On April 6, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a report entitled Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability that focuses on how climate change is affecting the planet. One finding is an accelerated rate of species extinctions, with estimates of up to 1 million species at risk in coming decades. However, new research shows that protected […]
Five southern African nations have agreed to form a transboundary conservation area larger than the United Kingdom that includes natural wonders such as Victoria Falls and the Okavango Delta along with famous wildlife parks. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by environment and tourism ministers from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe commits their governments to create the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation […]
A new campaign by Conservation International (CI) and the China Environment Culture Promotion Association seeks to increase public pride in protecting China’s rich and unique nature so the nation can host a truly “Green Olympics” in 2008. Called “China: For Our Natural Splendor,” the two-year campaign launched at Beijing University’s Centennial Hall involves a series of programs and activities to […]
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, regional vice president and director of Conservation International’s Mexico and Central America program, received the first annual Conservation Leadership Award from the blue moon fund in a ceremony at the Costa Rican Embassy. Rodriguez receives the $150,000 award for making significant advances in both terrestrial and marine conservation while serving as Costa Rica’s environment and energy minister […]
Ambitious goals for reducing poverty and disease in Africa are unreachable without radical changes that make biodiversity and its socioeconomic value the foundation for development policies, a global environmental conference concluded Saturday. The symposium organized by Conservation International, titled “Defying Nature’s End: The African Context,” produced a five-page “Madagascar Declaration” that challenges traditional aid and development models for the world’s […]
An unprecedented international symposium called “Defying Nature’s End: The African Context,” will examine how conserving the continent’s unmatched biodiversity can help alleviate poverty, fight disease and improve the quality of life for people. The symposium from June 20-24 in Madagascar’s capital will be attended by government leaders, international organizations, conservation groups and local communities. Speakers will include Madagascar President Marc […]
Climate change could drive more than a quarter of land animals and plants into extinction, according to a major new study published in tomorrow’s edition of the journal Nature. The study estimates that climate change projected to take place between now and the year 2050 will place 15 to 37 percent of all species in several biodiversity-rich regions at risk […]
In an effort to safeguard almost a quarter of Earth’s biological diversity, Conservation International (CI) and South America’s five Andean nations are working together to build one of the most comprehensive and integrated networks of protected areas in the world. Collaborating with local communities, partner NGOs and the governments of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, CI has helped develop […]
Conservation International’s “Say No to Bushmeat” documentary, which highlights the environmental damage and health problems caused by the commercial trade of wild game in Ghana, has been selected as a finalist at the 2003 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Chosen from a field of 550 international entries, “Say No to Bushmeat” was nominated in the “Best Non-Broadcast” category. The 9-minute […]