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Two horses walk in a line up a gravel road while range rider Sigrid Olson walks next to them.

In Photos: On the Road with a Montana Range Rider Who Tracks Predators on Horseback

Range riders are reemerging in the western U.S. in response to the slow but sure resurgence of apex predators. As the animals return to their former territories, now also home to people, new tensions are emerging.

3p Editors & Emily Senkosky

July 14

Nature

As Human-Wildlife Conflict Rises, Zimbabwean Communities Find New Ways to Coexist

Rebounding populations of lions and elephants are venturing out of protected parklands and closer to nearby communities. With human-wildlife conflict on the rise, a grassroots organization is empowering communities with non-lethal solutions.

It’s Not Just Election Suppression: New Rules Aim to Cut the Public Voice from Public Policy

While not as attention-grabbing as the yearly election cycle, the comment period on new federal projects is a critical way the public can influence policy under the American form of government.

Tina Casey

July 2

Several people lean out of a row of parked cars and motorcycles to photograph an adult grizzly bear and its cub crossing the road.

Nature

The 50-Year-Old Conservation Law With a 99% Success Rate

The Endangered Species Act was signed over 50 years ago, and almost all of the thousands of plants and animals it has protected still exist today. Though the legislation is widely considered a remarkable victory for conservation, it's become controversial on Capitol Hill.

Taylor Haelterman

June 29

Sigrid Olson rides a brown horse on a gravel mountain road in the tree-covered Blackfoot Valley.

Nature

The Return of the Range Rider

The rapid development of once-wild spaces spurs growing pains for people and animals across the globe. Montana’s Blackfoot Valley became a testbed for coexistence as grizzlies and wolves returned to their former territory among the ranchland.

Emily Senkosky

June 29

The view from a mountainside overlooking several sections of burned forest separated by sections of greenery.

Nature

A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest trees grown in boot camp nurseries better endure?

Tina Deines, Inside Climate News

June 16

Tree Planting in Czech Republic — nature-based solutions

Corporate Foundation Funds Nature-Based Climate Solutions, from Minnesota Peatlands to the Czech Countryside

The Everpure Foundation is focused on nature-based solutions as a way to invest in both climate mitigation and community resilience.

Gary E. Frank

June 4

Nature

The Bhutanese Football Club Fighting to Save a Critically Endangered Bird from Extinction

Every time a player on Bhutan's Thimphu City Football Club scores a goal this season, they're racking up funding for white-bellied heron conservation efforts.

George Timms

May 26

A yellow, grey, black and white songbird, called a great tit, stands on flowering wisteria tree.

Nature

Paris Has Successfully Cut Noise Pollution, but Urban Birds Still Can’t Sing At Their Natural Pitch

Even in quieter cities, noise pollution forces birds to sing at higher pitches, diminishing their ability to defend territory and attract mates. Researchers say further noise-reduction efforts are vital for natural communication.

The Public Lands Transfer Battle Takes On a New Form in Forest Service Reorganization

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new overhaul of the Forest Service would increase the lumber industry's access to public lands. Outdoor recreation businesses are allying with recreationists and conservationists to push back.

Tina Casey

April 30

Sunlight peaks through the trees behind a cemetery.

Nature

Why Millions of Adorable Bees Are Emerging from This Cemetery

A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals and rare plants — than death.

Matt Simon

April 24

Aliyu Ibrahim stands at the front of a classroom holding a laptop in front of a chalkboard that reads, "Energy use in Nigeria."

Nature

On the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, Educating Young People is a Form of Resistance and a Means of Survival

The Green Panthers visit schools across Nigeria to reveal the far-reaching impacts of human destruction. They hope to inspire the country's youth to do things differently.

Abdullahi Jimoh

April 20

A view of the Yangtze River at sunset from above, while cargo ships traverse the water.

Nature

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

A doubling of fish biomass along Asia’s longest river shows hope for large-scale conservation efforts and a lifeline for the endangered finless porpoise.

Johnny Sturgeon, Inside Climate News

April 3

Casey Ryan stands in front of the water at Kicking Horse Reservoir in Montana with mountains visible in the background.

Nature

How Montana Tribes Are Using Sovereignty to Restore Their Waterways

‘We live at the backbone of the world, where the water begins.’

