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Gucci Goes Green at Paris Fashion Week

 |  Mar 5, 2013

This post was written by Nathalie Walker, Manager of National Wildlife Federation’s Tropical Agriculture, Forests and Climate Project For decades, fashion designers have looked to wildlife and the natural world for inspiration. … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – February 10, 2012

 |  Feb 10, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Major Milestone for Sustainable Biofuels February 10 – The … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – December 9, 2011

 |  Dec 9, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: After 150 Years, Tribes to Welcome Home Wild Bison … Read more

Haunted Forests

 |  Oct 31, 2011

Halloween is the time when ghosts of ages past appear! It is not only the ghosts of those people who have past though that can be seen haunting our historic … Read more

New Documentary on Deforestation’s Threat to Lemurs

,  |  Sep 13, 2011

Humans may have only one planet, but imagine if we had only one island? That’s the reality for lemurs, primates that live only on Madagascar. And as a new documentary … Read more

VIDEO – At Climate Talks, NWF Presses for Reduced Deforestation in Brazil

 |  Dec 9, 2010

In the past decade, deforestation has accounted for over 50 percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions and it’s the world’s third largest emitter of carbon. Agriculture for things like cattle … Read more

Stopping Massive Deforestation – A Bright Spot at Climate Talks

 |  Dec 7, 2010

As we’ve discussed in previous posts, expectations are pretty modest for climate progress at the international talks here in Cancun. There are some places where we can and must act, … Read more

Cancun Climate Negotiations: No Holiday in the Sun

 |  Dec 1, 2010

From the National Wildlife Federation’s perspective, there are three critical things that must happen to consider Cancun a success. Read more

Next Round of Climate Talks a Challenge

 |  Nov 22, 2010

As we discussed in a recent post, getting progress at the international climate talks that kick off next week in Cancun, Mexico will be a challenge. What forward movement we see in … Read more

Let’s Commit to Tropical Forest Conservation

,  |  Apr 7, 2010

Tropical rainforests are diverse habitats that are home to half of the world’s plant and wildlife species, and protecting these forests is crucial to wildlife and to the health of … Read more