• Climate Change

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change — One island, One Atoll, One Country at a Time

• climate change
• Federated States of Micronesia
• ocean
• sea level rise

By David W. Panuelo, President of the Federated States of Micronesia

This past week, world leaders gathered in Norway to focus on the health of our oceans at a critical time. For island nations such as the Federated States of Micronesia, threatened as never before by climate change, seriousness of purpose isn’t elective, it’s existential.

For me and for the country I am privileged to lead, the climate crisis is not abstract. It is not tomorrow’s far away challenge. We are just 1% dry land. Fly to Norway over the western Pacific and dotted below in the blue ocean are the more than 600 islands and islets that make up the Federated States of Micronesia.

For us, there is no climate and resilience plan without sustainable oceans at its heart.

• Politics

Remembering Elijah Cummings, Continuing His Fight for Environmental Justice

• Congress
• Elijah Cummings
• Environmental Justice

by Miro Korenha, co-founder and publisher, Our Daily Planet    These days the tone in Washington is ominous. For those of us who are unnerved by what we perceive to be the unraveling of our democratic institutions, some of our only comfort has come from the voices that remind us of what we’re fighting for. […]

• Climate Change

What’s the Matter with Florida?

• climate change
• Florida
• sea level rise

By Scott Nuzum Over the summer, I returned to my hometown of Venice, Florida for the first time in five years. As I prepared for my trip, I was excited by the prospect of revisiting old haunts, reconnecting with old friends, and reminiscing about my childhood spent exploring the area’s coastal waters. But I also […]

• People

In Memoriam: Cokie Roberts and Her Legacy of Pursuing the Truth

• #Sharpiegate
• climate change
• Cokie Roberts
• journalism
• Trump

Although the news of journalist Cokie Robert’s passing came about two weeks ago, we wanted to take the time to honor her memory and her legacy of hard-hitting, honest journalism. Cokie will be remembered as pithy, unrelenting, and as a woman who blazed a trail in the male-dominated media landscape. But more than anything, her […]

• Land

Conservation on a Local Level

• barrier islands
• conservation
• Forests
• St. Simon's Land Trust

    by Raleigh Kitchen, Membership and Outreach Manager, St. Simons Land Trust   The issue of conservation is a topical one. You hear about it on the news, read it in the paper, and sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of lands, waters, and wildlife in need of it. Conservation feels like a big […]

• Climate Change

Mayor Stephen Hagerty: Buttigieg Plan Is What Communities Need to Respond to Natural Disaster

• active shooter
• disaster
• emergency
• FEMA
• Fire
• flood
• hurricane
• tornado

  By Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor of Evanston, Illinois Our nation is facing a heightened risk from natural and man-made disasters. Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, active shooters. We see it practically every time we turn on the television, pick up a newspaper, or glance at social media. Due to a changing climate, so-called 100-year flooding […]

• Politics

We surveyed countries around the world to better understand how much people value nature, here’s what we found.

• 30 by 30
• biodiversity
• Nat Geo

  by Dr. Jonathan Baillie, Executive Vice President & Chief Scientist, National Geographic Society   In the crystal-clear waters of the Coral Triangle, live coral species first developed millions of years ago. It is a remarkable evolutionary feat. Today, however, some of the same corals that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs could disappear by […]

• Politics

Secretary John Kerry and Katie Eder on the Global Climate Strike: “This must be everyone’s fight”

• climate strike
• global climate strike
• John Kerry
• Youth Climate Strike

By Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Katie Eder, Executive Director, Future Coalition.   On Friday, hundreds of thousands of people in over 1000 cities and towns across America will march and strike to shake leaders out of their collective slumber and press them to actually do something about the greatest threat facing […]

• Animals

Major Shark Conservation Victory Celebrated With Remarkable Photos

• Brian Skerry
• CITES
• mako sharks
• National Geographic
• shark fin soup

This week, the nations of the world gathered at the Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Convention on Trade in Endangered Species and took a major step forward in protecting 18 species of sharks and rays, including mako sharks, wedgefishes, and guitarfishes. 

• Land

Theodore Roosevelt and the Cowboy Conservationist

• conservation
• cowboy
• hunting
• oil and gas drilling
• public land
• Teddy Roosevelt

By Ty Loft It’s hard to imagine Theodore Roosevelt sipping kombucha. The beloved former President spurned his New York urbane upbringing, pausing his career at 25 to find adventure in the Wild West by ranching cattle and hunting bison in North Dakota. By 40, he returned to the East to become Governor of New York. […]

• Climate Change

Reason For Hope If We Go Bold

• Blue Planet 2
• climate change
• disruption
• technology

By Scott Nuzum My four-year-old loves the fantastical flora and fauna of the marine environment so the other day we decided to watch Blue Planet 2. What began as a joyous attempt to showcase the wonder of the oceans soon took a melancholy turn as we silently watched an exhausted walrus mother and pup struggle […]

• Animals

The Endangered Species Act Is Now the One That Is Endangered

• #30x30
• #CampaignforNature
• Endangered Species Act
• IFAW
• IPBES
• IPCC

By Beth Allgood, U.S. Country Director, International Fund for Animal Welfare According to a 2019 independent survey conducted on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a vast majority of Americans affirmed that it is ‘very important’ for the United States to protect endangered species both domestically and across the globe. Three in […]