habitat

Word of the day - fair trade.  How is this organized social movement promoting sustainability?

On Monday, the Bush administration proposed a policy that threatens to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the point of extinction. This comes as no surprise. Like the war in Iraq, removing the fetters of environmental protection has been an administrational goal since 2001. Unlike the war in Iraq, this time Bush and his cronies could very well succeed.

The Michigan Avenue Fish Hotel was floated up river and moored on the south side of the Chicago River between Dearborn and State Streets.  A project of the Friends of the Chicago River, it will give fish and other aquatic wildlife homes on a stretch of the river with no natural bank or shade trees.

In one of the most significant conservation sales in U.S. history, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of pristine forest in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species and sustainable local business for people.

This article is about the dwindling habitiat for Vultures in Africa. It discusses how the vultures have been killed by local farmers and that the habitat for these birds is dwindling as people and big agriculture move into the areas.

Follow a month-long science expedition to discover new fish species, more corals than anywhere else in the world, endangered turtles and other sea life new to science.

The invasive fire ant wreaks havoc on humans and animals around the world – and can even kill. Find out what scientists are doing to stop this deadly invasive species. Includes stunning video.

If you live in the suburbs, like I do, the yard around your home is the closest you come to the natural environment on a day to day basis. This begs the question - Is your yard a natural environment? In his book 'Bringing Nature Home' Douglas Tallamy makes a case for replacing alien invasives in the home landscape with native plants specific to the area.

People who are concerned about climate change struggle with carbon offsets. Do they make a difference, or are they just indulgences? And if they do make a difference, how can you tell which programs have real quality? It all comes down to measurement, testing and accountability.

The number of Florida scrub-jays, the only species of bird found exclusively in Florida, is declining - even within preserves set aside for them - a new report has concluded. The birds are being squeezed out by suburban sprawl and overpopulation in the state.

Coming out of Bali are details on a new plan to address the largest overlooked contributor to climate change – the destruction of forests. Right now, developing countries earn more from cutting forests than from keeping them standing. This plan looks to establish a financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests.

Well-managed, locally-supported marine reserves in the Asia-Pacific region significantly help in reducing poverty and enhancing the quality of life for residents of local communities, according to a new study, which provides tangible evidence that these investments bring about measurable economic growth and quality of life benefits.

"Americans can make a difference in the fate of the penguin population by leaving the car at home and taking a motorcoach," Pantuso said. "Motorcoaches reduce congestion and pollution by taking more than 425 million cars off the road each year. Coaches provide the same congestion mitigation benefits as transit buses in that we have the capacity to take up to 55 cars, per coach, off the road at one time."

People depend on natural systems for survival, but these systems – and the lives they support-- are threatened by the inevitable impacts of climate change. It is crucial that we begin helping nature and people adapt to climate change now. A new bill in the Senate would provide funds to do just that.

Coffee is the world's #2 commodity, and how it is grown and consumed has a huge impact on the environment. Coffee drinkers can make a big difference in habitat preservation and in the waste stream. Five simple tips here that wield a lot of clout.

Forest land and habitat should not be sacrificed for such a negligible potential benefit that will not measurably alter our energy use.

Once thought completely eliminated from Central America’s Mayan Forest, The majestic Harpy Eagle is returning thanks to community-based conservation efforts that are restoring the bird’s natural habitat.

An estimated 80% of life on earth depends on healthy oceans and coasts, but a new report states that Europe's coastal marine regions are largely degraded. So are we acting too late to save important coastal areas?