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Okefenokee!
Okefenokee!! The Department of the Interior has provided the green light to move ahead with a World Heritage nomination (after receiving over 10,000 letters of support) for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge:...
UNPFII Recognizes Amazonia for Life: Protect 80%x25 initiative
Some very good news: in April the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held regional dialogues as part of its 22nd session (https://lnkd.in/gQkZvNzd) and 80x25 was discussed...and included in their final report! In particular, the report noted: 19. The Permanent...
Amazonia for Life: Protect 80×25 – new website!
See the new Amazonia for Life: Protect 80×25 website!
Wild Heritage calls on the Forest Service and BLM
Please see our call to action to maximize protection of large trees of all species as well as mature and old growth forests as the most "climate-smart forestry" approach. Scientist letter: https://wild-heritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-From-Scientists.pdf...
See our new publication on climate and biodiversity policy
Please see our new publication on encouraging cooperation between the climate and biodiversity conventions to solve both crises together: Young et al. 2023 CBD-UNFCCC
Huge Victory on mature and old growth forests on federal lands in the U.S.!
HUGE VICTORY!!!! The U.S. Bureau of Land Management just posted this announcement of a proposed rulemaking, stating that the BLM is now "working on various aspects of ensuring that forests on Federal lands, including old and mature forests, are managed to: "promote...
Research and Policy Partnership
Please see Griffith University's website for our research and policy partnership (and many publications) on primary forests with Griffith, Wild Europe, Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, Woodwell Climate Research Institute and many others!
Mature Federal Forests Play an Outsized Role in the Nation’s Climate Strategy
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Forests and Global Change presents the nation’s first assessment of carbon stored in larger trees and mature forests on 11 national forests from the West Coast states to the Appalachian Mountains. This study is a...
Press Release: US Fish & Wildlife Service Routinely Permits Killing and Harassing of Northern Spotted Owls in Burned Forests, Endangering Owl Recovery
For Immediate Release - October 24, 2022 US Fish & Wildlife Service Routinely Permits Killing and Harassing of Northern Spotted Owls in Burned Forests, Endangering Owl Recovery Contacts: Dr. Monica L. Bond (Wild Nature Institute, monica@wildnatureinstitute.org,...
Press Release: New Study Provides First-Ever Map-Based Assessment of Continental US Mature and Old-Growth Forests
New Study Provides First-Ever Map-Based Assessment of Continental US Mature and Old-Growth Forests Inventory assesses the vital climate, carbon, and biodiversity values of older forests, as well as the threats they face from logging. MEDIA CONTACT: Dr. Dominick A....
