IPBES Global Assessment Preview
Introducing IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
First global biodiversity assessment since 2005
A definitive new global synthesis of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people — the first such report since the landmark Millennium Ecosystem Assessment published in 2005, and the first ever that is inter-governmental — will be presented to representatives...
Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue to Protect Atlantic Sharks, Giant Manta Rays from Lethal Longlines, Gillnets
Despite federal protection, giant manta rays and oceanic whitetip sharks are still being slaughtered by reckless fishing practices
Washington, D.C. — On behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice today filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect oceanic whitetip sharks and giant manta rays from being killed by...
South Africa: national rhino poaching tally falls for fifth year running
Johannesburg — South Africa has announced the official number of rhinos illegally killed in the country during 2018 as 769 animals: a decrease on last year’s 1028 but still more than two animals per day.
“While there is welcome evidence that anti-poaching efforts are beginning to pay off, there is still much to do—rhino populations are still very much at...
Fin Whale, Mountain Gorilla recovering thanks to conservation action – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 14 November 2018 (IUCN) – Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Fin Whale has improved in status from Endangered to Vulnerable following bans on whaling, while the Mountain Gorilla subspecies has moved from Critically Endangered to...
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 is August 1, the earliest date since ecological overshoot started in the early 1970s
OAKLAND, CA, USA — JUNE 13, 2018 — On August 1, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international research organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint resource accounting metric. The Ecological Footprint adds up all of people’s competing demands for productive areas, including for food, timber, fibers, carbon sequestration, and accommodation of...
Unacceptable rise in catch quota for bluefin tuna! WWF protests
Rome – Brussels – As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting closed its doors in Morocco, WWF is deeply disappointed with ICCAT’s decision to drastically increase catch quotas for bluefin tuna when the recovery of the stock is not confirmed yet. WWF also deplores the lack of progress made to improve the fate of...
Earth Overshoot Day 2017 is August 2
Earth Overshoot Day 2017 is August 2, the earliest date since ecological overshoot began in the early 1970s
To ignite change, Global Footprint Network provides #movethedate solutions, metrics, pledges, and new Footprint calculator
(OAKLAND, CA, USA) — JUNE 27, 2017 — On August 2, humanity will have used nature’s budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international...
First UN Ocean Conference signals global goal out of reach without major new action
New York, 9 June 2017 – On the concluding day of the first ever United Nations Ocean Conference, WWF calls for unprecedented action to achieve the agreed Ocean sustainable development goal. This comes as member states prepare to endorse a call for action that acknowledges the serious threats to the ocean from overexploitation and climate change, and the need...
Rhino translocation off to a positive start in Nepal’s Terai
Kathmandu, Nepal – A Greater one-horned rhino found a new home in Bardia National Park through a successful translocation expedition from Chitwan National Park in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) today.
In the coming days, four additional rhinos will make this trek, all part of a larger effort to move 30 rhinos to Bardia National Park (25 rhinos) and Shuklaphanta...
Study: Third Wave of Fuel Projects Targets Pacific Northwest
Cousins to coal export and oil-by-rail projects, fracked fuel and petrochemical proposals gets its first regional review.
SEATTLE, WA—Eight proposals in Oregon and Washington would build new refineries, pipelines, and port facilities to export fracked fuels and petrochemicals in very large quantities. These projects are a previously unexamined third wave in Northwest fossil fuel infrastructure development plans, following on the...
Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest
Today First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements.
Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness region’s coastal temperate rainforests are now permanently off-limits to industrial logging. The remaining 15 percent (550,000 hectares) of the...
Ending the Crude Oil Export Ban Will Have Steep Consequences for Pacific Northwest
Energy projects in the region will need to redo their reviews under a post-ban scenario.
The end of the oil export ban could be a game-changer for the Northwest. The dismantling of a 40-year-old national policy to support energy independence could trigger a tsunami of crude oil moved by train or pipeline, increasing the risks of local fires and spills.
Significantly, it also...
