Yosemite spends $40 million to protect 500 giant sequoias

Yosemite National Park's largest sequoia grove in the USA reopened to the public last Friday after crews completed a $40 million restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient trees.

“Tree of life” facing an outbreak of deaths

The deaths of the majority of the oldest and largest African baobabs over the past 12 years is an event of an unprecedented magnitude.

Universal Basic Income - a simple blueprint for survival

The Anthropocene appears to be an epoch of destruction and extinction. But two simple ideas - the Universal Basic Income and Half Planet - could finally transform human society into a sustainable and pleasant place.

United Kingdom moves to ban most of its ivory trade

United Kingdom Secretary of the Environment Michael Gove has introduced a bill to Parliament that would ban the purchase, sale, possession for sale and international trade of ivory.

Humans are destroying a THIRD of the world's protected land

An international study led by the University of Queensland has found that human behavior is dramatically affecting a region of 2.3 million square miles - around twice the size of Alaska.

In World First, Norway Will Only Be Allowing Electric Ships to Enter The Fjords

The nation’s parliament recently adopted new legislation that will require all vessels, ships, and liners entering their iconic fjords to produce zero carbon emissions.

Leather made from the root structure of mushrooms now exists

Dubbed Mycelium, the fabric is far more sustainable than animal leather. When compared to sourcing leather from cattle, growing mycelium in a lab is a renewable and low-impact process.

US teen replants hundreds of mangroves that were destroyed by a hurricane

Florida 18-year-old Theo Quenee grew and planted mangroves after the devastation of Hurricane Irma.

Media Representations of Animals Are Distorting Our Perception of Their Extinction Risk

Ubiquitous images of many animals are leading us to believe that some of the world's most endangered species are thriving in the wild.

University Develops Virtual Rats to End Animal Testing

Researchers at the University of Oxford were awarded $30,000 to continue development on software that aims to be more accurate for scientific testing than animals.

Colombia’s top court orders government to protect Amazon for future generations

The ruling was made on Thursday, after legal action was filed by a group of 25 children and youths with the support of Colombia-based rights organization Dejusticia.

Trio of Nations Sign Agreement to Protect World's Largest Tropical Wetland

Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay have agreed to share the responsibility of preserving 42 million acres of wildlife habitat and biodiversity for years to come.

Humankind’s Voracious Appetite for Nature Is a Threat to Our Well-Being

A series of reports compiled by nearly 600 scientists meeting in Columbia paint a grim picture of the world at the end of the century, with human activities driving the sixth mass extinction in Earth’s history.

Versace becomes latest label to give up real fur

Animal fur as a status symbol takes another blow as enlightened fashion houses trade fox for faux.

China Plans Panda Park That Will Dwarf Yellowstone

China will create a bastion for giant pandas three times the size of Yellowstone National Park in US to link up and encourage breeding among existing wild populations of the notoriously slow-reproducing animal.