Kayapo: Part 4
Posted in Blog, Field Guides, News & Publications on 10/24/17
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." – Edward Abbey
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Safeguarding space for nature, securing our future
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 08/1/17
From our colleagues at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) WHEN: 27 Feb - 28 Feb 2018 WHERE: Huxley Lecture Theatre, Main Meeting Rooms, Zoological Society of London, Outer Circle, Regents Park, NW1 4RY REGISTER: www.zsl.org/ticket/safeguarding-space-for-nature-securing-our-future-both-days We are rapidly losing Earth’s wild species and wild spaces, with global vertebrate populations set to decline by two-thirds by 2020. Under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have pledged to protect,...
Read MoreNNH Network recruits support for protection of half the planet by 2050
Posted in Blog, News & Publications, Quotes & Comments on 04/14/17
First-ever Nature Needs Half Network reception engages conservation leaders with a new scientific framework and roadmap for the protection of 50% of Earth’s wild lands. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5th, 2017 – Dozens of conservation leaders gathered on Wednesday of last week at a reception hosted by the Nature Needs Half Network to provide feedback on an audacious plan to protect half the planet’s wilderness by 2050. Representatives from the scientific,...
Read MoreNature Needs Half Network [VIDEO]
Posted in Blog, Multi-Media, News & Publications on 10/14/16
Read MoreWe Can Put an End to the Extinction Crisis
Posted in Blog, Multi-Media, News & Publications on 10/13/16
What needs to be done, who is doing it, and how it is getting done The Nature Needs Half Network sees two main goals: Protecting half the Earth one ecoregion at a time to preserve maximum biodiversity Defend human well-being by protecting the environment on which they depend for breathable air, potable water, fertile soils, and a stable climate. This effort is rapidly evolving, but at the highest level the...
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Biodiverse Urban Habitats in Ioannina, Greece
Posted in Blog, News & Publications, Urban on 03/18/14
By: Austin Perez One of Greece's largest cities has proven to be an unexpected biodiversity hotspot supporting an urban habitat for a diverse array of vegetative species. Ioannina is a city in the northwestern region of Greece with a population of over 112,000 people, and is full of centuries worth of history and culture. But researchers have recently discovered that Ioannina is also a biodiversity hotspot and provides a fruitful habitat for a...
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The Flathead River Valley
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 09/25/12
By: Austin Perez The Flathead River Valley is a vast area of magnificently beautiful wilderness that spans across the United States/Canada border from British Columbia to Montana. Conservation groups have just announced that more than $10 million in private and public funds have been acquired to protect the Flathead River Valley from mining and oil and gas development. In doing so, a major step has been taken towards ensuring the...
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Wild Oceans!
Posted in Blog, News & Publications on 03/26/12
By: Vance G. Martin The great Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is one of the planet’s most important marine habitats, upon which many of the other oceans, seas and marine wildlife depend. In October 2011, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) called for the creation of a network of marine protected areas and no-take marine reserves in 19 specific areas. A keystone in this plan is their proposal to designate the Ross...
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