaking havoc on seabirds who are suffering from declining…
Fish and Wildlife sued in Missoula for failing to protect Montana’s endangered species
By Darrell Ehrlick (Daily Montanan)November 30, 2021 November 30, 2021 Through Missoula current A grizzly…
Hunting, fishing in shelters are the subject of a lawsuit | national news
An environmental group sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service for expanding access to hunting…
The exhibition presents the flora and fauna of the city
Ti Gong Children explore a simulated urban habitat during the exhibition. Children learn about biodiversity…
When beauty doesn’t need makeup.
Despite its small size, Costa Rica is part of the richest countries in biodiversity on…
Climate and declining population prompt BLM to revise plans for Wyoming sage grouse
Changes in the management of federal lands could occur in Wyoming, where about 38% of…
More land in British Columbia needs to be protected – Summerland Review
Mr. Editor: Between floods, wildfires and growing concern about declining salmon, it’s been a tough…
Biden administration urged to consult with tribal nations on gray wolf management, protection
WASHINGTON – Following the conclusion of the White House Tribal Nations Summit last week, more…
Biparty Bill Could Provide Money to Help Endangered Wildlife in New Mexico | Local News
The little prairie chicken could be listed as endangered for the second time in eight…
Report: Wool production leads to heavy biodiversity losses and the price to pay for the climate
NEW YORK, new York- Wool production is a key contributor to biodiversity loss and climate…
New FERC Commissioner urged to prioritize environmental and energy justice
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Willie Phillips to fill a vacant…
California’s historic Dean Witter ranch protected for conservation, free public access
GLEN OAK, California.- After a two and a half year effort and with the support…
Lawsuits have been launched for denial and delay of federal protections to 10 species
WASHINGTON – The Center for Biological Diversity today filed two official notices of intent to…
Court restores lobster fishing restriction in Gulf of Maine to protect endangered right whales
BOSTON – The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted an emergency motion to…
Desert turtles are in real danger. The road to extinction is paved with solar panels, cannabis and hungry crows
Here’s how you recognize a desert turtle when you see one: it’s the thing that…
Letter: Help tackle the climate crisis by protecting more land
We have all seen how climate change and the accelerating extinction of species threaten us…
Big Ag furious as EPA says popular herbicides are driving species to extinction
By Brett WilkinsAs Big Ag ranted Monday over a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling…