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New Russian Arctic Park to Protect Key Polar Bear Habitat
Russia will create a new 3.7 million acre park in the Arctic, a central area for the Barents and Kara Sea polar bear...
Indonesia Launches Southeast Asia’s Biggest Marine Park
A migration route for almost half the world's whale species which contains vast amounts of rare coral will be preserved in the Savu Sea...
Vast Reserve to Protect Prince Edward Islands and its Penguins
South Africa’s declaration to establish one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area’s around its Prince Edward Islands, is a marine conservation achievement of...
Oil Companies Suspend Seismic Activities to Protect Gray Whales
A major oil and gas consortium has agreed to suspend planned seismic testing off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, a crucial feeding...
Special Report: The Best News for Planet Earth in Decades
I asked one question to leading environmentalists who are usually keen to point out what is wrong with the environment: What is...
Lights Dim Worldwide for Earth Hour 2009 (Video)
From the Acropolis in Greece to the Giza Pyramids to the Empire State Building in New York, illuminated patches of the globe...
Cities Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for Earth Hour
Creating a day...
Gharials Get Back Into the Ganges
131 gharials, the critically endangered long-snouted crocodile native to the Northern Indian sub-continent, were recently re-introduced to the river Ganges by WWF-India officials. ...
More than 1000 New Species Discovered in Southeast Asia in a Decade
Over a thousand new species have been discovered in the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia in just the last decade, according to a...
Putin Signs on Dotted Line for Far-Eastern Leopards
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed the decree which will put into effect a long-sought protected area, home to half of all remaining...
Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World’s Most Endangered Tropical Forests
Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important hotspots. To...
Shot in the Arm for Sumatran Elephants and Tigers
Encroachment by palm oil plantations into elephant habitat have greatly increased conflicts between humans and elephants. Now the Indonesian government is to double the...
Wal-Mart To Eliminate Wood from Illegal and Unknown Sources
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, has committed to using more wood from sustainable, certified sources and phasing out wood from illegal or non-sustainable sources....
Major Success in the Fight Against Illegal Fishing
Efforts to clamp down on illegal fishing for cod in the Barents Sea are paying off - with a 50% cut in illegal fishing...
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again – in Borneo
The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant...
Join Earth Hour Tonight! Turn Off Your Lights for One Hour (Video)
Earth Hour was a shared experience in Sydney, Australia last April, when the people came together, turned off the lights for one hour,...
Delaware Brakes For Frogs
For the sixth year in a row the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will close its roads from dusk til dawn to protect...
Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Unite to Save Mountain Gorillas
Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas, following the launch of a strategic conservation plan which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda,...
Cuba Throws Lifeline to Sea Turtles
Cuba has thrown a lifeline to the Caribbean’s endangered and critically endangered marine turtles with a government resolution ending all harvesting of marine turtles.
Such...
New National Park for Russian Tigers
Endangered northern Amur (Siberian) tigers have received a boost to their protection through the creation of a new national park in the Russian Far...