NASA Funds Project to Maximize Benefits from Invasive Mammal Eradications on Islands
A generous grant from NASA allows us and our partners to maximize the benefits of our island restoration work!
Tag: IOCC
Rare Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge
Rare will support the effort to restore island-ocean ecosystems by engaging the Coastal 500 network of local leaders in safeguarding biodiversity (Arlington, VA, USA) Today, international conservation organization Rare announced it has joined the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC), a global effort to restore at least 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems from ridge to reef by 2030 to […]
PRESS RELEASE: First Eight Island-Ocean Ecosystems Selected for Global Ridge-to-Reef Rewilding Campaign
Island Conservation, Re:wild, and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, along with a growing cadre of Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) partners are excited to announce the first eight island-ocean ecosystems selected to be restored and rewilded from ridge-to-reef. FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Climate change, ocean degradation, and biodiversity loss are causing entire […]
5 incredible (and surprising) benefits from removing invasive species
At Island Conservation we restore ecosystems by removing invasive species that cause devastating destruction on islands. Many threatened species – including birds, turtles and iguanas – become prey for invasive predators. Fortunately, those creatures can be protected through invasive species removal. Once predator-free, an island can recover and return to a state of wild. But […]
AFP: How tackling invasive species on land can spark ‘stunning’ improvements at sea
This article is a reprint from Yahoo!News that ran on December 5, 2022. It was written by Kelly Macnamara for Agence France-Presse. You can read our press release here on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences perspective co-led by Island Conservation’s Penny Becker. Restoring islands devastated by invasive species and helping coastal “connectors” […]
World Oceans Day 2022: A conversation with Coral Wolf
In celebration of World Oceans Day, we sat down with our incredible Conservation Science Programs Manager to reflect on the meaning of oceans to us as individuals, as conservationists, and as humans. We all have memories of the ocean. Yes, for some there are personal memories – surfing the waves, building sandcastles, hearing the water […]
Press Release: Ambitious New Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild 40 Globally Significant Island Ecosystems from Ridge to Reef by 2030
This ambitious initiative is a call to funders, NGOs, governments, philanthropists, and foundations to unite their efforts behind island communities and restore at least 40 globally significant island ecosystems from ridge to reef by 2030.