Despite repeated attacks, the Soy Moratorium in the Brazilian Amazon is safe—at least for a while. This is a huge win, not only for tropical forest conservation, but also for … Read more
November, 2014
A $100M Step Toward Restoring the Gulf
The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a second round of Gulf restoration projects, totaling $99.2 million. A total of 25 projects across the Gulf will seek to restore … Read more
NWF Helps Score Win for Colorado Wildlife Haven
As drilling geared up in the Rockies in the early 2000s, a rallying cry among people worried about the natural gas boom’s effects in Colorado was “Save the Roan!” The … Read more
5 Intriguing Behaviors of Rutting Elk (Videos)
The elk mating season (the rut) takes place every fall, prompted by shorter day lengths. Males (bulls) breed with a number of females (cows) during this time, and exhibit a few fascinating … Read more
Clean Energy: Working for Wildlife
It is well known that the burning of fossil fuels releases carbon and other pollutants into the air when burned, which directly contribute to climate change and pose a dire … Read more
Sydney World Parks Congress: Charting the Future of Nature
Over the past week more than 5,000 conservationists from around the world gathered here in Sydney, Australia to participate in the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress. This once-a-decade gathering is … Read more
Climate Adaptation Planning Gaining Momentum at Federal Level
Even if the federal government is moving slowly on the climate mitigation front, agencies are ramping up their efforts on climate adaptation, with a number of new reports, initiatives or … Read more
Eco-Schools USA Goes to College
Northwest Montessori is a private school in Seattle, Washington educating students Pre-K thru middle school. The school aims to build an environment that will help every student explore, communicate, … Read more
Offshore Wind Power Already Creating Local Jobs, Commits to Creating Hundreds More
Deepwater ONE, an offshore wind power project to be built 30 miles east of Montauk, can send 200 MW of its home-grown clean energy to Long Island. But first, Governor … Read more
A Big Win for Wildlife: Senate Says No to Keystone XL Pipeline
Today, the Senate voted again on a bill that would’ve approved the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The effort, initiated by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), fell one vote short of the … Read more
