Bright Spot in Conservation: Dr. Nigel Asquith on finding incentives for farmers to protect cloud forests in the Andes

“What we’re doing is working with the local farmers to get the people using these water resources downstream to start kicking in some money themselves for conservation, so in the long term we no longer need our support, we no … Continue reading

Madagascar is a biological marvel but it faces grave threats

This blog post was written by Paul Butler.  Mr. Butler led Rare’s first Pride campaign in the late 1970′s to save the endangered St. Lucian parrot and continues his conservation leadership today as Rare’s Senior Vice President, Global Programs. In … Continue reading

How bees in Bolivia can protect watersheds and make locals money (video)

A video describing how community agreements to protect water flows from cloud forests can sustainably protect wildlife habitat in Los Negros Bolivia. Rare is replicating this approach with partners in the Andes. Video produced by TVE and used with permission … Continue reading

Evaluating our work with our first cross-regional campaign visit

This blog post was written by Paul Butler.  Mr. Butler led Rare’s first Pride campaign in the late 1970′s to save the endangered St. Lucian parrot and continues his conservation leadership today as Rare’s Senior Vice President, Global Programs. This … Continue reading

Notes from a rare planet: Largest beaver dam ever seen from space

This photo of a beaver dam comes courtesy of Flickr user SewerDoc (Back from China). Largest beaver dam ever seen from space (yes this is awesome) “The dam in northern Canada spans 2,800 feet and has likely been under beavers’ … Continue reading

Earth Day science fair on Abaco Island gets students involved in local conservation

Note: This content originated on our online community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet. This post was written by D’Shan Maycock of Friends of the Environment. She is the Pride campaign manager for the  Abaco Island campaign to protect the spiny lobster population by … Continue reading

Notes from a rare planet: Dead sea turtles washing ashore in the Gulf Coast

Photo courtesy of US Coast Guard. 20 sea turtles found dead along Mississippi beaches “Moby Solangi, director of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Miss. says even though no oil appears to be on the turtles, they may … Continue reading