Q&A with Wu Xudong: Dogs Don’t Lie
In 2010, Xudong joined forces with Rare to connect with the community and build local pride to create an ethos for caring for their home and the species that rely on it. Continue reading
Tag Archives: China
Video: Rare Conservation Fellow Duan Honglian – Gaoligong, China
Rare Conservation Fellow Duan Honglian’s Pride campaign in Gaoligong, China set out to help this mountainside community use energy-efficient stoves and electric cookers in order to reduce wood harvesting for fuel. Continue reading
How it Should Be: People and Nature
Multiple threats face the habitat and food sources of the crested ibis ranging from sand mining and agriculture to overfishing. Central to all these threats are people. Central to the solution: people. Continue reading
Yao Ming Visits the wetlands of Dongzhaigang
Basketball star and conservationist Yao Ming visited the wetlands of Dongzhaigang with Rare CEO Brett Jenks and Rare Chair Emerita Wendy Paulson to see preservation efforts firsthand. Continue reading
Tiger stove woes
Fuel-efficient stove program earns Ford award In early December, Rare Conservation Fellow Xiahong Li traveled from his home in northern China to Beijing to receive the prestigious Ford Environmental Award. He won third place in the category of communications for … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: LED vs. CFL — Which light bulb is more efficient?
LED vs. CFL — Which light bulb is more efficient? (Clean Technica) It depends. CFLs are unquestionable cheaper, but LEDs last much, much longer. They have about the same energy efficiency, however. Depending on the bulb and what you’re using … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: 20% of mammals at risk for extinction
20 percent of mammals at risk for extinction (Discovery News) Expanding agriculture and hunting are driving this unprecedented extinction period for mammals. But there is hope: 24 mammal species are improving due to conservation efforts. Never give up hope. Coral … Continue reading
Protecting the food source of the endangered crested ibis in Shaanxi, China
In 1981 only seven of the majestic crested ibis survived in the wild – four adults and three chicks, all in the Hanzhong Crested Ibis Nature Reserve in Shaanxi, China. It once ranged throughout Asia and parts of Russia. Some … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: Shark week special
This shark week save a shark to save our oceans (Switchboard) “They are an essential component of the food web – simply put they are vital to the health of our oceans” Sharks take 25 years to reach reproductive maturity … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: Scientists study the illusive snow leopard in Northern Afghanistan
Scientists study the illusive snow leopard in Northern Afghanistan (The New York Times) Snow leopards have the advantage of living in “one of the most remote and isolated mountain landscapes in the world,” away from the human threats other large … Continue reading