Emily Senkosky

March 23

Two orcas breach the water along the coast of the Pacific Northwest while a tanker ship sails past in the background.

Nature

AI Helps Protect Orcas from Noisy Ships in Washington’s Puget Sound

Endangered orcas are struggling to survive in the Puget Sound. Among other threats, noise from ships in the busy corridor can drown out the orcas’ communication and disrupt their use of echolocation to hunt. A new thermal imaging camera uses AI to spot whales and alert passing ships when they’re nearby.

Elyse Hauser

March 6

Boston Common, a public park full of grass, trees and paved walking paths, seen from above, surrounded by skyscrapers.

Nature

The Long View: 20 Years of Sustainability in Motion

Growing Greenery: The Rise of Urban Green Space

Green space provides abundant advantages to urbanites, from cutting air pollution and managing heat islands to increasing physical activity. Planners in major cities like London, Singapore and Berlin are capitalizing on these benefits to improve quality of life for residents.

Ruscena Wiederholt

February 2

The view of the landscape from a high point in Brassfield Estate Winery, looking out over vineyards and the mountains at sunset.

Nature

Where Wine Meets Wildlife: Why Brassfield Estate Lets Animals Roam the Vineyard

The winery only uses a tenth of its 5,000 acres to grow grapes. The rest is left for the bears, deer and other California critters to enjoy.

Ruscena Wiederholt

January 16

A brown Cascades frog sits in shallow water among grasses.

Nature

Cascades Frogs Vanished From Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2007. Now, They’re Back.

With careful site selection and antifungal baths, scientists are staging a frog comeback in the park.

Anton Sorokin, High Country News

January 9

A greater adjutant stork flies through the air.

Nature

The ‘Stork Sisters’ Saving a Species on the Brink

A young student set out to protect an endangered local bird. Two decades later, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman has built a 20,000-strong army of women conservationists.

Geetanjali Krishna

January 2

A green achoque salamander looks directly into the camera from its tank, displaying its gills that resemble a mane.

Nature

In Mexico, Scientists, Neighbors and Nuns Come Together to Save the Last Achoque Salamanders

Mexican conservationists, Dominican nuns, and scientists from the U.K.-based nonprofit Chester Zoo are working to save the critically-endangered achoque salamander, a natural wonder that’s notoriously difficult to track.

Elham Shirin

December 8, 2025

The Statsraad Lehmkuhl at sea on a sunny day with all of its sails open.

Nature

The Century-Old Sailing Ship That Became a Research Vessel

Outfitted with modern scientific equipment, the historic Statsraad Lehmkuhl proves ocean science isn’t just for formal research cruises.

Elyse Hauser

November 25, 2025

An adult Asian elephant and a calf rub their heads together.

Nature

A Shot At Survival: New Vaccine Brings Hope to Elephants Battling Deadly Disease

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, or EEHV, is a leading cause of death for young Asian elephants. Conservationists just developed a vaccine that could give the endangered species a fighting chance.

Ruscena Wiederholt

November 11, 2025

Sea turtle swimming in bright blue ocean - species that have been brought back from the brink of extinction

Nature

The Long View: 20 Years of Sustainability in Motion

Back from the Brink: Two Decades of Species Revival

Experts say we're in the middle of the sixth "mass extinction," with tens of thousands of animal species at risk of being wiped out, but it's not too late to do something. History shows us that when communities put concerted effort behind conservation, species can and do recover.

Ruscena Wiederholt

November 6, 2025

A mangrove tree growing near the shore in Thailand.

Nature

The Long View: 20 Years of Sustainability in Motion

From 2005 to the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration: Will We Reconnect with Nature?

Even as the average person becomes more disconnected from nature, conservation efforts that kicked off in the 2000s are successfully bringing ecosystems back from collapse.

Taylor Haelterman

November 6, 2025

A woman pours water over a row of crops in an agricultural field in Gambia.

Nature

What Happens When Communities Turn to Nature to Fight the Effects of Drought?

As communities brace for a future with more severe droughts, they’re jumpstarting nature’s water-storing abilities to stretch the water supply from spotty rains.

As the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Fades Into History, Biodiversity Takes Center Stage

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance ceased operations as a member organization earlier this month, but U.S. banks are still pursuing climate investment plans on their own.

