Written by: Saidia Ali, Policy Options
In a time of rapid urbanization, cities and nature are often seen as incompatible: either biodiversity suffers as cities grow or cities are contained to protect nature.
There is no question that human activities impact...
Written by: Victoria Masterson
The bioeconomy is becoming big business in Colombia.
By protecting and restoring the Amazon rainforest – and cultivating some of its 80,000 plant species – communities are replacing work that once relied on deforestation.
Here, we detail three...
Written by: Kimberly White
WildAid has announced an ambitious new plan to strengthen enforcement of 250 marine and coastal areas by 2025. These areas have been designated as protected but lack crucial support, thereby leaving local marine wildlife and coastal...
Written by: Kimberly White
Africa's Great Green Wall Initiative has received a significant funding boost.
During the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity, the initiative garnered financial support from the Government of France, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank. One...
Written by: Maria Salazar
Under the sea, jutting into the Pacific from the southern Peruvian department of Ica, rises a mountain range called Dorsal de Nasca. The 93 submarine mountains harbor more than 1,100 species, many of them endemic,...
Written by: Kimberly White
California is cracking down on plastic pollution. Plastic produce bags are soon to be a thing of the past in the Golden State thanks to a new law.
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill into law...
Written by: Achim Steiner and Tatiana Rosito
Human life on Earth is currently at odds with the survival of the planet itself. Human activity – from conflict to commerce and construction to farming and fossil fuel use – is depleting...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, has announced that Canada will host a summit focused on the global protection of nature.
"Canadians love and value nature. That's why the Government of Canada is...
Written by: Kimberly White
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has announced a new strategy to aid koala recovery following the bushfires that have razed New South Wales and Queensland. Bushfires have destroyed more than two million hectares in the...
Written by: Farhana Parvin
This year, Bangladesh has seen its highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs, thanks to extensive conservation actions, including building awareness among local people and the vigilance of local conservation groups to ensure favorable conditions for...











