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Rockfish Populations Rebound After Strict Management Decades Ahead of the Expected Date
Recent rockfish stocks up and down the California waters have rebounded completely after regulations were placed on them in the 2000s.
This year many of...
IKEA Buys 11,000 Acres of U.S. Forest to Keep It From Being Developed
IKEA is continuing to try and remain true to their principals—protecting the environment and striving to become a carbon neutral company, while still remaining...
Salmon Spawning for the First Time in 80 Years in the Upper Columbia River
Tribal biologists have confirmed that chinook salmon are spawning in the upper-Columbia River system in Washington state for the first time in 80 years.
The...
Arctic Oil Drilling Plans Suffer ‘Stunning Setback’ as Almost ‘No One Shows Up’ For the Sale
In a stunning setback to the waning Trump Administration's long-stated goal of energy independence, a recent auction for oil drilling leases in the Alaskan...
In ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears’, Court Rejects Arctic Offshore Drilling Project
Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled on an offshore oil drilling project in the Arctic, polar bear protectors finally have a...
Environmental Policies Across EU Set Up Dramatic Improvement in Air Quality That Has Saved Thousands of Lives
There’s been a marked improvement in European air quality over the past decade, the European Environment Agency reports, with European Union, national, and local...
New Citizen App Lets Small-Scale Fishermen Catch Illegal Trawlers
If fish stocks off the Ghanaian coast were to collapse, it would put the livelihoods of millions of people at risk, but a new...
Once Left For Dead, The Aral Sea Is Now Brimming With Life Thanks to Global Collaboration
The World Bank's Kokaral dam project has raised water levels and replenished fish in the North Aral Sea, reviving Kazakhstan fishing towns.
Rhino Poaching Plummets 53% During Lockdowns, Extending 5-Years of Success in South Africa
The news from South Africa that rhino poaching plummeted 53% this year continues a positive 5-year trend of fewer deaths and more convictions and arrests.rhi
Watch Humpback Whales Herd Salmon With Their Fins in Never-Before-Filmed Feeding Behavior
Humpback whales in southern Alaska waters were filmed “herding” salmon into their mouths for the first time in history by fisheries student Madison Kosma.
EU Plans to Raise $22 Billion Annually to Protect 30% of Land and Oceans for Biodiversity
To support dimishing biodiversity, the European Commission has drafted a plan to raise 20 billion euro annually to reform agriculture, and protect nature.
Scientists Make History With Discovery That Will Help Save America’s Great Coral Reef
The discovery is just one of several scientific milestones accomplished by The Florida Aquarium in their quest to preserve regional coral reefs.
‘Landmark’ Study Lays Road Map for Exactly How We Can Restore Oceans to Former Glory in Just One Generation
This international science team has identified exactly how the world can work together to heal our disrupted oceans in as little as two to three decades.
What Can One Person Do in 10 Years? This Man Got 152 Million Mangrove Trees Planted
The former Environmental Minister of Senegal has now spent over a decade reforesting a mangrove forest in the Casamance Delta.
Scientists Find Half the World’s Fish Stocks Are Recovered—or Increasing—in Oceans That Used to Be Overfished
In a review of half the world's fisheries, scientists found that fish stocks were stable or increasing in most countries that managed their fishing.
Watch the Thundering Return of Bighorn Sheep to Nevada Land They Haven’t Roamed for 100 Years
Desert bighorn sheep have been reintroduced into hills around Pyramid Lake near the Nevada-California border where they've been gone for 100 years.
BMW Becomes First Carmaker to Join Responsible Mining Initiative Protecting Laborers and the Earth
Not only does the organization ensure the protection of the earth, it also works to protect indigenous communities and laborer rights.
Humpback Whale Population Bounces Back From Near-Extinction—From Just 450, to Over 25,000
Thanks to whaling protections put in place, the South Atlantic humpback whale population has rebounded to its former numbers from the early 1900s.
Endangered Seal and Sea Lion Populations Turned Around By Fishermen Who See the Creatures in a New Way
Fishermen in Peru have turned around a decimated sea lion and seal population in Peru, after seeing the creatures in a new way.
Canada Passes Most Progressive Fishery Act Yet, Requiring the Rebuilding of Fish Populations
The modernized piece of legislation will prevent Canada from importing and exporting shark fins and also legally require fish populations to be rebuilt.