Tina Casey

October 22, 2025

A humpback whale's tail breaches the surface of the Gulf of California, splashing water.

Nature

Whales or Gas: The Movement to Stop Mega Ships from Sailing Across the Gulf of California

The environmental organization Conexiones Climáticas is behind a growing movement against a liquefied natural gas project that would require massive tanker ships to sail down the length of the Gulf of California, putting numerous species of whales at risk.

A Sign of Progress: High Seas Treaty Opens the Door for Global Ocean Conservation

The United Nations High Seas Treaty became law in September, lighting the way for biodiversity conservation projects in international waters. Meanwhile, ocean conservationists are bringing new solutions forward.

Taylor Haelterman

October 2, 2025

A depiction of what Veritree's AI model shows: Several mangrove saplings with digital boxes around them that designate their health as "alive," "unclear" or "dead."

Nature

Survival of the Fittest: AI Gives Mangrove Restoration a Boost in Kenya

Nature restoration platform Veritree and Kenya-based nonprofit EarthLungs Reforestation Foundation teamed up to restore mangrove forests. With the help of AI, they can ensure as many trees as possible survive the critical first five years of growth.

Ruscena Wiederholt

September 25, 2025

A small, brightly-colored crab walks across a field of tightly-packed, potato-sized nodules on the seafloor — deep-sea mining

Nature

Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

Is Deep-Sea Mining As Harmful As Mining On Land?

The deep sea holds metals necessary for the clean energy transition, but at what environmental cost?

Andrew Kaminsky

August 18, 2025

Negotiators sit in a large auditorium for the opening session of the negotiations for the global plastic pollution treaty.

Nature

Talks for a Global Plastics Treaty Are Divided Once Again

The latest round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty is underway in Geneva, Switzerland. TriplePundit's lead contributor on ocean plastics pollution was on site and offers a recap of the talks, which began on a hopeful note before devolving as the days went on.

Carl Nettleton

August 13, 2025

The Puget Sound Restoration Fund team is testing a unique

Nature

A New Strategy in the Fight to Save Washington State's Kelp Forests

Kelp gardening is an experimental new method for restoring a key ecosystem. It hasn’t worked yet, but researchers aren’t giving up.

Elyse Hauser

July 31, 2025

National Geographic explorer Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu interacts with penguins at San Lorenzo Natural Reserve in Península Valdes. (Image: Luján Agusti/National Geographic)

Nature

From the Coast to the Colony: Protecting Penguins in a Rapidly Changing World

The lovable, charismatic penguin is one of the most threatened groups of seabirds. Fortunately, they have allies like Global Penguin Society bringing together scientists, governments, local landowners, and tourists to help them bounce back.

Ruscena Wiederholt

July 18, 2025

Nature

Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine

While companies, countries, regulators, and researchers quarrel over whether and how to pursue a global deep-sea mining industry, the Cook Islands is slowly marching towards becoming the first place in the world to do it.

Andrew Kaminsky

July 8, 2025

A sea turtle swims along the Great Barrier Reef near Lady Musgrave Island. (Image courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Queensland.)

Nature

Can a Lifetime Achievement Award Save the Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef just became the first non-human nomination for an award honoring those working toward sustainable solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and waste. Why nominate a reef?

Ruscena Wiederholt

June 10, 2025

Impossible Metals lowers its autonomous vehicle the Eureka II into the water for a test in 2024. The machine collects potato-sized rocks on the ocean floor

Nature

Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

Is Responsible Deep-Sea Mining Possible? Experts Say Maybe

Deep-sea mining could help meet the surging demand for clean energy minerals with fewer social harms. But without a true understanding of the environmental impacts and a lack of global regulations, the path ahead is in uncharted waters.

Andrew Kaminsky

June 9, 2025

Nature

Four Words That Don’t Polarize People

“It is a complete failure of society that the environment has been caught up in the culture wars,” Benji Backer told an Earth Day gathering of business leaders in New York today.

Dave Armon

April 22, 2025

Nature

A Citizen Science Project is Looking for Carbon-Capturing Microbes in Springs

The second iteration of The Extremophile Campaign is taking citizen scientists outside of their homes and into the wild, continuing the search for microbes that can advance carbon capture efforts and other climate solutions.

