What is the COP? Since 1995, world leaders, negotiators, and thousands of other participants have converged for the COP, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention … Read more
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Four Ways the Biden Administration Can Prioritize Wildlife Starting on Day One
With over one-third of America’s wildlife species at increased risk of extinction and the threat of climate change drawing nearer, President-elect Joe Biden doesn’t have a moment to waste when … Read more

There’s Still Time to #ActOnClimate
We can no longer ignore the reality of climate change. Communities and ecosystems across the country are feeling the impacts of severe weather, flooding, droughts, wildfires, hotter summers, and wetter … Read more

Taking Action in the Era of Climate Change
We are witnessing the impacts of climate change across the country. Climate-fueled disasters have devastated communities — from cities deluged by hurricanes along the Atlantic Coast to the California and … Read more

The Paris Rulebook: Will it be enough to Safeguard People and Wildlife against Climate Change?
The 24th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) came to a close over the weekend, with negotiations going into overtime due … Read more

National Wildlife Federation and Affiliates Call for Climate Leadership
Representatives from countries around the world are gathered the last two weeks and this week in Bonn, Germany at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s twenty-third Conference of … Read more

WE ARE STILL IN: Global Gathering for Climate Action will Benefit Wildlife
Despite the U.S., the world moves toward a low-carbon future As they say in show business, “the show must go on”. Things are no different in the climate world. Trump’s … Read more

Harvey: With Climate Change, Unprecedented is the New Normal for Wildlife
The word unprecedented is being thrown around a lot these days. After Hurricane Harvey battered Texas with record rains and as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida and the Caribbean, … Read more

A Slipping World Leader
The Paris Agreement, methane rules, and now the Clean Power Plan— rollbacks on major climate policies are a reoccurring theme since the presidential election. These rollbacks on climate policies represent … Read more

Paris and The West
On the 28th of November, 2015, I boarded a plane in Denver and was headed to Paris for the 21st U.N. climate conference known as COP21. It was slated to … Read more