School children drew pictures of wildlife during a school visit by Pride campaign manager Eddy Santoso. The purpose of the visit was to promote conservation in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve in Borneo, Indonesia. Yayorin’s Rare Pride campaign protected the … Continue reading
This post was written by D’Shan Maycock of Friends of the Environment. She is the Pride campaign manager for the Abaco Island campaign that seeks to protect the spiny lobster population by reducing the harvesting of juvenile lobsters. My campaign focusses … Continue reading
A new species of catfish was discovered at the Fitzgarald arch, one of the remotest parts of the Peruvian Amazon and a hotspot for biodiversity. The Nature Conservancy reports that the new catfish is “an armored, Amazonian catfish that eats wood … Continue reading
This aerial survey photograph from 2008 is of the fly-ash sludge spill in Kingston, Tennessee. The photo is courtesy of Flickr user SkyTruth. 39 More Toxic Coal Ash Sites Found to Contaminate US Water Supply With Arsenic & Heavy Metals … Continue reading
“The ice of Antarctica is a calendar of climate change.” Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate. If … Continue reading
On August 20th, 11 campaign managers celebrated the closing of the Guadalajara VII Rare Pride cohort. Campaign managers spent two years with rigorous academic study in social marketing and communication, while also working in their local communities to tackle tough conservation challenges. … Continue reading
This photo of coffee beans comes courtesy of Flickr user JcOlivera.com. Armageddon is here: Spurred by Warming Climate, Beetles Threaten Coffee Crops “Coffee production has long been vulnerable to drought or excess rains. But recently, a tiny insect that thrives in … Continue reading
An artist in Rio San Juan, Nicaragua paints a Great Curassow on a piece of wood. Our campaign will protect rainforest biodiversity in the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve by inspiring local communities to conserve forest resources in order to reduce deforestation. … Continue reading
Coral reefs have been in the news a lot lately because they are under threat from ocean acidification, climate change (and this summer’s nasty heatwave), overfishing, coastal development, and more. Many people don’t understand why coral reefs are so important, … Continue reading
This photo of the North Sea comes courtesy of Flickr user Acheron333. WW II fisheries closures led to a boom in North Sea fish numbers “During the war, though, most of the populations rebounded, with older fish showing the biggest … Continue reading