Gary E. Frank

April 18, 2025

Arbor Day Foundation and Subaru Drive Community Impact With 100,000 Donated Trees

Subaru recently committed to sponsor the largest community tree distribution in the Arbor Day Foundation's history. Dan Lambe of the Foundation explains more about the power of trees and the impact this effort will have on communities and ecosystems across the U.S.

Dan Lambe

April 1, 2025

Nature

Chile’s Megadrought is a Wake-Up Call for Global Water Governance

When researchers set out to understand Chile's megadrought, they found it was part of a much larger worldwide pattern. Now, they're calling for a fundamental shift in water governance and greater cooperation between countries.

Gladstone H Taylor

March 28, 2025

Nature

These Bee Conservation Methods Start in the Forest

The forest may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about bees, but it's a crucial habitat for them. As the number of bees and trees decline worldwide, forest-forward conservation efforts offer benefits for both.

Ruscena Wiederholt

March 13, 2025

Monarch butterflies in Mexico. (Image courtesy of Butterfly Pavilion.)

Nature

Inside the Cross-Border Partnership to Replant Trees for Monarchs

The North American monarch butterfly population is in significant decline, in part because their winter habitat is also disappearing. A nonprofit invertebrate zoo in Colorado and the Mexican government are working together to replant the trees monarchs rely on to survive the winter months in Mexico.

Riya Anne Polcastro

March 7, 2025

Nature

Algae Could Be the Answer to Cleaning Water Polluted With Chemicals

Researchers at Germany's University of Duisburg-Essen recently developed a water purification process that uses the fossilized remains of a common type of algae. The process consistently and effectively removed chemical pollutants from the textile industry.

Gary E. Frank

March 6, 2025

Nature

An Alliance of Entrepreneurs Is Driving Investment in Ocean Conservation

Many entrepreneurs are eager to start ocean-focused startups but lack the resources to bring their ideas to life. Operating in 186 countries, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance helps them build businesses that can tackle ocean-specific challenges and propel the blue economy.

Mary Riddle

March 4, 2025

Researchers at the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation developed jelly-FADs — jellyfish-inspired fish aggregating devices that are nearly 100 percent biodegradable and non-entangling — to reduce the negative impacts traditional versions of these devices have on marine animals and ocean ecosystems. (Image: Gala Moreno for the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation)

Nature

These Common Fishing Devices Cause Major Problems, But Researchers Are Working to Make Them Better

Fish aggregating devices are floating across the world's oceans, often entangling marine animals and polluting marine environments in their wake. Researchers at the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation started looking for a better option 10 years ago.

Ruscena Wiederholt

February 20, 2025

Nature

Scientists Hope Mapping Mangroves' DNA Will Save Them From Extinction

Scientists in Thailand are working with a tech company to improve mangrove conservation by studying the trees' DNA, helping them identify which species are at risk and how best to protect them.

Nicole Froio

January 28, 2025

A farmer harvests coffee. (Image: Charlie Watson for Rainforest Alliance.)

Nature

Locally-Led Nature Conservation Works, So Why Aren't We Listening?

No one knows the local environment better than those who live there. That knowledge is critical for climate adaptation. Reforestation and sustainable farming projects led by local and Indigenous people are seeing success and bringing benefits to the communities around them. But they're often overlooked in global climate conversations.

Riya Anne Polcastro

January 14, 2025

Nature

The Innovations That Can Help the World Curb Plastic Waste

To reduce the influx of plastics into our environment, innovations in plastics, packaging, and plastics after-use management are being introduced at an ever-increasing pace. Here are some of the innovations that will lead to reduced use of plastics, less plastic waste and a more circular economy.

Martin H Wolf

December 18, 2024

Scientists sample environmental DNA (eDNA) at a World Heritage marine site along Australia's Ningaloo Coast. (Image: Western Australia Department of Biodiversity

Nature

Blueprints of Biodiversity: Harnessing eDNA to Protect the Oceans

Sampling environmental DNA (eDNA) from the water of protected marine sites offers an easier and faster way to monitor biodiversity than traditional sight- or sound-based techniques. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization hopes its new method of doing so can aid global conservation efforts.

