Only seven hands went up, when a room filled with over 100 conservationists was asked “Who here is under the age of 35?” Conservation leaders from around the country flew … Read more
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United States Proposes Listing Monarchs as a Threatened Species
This December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed a listing of the North American migratory monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. So, what does that … Read more
What the Listing of the Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Really Means
By now you’ve probably heard the news: the monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species. The stunning butterfly species, once common across the United States and famous for … Read more
World’s Largest Conservation Conference Celebrates Big Wins
The National Wildlife Federation’s International Wildlife Conservation team, Senior Climate Scientist, and Associate Director for the Pacific joined with our Hawai‘i state affiliate, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, in representing the … Read more
Achieving Zero Deforestation Agriculture
Since 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to conserve the nation’s wildlife and wild places. As part of our 80th anniversary celebration, we are recognizing important moments in our … Read more
Help Define a Sustainable Future for All
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA4UpDMkOUs[/youtube] This is happening on our watch: so what are we doing about it? A whole lot, but not enough and not nearly fast enough. Our window of opportunity is … Read more
Highlighting Indigenous Kinship with Nature
The upcoming International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s World Conservation Congress (#IUCNCongress) in September is our opportunity to share with other global citizens our amazing islands. WCC, long … Read more
The Olympics of the Conservation World: Coming to Hawai‘i
Do not let anyone tell you that dreams do not come true – this is a story about a dream that came true and that can change the future for … Read more
Planet at the Crossroads
Editor’s Note: The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 will be the first major international conservation event held in the United States in decades, and the decisions made there will have … Read more
