Tag: conservation

Finding My Wild: A Summit for Pride and the Planet 

One year ago, I summited Mera Peak—21,250 feet above sea level—in the Himalayas to raise funds for Wild Tomorrow,...

New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric

New York is now the first state in the U.S. to require new buildings to be built entirely electric,...

Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds

A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies...

Deepest-Known Animal Communities Found Almost Six Miles Below Sea Level

Thousands of mollusks and worms have been discovered by a Chinese submersible in the Mariana Trench, almost six miles...

Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: Report

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as...

Probiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida Coral

A beneficial bacterial probiotic is restoring hope for mitigating disease spread in corals off the coast of Florida. In...

Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date

Earth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what...

Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study

The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers...

UN’s Top Court Rules That ‘Clean, Healthy’ Environment Is a Human Right

In a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean,...