Pioneering island conservation at 11 sites in Micronesia The mystical seascape of Micronesia connects more than 600 islands across one million square miles of the western Pacific Ocean. Roughly 150,000 people live on the … Continue reading
Impact on personal, professional and planetary levels Eight master’s degrees, two pregnancies, one marriage, two home purchases, one birth. Luis quit smoking. Jaime gained eight kilograms. Marco lost just as many. The 11 Rare Conservation Fellows who just completed their … Continue reading
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
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
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
China and Africa’s bi-lateral relationship goal: To create a united front to save Africa’s last great places and wildlife (The Nature Conservancy) “Members of The Nature Conservancy’s China Board of Trustees— which is already working to significantly expand the scope … Continue reading
Yellowstone burning: big fires to hit world’s first national park annually by 2050 (Mongabay) Climate change is going to cause more big fires to hit Yellowstone. “A sudden increase in large fires—defined as over 200 hectares (500 acres)—by mid-century could … Continue reading
A success story: The blue iguanas have been saved from the brink of extinction (The New York Times) A successful captive breeding program has released 500 iguanas to the wild and they are successfully breeding. In 2002, there were only … Continue reading
A new study shows the how much green house gasses are emitted from the production of protein foods (The New York Times) The biggest green house gas emitters? Lamb, beef and cheese. If everyone in the U.S. stopped eating meat … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of Torresol Energy. Solar Plant in Spain generates electricity for 24 straight hours (ecogeek) This plant is the first to use mirrors to heat molten salt, which can store and generate energy to turn a turbine after the … Continue reading