Conservation

World Wetlands Day is a United Nations International Day of Importance designed to educate people about these natural areas’ vital role in our ecological, economic, and social health. World Wetlands Day commemorates the signing of the “Convention on Wetlands of…Read More

While most of us know that the list of endangered animals is growing (a staggering 14% increase from 2007 to 2019), many of the photographs or animals that we see, from tigers to snow leopards, are carnivores. However, a recent…Read More

The Global Footprint Network determines an important date each year, but what exactly is Earth Overshoot Day? Based on 15,000 data points collected annually from each country by the United Nations, “Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand…Read More

Photo Credit: The cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev installing an antenna on the International Space Station in 2018 to track animal movements on Earth. Credit…A. Gerst/ESA/NASA (New York Times). The International Space Station has for the past 20 years…Read More

There are many issues to watch in 2020 and some that have been developing for decades are about to make big changes. One of those to follow up on is the constant fight between the protection of land and present…Read More

While summertime usually brings the onslaught of pesky critters that munch on our skin and ruin our garden tomatoes, summer is also the time when the pollinators of the world – the bees, birds, bats, butterflies, and the other small…Read More

This article was updated on June 8th, 2021. Today, the world celebrates and acknowledges the importance of oceans in the health of the planet. With the ocean’s theme: Life and Livelihoods, this year’s World Oceans Day focuses on the ocean’s role within…Read More

Image: Ecns.cn In times of distress like we are currently experiencing on a global scale, it’s hard to think about anything else but our health and the health of our loved ones. Reflecting on that, we thought about some things…Read More

This article was updated on March 3rd, 2021. Today we celebrate World Wildlife Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013. Today not only marks the day the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna…Read More

We are in an age that some scientists have called “the sixth extinction” because anywhere between 30 percent to 50 percent of species of flora and fauna are expected to go extinct by the middle of this century, according to…Read More