Rare CEO Brett Jenks gave an entertaining presentation at the 2011 WWF Fuller Symposium, outlining how Rare uses social marketing and community engagement to change behaviors that threaten habitats and livelihoods around the world. Continue reading
Oregon bans the sale, trade and possession of shark fins (Oceana) “While shark finning is illegal in the U.S., current federal laws banning the practice do not address the shark fin trade. As a result, fins are being imported to … Continue reading
“The two factors — thermal history and community composition — were the most important in explaining the variability among the sites in bleaching variability.” If the above embedded video does not display,
Climate change is happening, and its impacts — warming temperatures, melting ice caps, ocean acidification, etc — are being felt around the world. Environmental systems, regions, people, plants and animals are all affected by climate change. People, organizations and governments have … Continue reading