• Health

China Bans Wildlife Trade, Loopholes Remain

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• China
• coronavirus
• wildlife

The rapidly-spreading coronavirus is thought to have originated in China’s Wuhan Huanan live animal market. As Grace Ge Gabriel, the Regional Director of Asia at the International Fund for Animal Welfare recently wrote in her Bright Ideas op-ed of the market, “The sign from the store with “wild tastes” in its name reads like a […]

• Politics

Pete Buttigieg Releases A Plan to Conserve Nature

• 2020 Election
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• nature
• Pete Buttigieg

Last Friday, Mayor Pete Buttigieg revealed his presidential plan to protect public lands including a stated goal of protecting 30% of all U.S. lands and waters by 2030. Goals of the proposal include: Ensuring consistent and robust conservation funding for federal land management agencies, states, and tribes–including securing full, permanent funding for the Land and […]

• Ocean

Hurricanes Benefit Mangroves in Florida’s Everglades

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• biodiversity
• mangroves

Hurricanes can bring sheer destruction to coastal communities like causing elevated sea level, known as storm surge, extensive shoreline erosion, destruction to reefs, and other geologic effects leading to the loss of property and life. However, a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that hurricanes may actually […]

• Animals

Pablo Escobar’s Hippos, Friend or Foe for Colombia’s Ecosystem?

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• biodiversity
• Colombia
• invasive species

While many of us have probably read about Pablo Escobar’s hippos that escaped his zoo, it’s been unclear to biologists what sort of impact the hippos have had on Colombian ecosystems. There are currently 80-100 animals in the Magdalena River and researchers estimate that in 20-40 years there could be thousands. As NatGeo explained, for […]

• People

The Growing Movement to Grant Legal Rights for Nature

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• biodiversity
• indigenous communities
• nature

The rapid degradation of nature driven by human activity is forcing indigenous leaders and activists to push for nature having rights that are enshrined in law.

It’s not a new idea, but one that could be important for global conservation.

• People

Interview of the Week: Senator Tom Udall

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• New Mexico
• Public Lands
• Stewart Udall
• Tom Udall

Today would have been Stewart Udall’s 100th birthday and to honor the occasion we wanted to ask his son, Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, about his father’s legacy and the ways in which it resonates in today’s world. We wanted to thank the Senator for his touching words, we hope you enjoy!   ODP: […]