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Conservation

UN Head Decries 'Senseless and Suicidal' Destruction of Nature as New Report Urges Systemic Solutions

This aerial photo shows a large swathe of Indonesian rainforest destroyed by deforestation in service of palm oil plantations on Borneo. (Photo: Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)

Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

A great white shark, seen here swimming near Isla Guadalupe off the coast of Baja California del Norte, Mexico. (Photo: pterantula/Flickr/cc)

"Climate change is scrambling our ocean ecosystems and sometimes it produces surprises with a whole lot of teeth," said one marine researcher.

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'Nature Is Under Siege': Scientists Sound Alarm About Insect Apocalypse

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A dragonfly sits in reedbeds on the Isle of Grain on August 31, 2016 in Isle of Grain, England. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The lead author of the new research package notes that insects "are absolutely...

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Despite 90% Population Plunge, Trump Admin Refuses Monarch Butterflies Endangered Species Protection

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

The federal government has failed to extend Endangered Species Act protection to the monarch butterfly, despite a 90% drop in population this century. (Photo: John Flannery/Flickr/cc)

"The immediate answer is two things. One, we restore a lot of habitat. And two...

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A grizzly bear takes a stroll on an autumn day in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Photo: Ania Tuzel Photography/Flickr/cc)

'Most Anti-Wildlife President in History' Puts Out Lame Duck Rule to Gut Species Protection

Groups to Sue Trump's Fish & Wildlife Service After Officials Refuse Protections for Endangered Wolverines

'Disaster for Endangered Species and the Natural World': Advocates Decry Trump Move to Gut Habitat Protection Law

Sand hill Cranes, Grus canadensis, at roosting pond at dusk Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. (Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

'Major Victory': Court Tosses Out Trump Interior's Gutting of Century-Old Protections for Migratory Birds

A red admiral butterfly stands on a flower in an urban garden in the city center on August 9, 2018 in Berlin.

'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years

'Horrific': Human Rights Advocates Call for Investigation Into Death of Second Monarch Butterfly Defender in Mexico

After Protections Gutted, Audubon Society Dubs Trump Interior Dept. the 'Bird Killer Department'

monarch nectaring on a showy milkweed

'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse

"Like one of America's very first national monuments, the Grand Canyon, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts is a natural treasure," said NRDC's KateDesormaeu. "It provides habitat for a wide range of species, from endangered whales to Atlantic puffins to centuries-old deep-sea corals."(Photo: stephenallen75 / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

'Victory for Our Oceans': US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama

bee on flower

Conservationist Warns 'Unnoticed Apocalypse' of Insects 'Should Set Alarms Ringing'

Scientists Demand 'Paradigm Shift' After Study Shows 'Frightening' Decline of Insects and Spiders

Planet images showing Nova Bandeirantes in Mato Grosso after a fire on Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo: courtesy of Planet Labs Inc.)

Views of Destruction: Satellite Images Reveal Devastating Amazon Fires in Almost Real-Time

Newswire

Environment America

New Report Outlines How Ocean Protections Help Marine Life Bounce Back

Oil Change International

Oil Change U.S. Response to Additional Biden Selections on Climate, Energy

350.org

350.org on Biden’s Selection of Rep. Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary

Environment America

With Rep. Deb Haaland at Interior, U.S. Will Be Better Positioned to Meet Ambitious Conservation Goals

Greenpeace

Trump Administration to Gut Roadless Rule, Inviting Disaster to the Tongass National Forest

Earthjustice

Earthjustice and National Butterfly Center Urge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Shut Down Illegal Private Border Wall Construction in Texas

Views

Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy

Young Madagascar Farmers Find New Ways to Help Lemurs, Rainforests—and Themselves

Vandana Shiva

Reclaiming Our Common Home: Expand the Commons to Include Everything We Need

Liz Kimbrough

Top Positive Environmental Stories From 2020

Tim Whitehouse

The Final Frontier: When Nature is a Nuisance to Development

Subhankar Banerjee

Species in Peril: Loss, Love and Protection

Dayton Martindale

The Strategic Case for Animal Liberation

Markie Miller, Crystal Jankowski

Abolish Earth Day

Courtney Bourgoin

What We Lose When We Lose Wildlife

Karen Stillerman

Farm State Voters See Soil as a Solution to Agriculture’s Woes

Julianne Tveten

Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science