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Retired Banker Devotes His Millionaire Fortune to Restoring Protective Sand Dunes on Island Beaches
Like with spouses, some people lay their eyes on a stretch of beach and are never the same again.
Fortunately for the dunes along the...
The World Achieves its Target to Protect More Land, Adding 42%—the Size of Russia—in Last Decade
Since 2010, over 8.1 million square miles have been added to the world’s network of national parks and conservation areas, an area greater than...
Millionaire Turned Quadriplegic Jon Ayers is Giving it All to Save Wild Cats, After Finding a New Purpose
As a quadriplegic, Jon Ayers can't move his limbs, but his voice is filled with excitement. His eyes dart around his office, projecting the...
These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to receive warnings from a new service using satellites to...
Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Colombian Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
In the jungles of Colombia, former FARC guerrillas become citizen scientists, protecting the biodiversity of the jungles where they once fought.
German 12-Year-old Boy Plants 1Million Trees, Takes Over UN Program to Plant a Trillion More
The world is a lot greener thanks to this 20-year-old and his army of “climate ambassadors” who have pledged to plant trees and use...
Fighter Gives Up Stardom to Bring Dignity to the Pygmy People
He was a star on the professional fight circuit, a mixed martial artist who dominated the competition. But Justin Wren gave it all up...
Ancient Incan Plant Remedy Set to Replace Dental Injections
The herbal remedy for toothache, used for centuries by an indigenous tribe in the Amazon is being turned into a commercial treatment for...
‘Comeback’ Forests Rich in Biodiversity, Say Scientists
Tropical forests that have regrown after deforestation are proving more significant havens of biodiversity than previously thought, scientists said last week. A...
Theologians Converge on Brazil to Envision a Sustainable World
Theologians from around the world are converging on Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River in northeast Brazil, to develop a theology for...
Benazir Bhutto Honored During 60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights
Marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 10, the United Nations honored individuals for outstanding work...
Brazil to Crack Down on Recent Rise in Deforestation
Brazil announced it will send police and environmental agents to the rainforest in an emergency move aimed at stopping an alarming rise in deforestation...
77,000 Acres of Pristine Forest Purchased for Protection in Guatemala and Belize
One of the largest and most intact privately owned forest lands in Guatemala is now protected from development.
The Nature Conservancy purchased two pristine...
Cameroon, France Sign Africa’s First Debt-for-Nature Swap
France and Cameroon have signed a debt-for-nature swap that aims to conserve some of the most pristine and threatened rainforest in Africa. Under...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...