Ruscena Wiederholt

December 16, 2024

A Corolla Light Resort sign sits on the sand dunes between the resort and the Atlantic Ocean. The dunes are some of the tallest

Nature

This Outer Banks Resort Centered the Environment From the Start, and It Paid Off

When Dick Brindley built the Corolla Light Resort in 1985, he was careful to preserve the unique environment that makes the place special. That forward-thinking allowed the property to weather environmental impacts better than those around it and continue prioritizing sustainability for decades.

Taylor Haelterman

December 12, 2024

Nature

The Blackfeet Nation is Preserving Land with Return of Free-Roaming Buffalo

A partnership between the tribe and a Blackfeet-led nonprofit shows the importance of Indigenous voices in the climate change mitigation conversation.

Planting with a Purpose: How Tree Planting Programs Can Support Green Infrastructure

Mangrove trees provide clear environmental and community outcomes, so restoration efforts in coastal areas offer opportunities to establish corporate tree planting pledges that have truly beneficial results by partnering with grassroots organizations and established conservation programs.

Tina Casey

December 11, 2024

The Rivian R1 loaned to the Billion Oyster Project to help with tasks like pulling boats and moving gear as a part of The Good Project. (Image courtesy of Rivian.)

Nature

Bringing One Billion Oysters Back to New York Harbor Just Got Easier

Rivian's new vehicle loan program, The Good Project, helps nonprofits get heavy lifting and transporting done without the cost of owning or renting a vehicle. Brooklyn's Billion Oyster Project was the first recipient, using the electric vehicle on its mission to restore New York Harbor's oyster reefs.

Riya Anne Polcastro

December 10, 2024

Nature

Why the Plastic Treaty Talks Failed and One Potential Solution

The only outcome of what should have been the final discussion on a global plastic treaty was an agreement to meet again next year. Three major issues led countries to fail to come to an agreement, but there are still ways to make progress.

Carl Nettleton

December 9, 2024

Nature

From Ocean to Table: Alaska Offers a Model for Sustainable Fishing

Alaska has set the bar for sustainable fisheries management, but much of its fish is shipped elsewhere. With a mission to accelerate the country’s transition to sustainable food systems, the Wild Alaskan Company is delivering more of Alaska’s fish to U.S. consumers.

Ruscena Wiederholt

December 6, 2024

Nature

The Final Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Are Underway, What Can We Expect?

The United Nations' global plastic pollution treaty has been in the works since 2022. This week marks the final round of negotiations, and experts have mixed feelings about what the result might be.

Carl Nettleton

November 27, 2024

Nature

Can Organic Cotton Restore the Amazon?

Farmers participating in the Brazilian company FarFarm's agroforestry project are growing organic cotton alongside trees, food and cash crops to restore the health of a slice of the Amazon rainforest. They sell the cotton to the French footwear company Veja, which turns it into sustainable sneakers.

After 40 Years, New Carbon Sequestration Study Confirms the Value of Trees

A new model for assessing the carbon sequestration capability of trees and other plants found that the world's greenery sucks up 31 percent more carbon than previously thought. But more tree-planting may not be the answer to maximize these benefits.

Tina Casey

November 6, 2024

Nature

Citizen Scientists Might Find The Next Microbe That Can Fight Climate Change

Citizen scientists are checking their shower heads, dishwashers and microwaves for microbes that could advance technology that fights climate change. Their efforts are part of a new project from Seed Health, The Two Frontiers Project and CitSci focused on studying microbes that survive in extreme conditions.

Gary E. Frank

November 4, 2024

(Image courtesy of World Wildlife Fund.)

Nature

Linking Local and Transnational Landscapes for Elephant Conservation

A research team and five countries are working together to understand, create and sustain the wildlife corridors critical to African elephant conservation.

Ruscena Wiederholt

October 28, 2024

Nature

3 Signs Momentum is Building For Business to Act On Nature

World leaders and members of the business and nonprofit communities are meeting in Cali, Colombia, for the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP16) through Nov. 2 to discuss progress toward global nature goals. These three takeaways from Climate Week indicate business is ready to their part.

Meryl Richards

October 24, 2024

Nature

Student Entrepreneurs Take On Ocean Pollution and Fast Fashion

Each year, college students who are running businesses compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Two of this year's winners — Logan James from the U.S. and Yara Yousry from Egypt — are focused on bringing sustainability to fashion and fishing with creative ideas that reduce waste.

