Destroying our ecosphere: catastrophic decline in forest vertebrates
A new report by WWF and ZSL, Below the Canopy, finds that on average the world's forests have lost over half of their vertebrates in less than fifty years - a catastrophic decline that threatens numerous species and also the vital ecosystem services forests provide...
IPCC releases a special report on climate change and land.
The IPCC releases a special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. The report has some very key conclusions, including emphasizing the need...
Indigenous Peoples welcome IPCC report
See the Indigenous Peoples response to the latest IPCC Report on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: https://ipccresponse.org/home-en
The Conversation: prioritize primary forests not tree planting
Read the new article in The Conversation: Why primary forests, not tree planting is the priority for biodiversity and climate change! http://theconversation.com/want-to-beat-climate-change-protect-our-natural-forests-121491
See a time series map of forest loss in BC’s spectacular rainforest.
Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal The inland temperate rainforest and "wetbelt" region of British Columbia are one of only 3 such areas globally. They have the highest known lichen richness, massive trees that live for nearly two millennia, their full complement of...
BC’s globally unique rainforests are vanishing.
British Columbia's unique rainforests are disappearing at shocking rates. Read about the great work by IntAct Steering Committee members Dominick DellaSala, Brendan Mackey and IntAct signatory Conservation North (Michelle Connolly) in this great article in The...
A fantastic new report from the Sierra Club: Forests, Wood and Climate
A fantastic new report from the Sierra Club: Forests, Wood and Climate – read why trying to store carbon in wood products is not a sound mitigation strategy.
Read more about the recent World Heritage Committee meeting in Baku.
More about 43COM in Baku, Azerbaijan: IUCN's perspective on how things unfolded....
Flushing boreal forests down the toilet…
Report: The issue with tissue - An excellent new report from NRDC and STAND.earth: read how we are literally flushing primary boreal fofests down the toilet...
New World Heritage site is the largest protected area in the world!!
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan inscribes the French Austral Lands and Seas on the World Heritage List, the 50th marine World Heritage site to be added to the List. At an astonishing 67 million hectares, this is - by far - the largest...