January 18, 2017
Obama Highlights Island Restoration Among U.S. Conservation Legacies
By Karen Poiani, CEO, Island Conservation In a speech at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference in Washington D.C., President Obama…
December 10, 2016
Convention on Biological Diversity: Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Aichi Biodiversity Targets Strategic Goal A: Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society…
December 7, 2016
The Roots of Environmentalism and Conservation
Inspired by the recent renaming of UC Santa Cruz College Eight as Rachel Carson College, a recent article retraced the…
November 23, 2016
The Value of Preventing Island Extinctions
In honor of #GivingTuesday and #MyGivingStory, we asked Emily Heber, a volunteer for Island Conservation, what inspires her to help us prevent…
September 28, 2016
Bernie Tershy: In the Midst of an Extinction Crisis, There is Hope
Island Conservation’s co-founder Bernie Tershy reflects on how island restoration programs serve to protect biodiversity and prevent extinctions. An uninterrupted…
September 2, 2016
A Perfect Storm for Island Restoration?
A Perfect Storm for Island Restoration? Unprecedented convergence of climate and conservation events herald a tipping point for island conservation…
July 26, 2016
For a Sustainable Business, Account for Biodiversity
A paper by Cambridge Conservation Initiative breaks down the relationship between biodiversity and business and presents a Natural Capital Protocol, offering…
July 21, 2016
Measuring Biodiversity Loss & its Consequences
Biodiversity loss is a serious concern for our planet. Conservation intervention is more critical than ever before. A recent study…
July 1, 2016
The Economic Toll of Invasive Species
A new study finds that China and the U.S. pay the highest absolute price and developing countries dependent on agriculture…