Island Conservation
The future is uncertain for Earth’s incredible island worlds. By: Dr. Vivien Cumming The Earth is a blue planet with oceans covering over 70 percent of Earth’s surface. Out there alone, in the middle of these vast oceans, stand islands – havens for life on Earth. Standing alone in the middle of the ocean, there is […]
The project to restore Kayangel stands to benefit incredible wildlife and local community. By: Richard Griffiths and Tommy Hall As Island Conservation Project Directors, we work on islands where both the concentration of biodiversity and rate of extinction are greatest. Few places offer a higher return on conservation investments or greater satisfaction. Increasingly though, we have found ourselves working in […]
Want to save 41% of the planet’s highly threatened vertebrates? Work on islands. Mapping our world’s most vulnerable island species, and a key threat to their survival. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sally Esposito, Island Conservation, sally.esposito@islandconservation.org, +1 (706) 969-2783 Resources: Interviews Photography Gough Island Acteon & Gambier archipelagos Floreana Island B-roll video available upon request […]
E.O. Wilson shares his experiences as a scientist and highlights the need for more research to further the encyclopedia of life. I have all my life wondered what “mind-boggling” meant. After two days here, I declare myself boggled, and enormously impressed, and feel that you are one of the great hopes — not just for American […]
The Lehua Island Restoration Project aims to protect Hawai’i’s native seabirds, such as the Vulnerable Hawaiian Petrel and Bulwer’s Petrel, and support island biodiversity. Islands are home to 20% of all bird, reptile, and plant species, but invasive species threaten the biodiversity of many islands around the world. Lehua Island is no exception and is […]
Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and Island Conservation board member explains the damaging role invasive species play in biodiversity loss at the Harvard University “Ecological Systems in the Anthropocene” lecture series. Watch the panel discussion at Harvard University Center for the Environment Elizabeth Wolkovich: What are the major threats […]
Confusion over terms “non-native” and “invasive” species puts wildlife at risk. As our planet approaches a potential sixth mass extinction, accurate information about environmental issues is more important than ever. Misinformation, such as that surrounding the meaning of “invasive” species, inhibits progress in biodiversity and habitat conservation. Utmost care and diligence must be taken in […]
Island Conservation Project Director Richard Griffiths presents a study: past invasive species removal projects lend insight and lead to success in the future. An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July 10-14. In anticipation of this event, we’re sharing research […]
A Potential Power-Tool for the Toolbox: Exploring Gene Drive for Eradicating Invasive Rodent Populations An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July 10-14. In anticipation of this event, we’re sharing research that will be presented by experts in the field. […]
Island Conservation’s Legal and Administrative Specialist Carolina Torres Trueba shares a powerful experience on Floreana Island and explains why she has great hope for the future of the Galápagos. Timelapse, Floreana at sunrise by Carolina Torres Trueba Imagine yourself, at the break of dawn, sitting at the highest point of one of the most remote […]