Gary E. Frank

October 1, 2024

Nature

Nearly a Year Into Whole Foods’ Pollinator Health Policy, Suppliers Share Lessons Learned

Whole Foods announced its pollinator health policy in December. Suppliers are sharing the pollinator-friendly practices that work for them to help others prepare for the 2025 roll out.

Gladstone H Taylor

September 20, 2024

As the U.S. prepares to head to the polls in November

Nature

Every Mention of Climate and Environment From the U.S. Presidential Debate

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump faced each other on the debate stage for the first time last week. Read on for every time they mentioned climate change and environmental issues, along with fact-checks and commentary from the TriplePundit news desk.

The Numbers Prove That Plastic Bag Bans Work

A new report from the Ocean Conservancy connects recently enacted statewide plastic bag bans to a 29 percent drop in the number of plastic grocery bags cleaned up from beaches.

Tina Casey

September 11, 2024

BacTech Environmental uses microbes to separate and stabilize impurities from gold ore

Nature

Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

From the Petri Dish to the Mine: These Microbes Dissolve Minerals

Mining companies are using microbes break up low-grade ores and release the desired metal. It's called biomining, and it can reduce the environmental and social impacts of the process.

Andrew Kaminsky

September 9, 2024

The first whiskey in Laws Whiskey House's new Headwater Series shines a conservation spotlight on the Colorado River

Nature

Laws Whiskey House is Promoting Water Conservation in Colorado

Water is a key ingredient in whiskey, but many distilleries are located in areas grappling with water shortages. Denver-based Laws Whiskey House is striving to make a difference with a new whiskey series dedicated to supporting water conservation efforts in nearby rivers, starting with the Colorado.

Ruscena Wiederholt

August 30, 2024

Nature

Could AI-Bred Microbes Help Save Our Plastic-Choked Oceans?

Microbes could hold the key to a cleaner and healthier environment. Scientists around the world are discovering tiny living organisms that can biodegrade plastic pollution in the oceans.

Eyal Ronen

August 26, 2024

Nature

New Credit System Encourages Businesses to Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss

More and more businesses are setting biodiversity-related targets, but it's often difficult to measure an organization's impact. To increase transparency and encourage action, researchers developed Biodiversity Impact Credits that take into account businesses' negative and positive effects on species and their long-term survival.

Rasha Rehman

August 19, 2024

Trees left with burn scars years after a wildfire in Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range. (Image: Ashli Blow)

Nature

A Firewood Lot is Helping This Timber Town Recover

A local business that processes wildfire and logging debris in Oakridge, Oregon, is the first step in a plan to revitalize the once-booming timber town's economy while improving air quality.

Ashli Blow

August 12, 2024

From Auto Assembly Plants to National Parks, Zero-Landfill Practices Help to Create a More Sustainable Future

The Zero Landfill Initiative, also known as Don’t Feed the Landfills, aims to reduce the amount of waste entering U.S. national parks and reuse, recycle and compost what is brought in.

Riya Anne Polcastro

July 31, 2024

The Mason River Protected Area is home to Jamaica's only inland peat bog

Nature

Preserving Wetlands Could Build Resilience in the Drought-Stricken Caribbean

The Caribbean is facing a severe drought, forcing islands like Jamaica to implement water rationing measures. Protecting natural wetlands could help build up the water supply for local communities.

Gladstone H Taylor

July 1, 2024

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In Photos: On the Road with a Montana Range Rider Who Tracks Predators on Horseback

As Human-Wildlife Conflict Rises, Zimbabwean Communities Find New Ways to Coexist

It’s Not Just Election Suppression: New Rules Aim to Cut the Public Voice from Public Policy

The 50-Year-Old Conservation Law With a 99% Success Rate

The Return of the Range Rider

A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

Corporate Foundation Funds Nature-Based Climate Solutions, from Minnesota Peatlands to the Czech Countryside

The Bhutanese Football Club Fighting to Save a Critically Endangered Bird from Extinction

Paris Has Successfully Cut Noise Pollution, but Urban Birds Still Can’t Sing At Their Natural Pitch

The Public Lands Transfer Battle Takes On a New Form in Forest Service Reorganization

Why Millions of Adorable Bees Are Emerging from This Cemetery

On the Front Lines of Climate Change and Conflict, Educating Young People is a Form of Resistance and a Means of Survival

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

How Montana Tribes Are Using Sovereignty to Restore Their Waterways

AI Helps Protect Orcas from Noisy Ships in Washington’s Puget Sound

Growing Greenery: The Rise of Urban Green Space

Where Wine Meets Wildlife: Why Brassfield Estate Lets Animals Roam the Vineyard

Cascades Frogs Vanished From Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2007. Now, They’re Back.

