Over 30 percent of open ocean sharks and rays face extinction
The first global study of open ocean (pelagic) sharks and rays found that 32 percent of the species are threatened with extinction largely due to overfishing and bycatch
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Forest Recovery Programs in Madagascar
Despite being one of the last habitable land masses on earth to be settled by man, Madagascar has lost more of its forests than most countries; less than 10% of its original forest cover now remains, and much of that is degraded.
Sharks: More Important than You Realise, Less Tough Than You Thought
For most people, it's hard to be sympathetic toward sharks, especially after the likes of such films as Jaws, a shark trilogy that left its negative imprint on the psyches of many Americans young and old.
Conservation through commerce in Costa Rica
An interview with Alvaro del Castillo, director of Proyecto Asís in Costa Rica.
South Africa Creates Planet's 4th Largest Marine Protected Area
South Africa's move creates millions of happy campers. Oooh, how cute. FYI, hat tip to my friends at The Good News Network - who tipped us off to this great news.
Environmental Philanthropy, One Person At a Time
It's a long and winding road back through the woods to the half-finished house where Don Robinson lives. The house itself has stone floors, older furniture and few amenities.
Ocean Futures Society Warns on Whales
Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team know just how pervasive PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or flame retardants) are.
U.S. imports 1 billion pet animals from the wild between 2000 and 2006
Poor regulation of the international wildlife trade has increased the vulnerability of the U.S. to outbreaks of disease and alien invasive species, report researchers writing in Science.
Howler monkeys poisoned because of misinformed link to yellow fever
There have been numerous reports of howler monkeys poisoned in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul due to misinformation regarding the monkeys and the yellow fever virus.
Protecting global biodiversity must include islands
If the world is to save biodiversity, island are key, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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