The Global Journal ranks Rare among 100 best NGOs in 2013
For the second year in a row, The Global Journal’s ranking of the TOP 100 Best NGOs in the world features Rare. Continue reading
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Rare Report 2012
Rare’s 2012 annual report includes a collection of success stories from the past year, which point to a better future for the natural world. Continue reading
Fish as a Lifeline for Filipinos
Ayoke Island’s MPA was named one of the Philippines’ top 10 marine protected areas, no small feat in a country with 1,600 MPAs, the most in the world. But as recently as December the community faced a real test when the MPA was dynamited during the town’s fiesta, when no one was volunteering at the guardhouse. Continue reading
Simplicity in Solutions: 2011 Solution Search Winner
A few years ago lobster fishers in Bermuda put holes in their traps to let unwanted fish escape. No one tested them to prove that these escape gaps worked. When Ayana Elizabeth Johnson was selecting her dissertation topic, her advisor … Continue reading
2011 Solution Search Winners! First-ever Global Solution Search Winners Announced
On Jan. 6, 2012, Rare, in partnership with National Geographic, announced the grand-prize winner and runners-up of “Solution Search: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries.” Continue reading
Ecuador, a country made up of great human and biological diversity
A week or so after returning from visiting our China campaign managers in Kunming, I was back in the air again, this time heading west to Ecuador, a country of geological and geographic contrasts. From the offshore islands of the Galapagos … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: And the gold goes to…Rwanda!
Rwanda has become the newest winner of the prestigious future policy award 2011 (IPS) “‘Rwanda has sought not only to make its forests a national priority, but has also used them as a platform to revolutionise its stances on women’s rights … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: Mexico will ban shark fishing as global sanctuary movement grows
Mexico will ban shark fishing as global sanctuary movement grows (The New York Times) “Conservationists estimate that about 73 million sharks are slaughtered each year mainly for acquiring their fins, and they fear that the uncontrolled and illegal fishing of … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: Stand up against climate change
“I Am” campaign by Global Green USA urges citizens to join the fight against climate change (Mother Nature Network) If the above embedded video does not display,
How to market conservation in Madagascar
“The challenge is that it’s all about poverty. Also, it’s all about the livelihood. They are using destructive fishing, for example, to eat, to find money, to buy clothes, for their children. That’s one of the challenges.” If the above … Continue reading