Of wolf and man, and other rewilding success stories
Rewilding initiatives across the world are demonstrating what can be achieved by letting nature take the lead.
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Planting trees won’t solve the climate crisis – but if it’s done right, it can help.
Tree planting is one of the most effective tools we have for tackling climate change – as long as policies supporting these efforts listen to the science and learn from experience.
Climate change ticks me off: Lyme disease, and why small impacts require urgent action
Why are there suddenly so many ticks everywhere? One big factor is climate change, which is likely to keep making the problems of ticks and the diseases they carry worse. That's only one impact of global warming, which is changing our world and our relationships with nature in many ways, both large and small. Understanding those relationships, how they're changing and why, is crucial to protecting the things we love for future generations.
Ending the West’s Wildfire Groundhog Day: It’s not just about putting out fires
Global warming and a century of misguided forest management policy have led to ever more devastating fire seasons across the Western states over recent years. To mitigate this unfolding disaster, we need an approach to forest management that emphasizes, first and foremost, creating and maintaining healthy, resilient forests.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Edmonds Underwater Park, WA
In the final part of our series on marine protected areas we turn to an unusual underwater habitat in Puget Sound, where protections have succeeded in restoring once-depleted fish populations.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
In one of the world’s most spectacular marine protection success stories, protections enabled an area of ocean off the Baja California Peninsula to recover from near-total destruction by human exploitation.