The ‘Stork Sisters’ Saving a Species on the Brink

In Mexico, Scientists, Neighbors and Nuns Come Together to Save the Last Achoque Salamanders

The Century-Old Sailing Ship That Became a Research Vessel

A Shot At Survival: New Vaccine Brings Hope to Elephants Battling Deadly Disease

Back from the Brink: Two Decades of Species Revival

From 2005 to the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration: Will We Reconnect with Nature?

What Happens When Communities Turn to Nature to Fight the Effects of Drought?

As the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Fades Into History, Biodiversity Takes Center Stage

Whales or Gas: The Movement to Stop Mega Ships from Sailing Across the Gulf of California

A Sign of Progress: High Seas Treaty Opens the Door for Global Ocean Conservation

Survival of the Fittest: AI Gives Mangrove Restoration a Boost in Kenya

Is Deep-Sea Mining As Harmful As Mining On Land?

Talks for a Global Plastics Treaty Are Divided Once Again

A New Strategy in the Fight to Save Washington State's Kelp Forests

From the Coast to the Colony: Protecting Penguins in a Rapidly Changing World

The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine

Can a Lifetime Achievement Award Save the Great Barrier Reef?

Is Responsible Deep-Sea Mining Possible? Experts Say Maybe

Four Words That Don’t Polarize People

A Citizen Science Project is Looking for Carbon-Capturing Microbes in Springs

Arbor Day Foundation and Subaru Drive Community Impact With 100,000 Donated Trees

Chile’s Megadrought is a Wake-Up Call for Global Water Governance

These Bee Conservation Methods Start in the Forest

Inside the Cross-Border Partnership to Replant Trees for Monarchs

Algae Could Be the Answer to Cleaning Water Polluted With Chemicals

An Alliance of Entrepreneurs Is Driving Investment in Ocean Conservation

These Common Fishing Devices Cause Major Problems, But Researchers Are Working to Make Them Better

Scientists Hope Mapping Mangroves' DNA Will Save Them From Extinction

Locally-Led Nature Conservation Works, So Why Aren't We Listening?

The Innovations That Can Help the World Curb Plastic Waste

Blueprints of Biodiversity: Harnessing eDNA to Protect the Oceans

This Outer Banks Resort Centered the Environment From the Start, and It Paid Off

The Blackfeet Nation is Preserving Land with Return of Free-Roaming Buffalo

Planting with a Purpose: How Tree Planting Programs Can Support Green Infrastructure

Bringing One Billion Oysters Back to New York Harbor Just Got Easier

Why the Plastic Treaty Talks Failed and One Potential Solution

From Ocean to Table: Alaska Offers a Model for Sustainable Fishing

The Final Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Are Underway, What Can We Expect?

Can Organic Cotton Restore the Amazon?

After 40 Years, New Carbon Sequestration Study Confirms the Value of Trees

Citizen Scientists Might Find The Next Microbe That Can Fight Climate Change

Linking Local and Transnational Landscapes for Elephant Conservation

3 Signs Momentum is Building For Business to Act On Nature

Student Entrepreneurs Take On Ocean Pollution and Fast Fashion

Nearly a Year Into Whole Foods’ Pollinator Health Policy, Suppliers Share Lessons Learned

Every Mention of Climate and Environment From the U.S. Presidential Debate

The Numbers Prove That Plastic Bag Bans Work

From the Petri Dish to the Mine: These Microbes Dissolve Minerals

Laws Whiskey House is Promoting Water Conservation in Colorado

Could AI-Bred Microbes Help Save Our Plastic-Choked Oceans?

New Credit System Encourages Businesses to Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss

A Firewood Lot is Helping This Timber Town Recover

From Auto Assembly Plants to National Parks, Zero-Landfill Practices Help to Create a More Sustainable Future

Preserving Wetlands Could Build Resilience in the Drought-Stricken Caribbean