March 1, 2019 Plan B in the Alps
Whether the Paris Agreement's goals are met or not, winter is in for a tough century. In the Alps, a number of ski destinations are taking steps to prepare for winters without sufficient snowfall....
January 25, 2019 A Gift of Land
Thanks to the Tompkins Conservation foundation, South America gains vast new parklands in what's dubbed as history's greatest donation of land from a private actor to a country....
October 30, 2018 A Farewell to the South Peak
Swedish fashion designer and adventurer's last climb before global warming claims Sweden's highest peak....
August 6, 2018 China’s National Parks Reinvented
The plan to make ten huge national parks around China has rolled out. But nature conservancy is nothing new to China. In fact, one could argue this is where it all began....
April 29, 2018 Tourists to the Rescue?
African tourism administrations undersign the Declaration of Kinshasa on fostering tourism as a driver of biodiversity and environmental protection....
January 5, 2018 Award-Winning Eco-Tourism
Last year was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations. One of the successful ecotourism businesses that attracted attention over the year was Misool Eco Resort in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Misool won the...
November 18, 2017 Punta de Lobos Protected
The world-famous surf spot Punta de Lobos, Chile, has been added to a growing list of protected surfing reserves....
June 5, 2017 Eight New Geoparks
Arxan’s volcanic landforms in Mongolia, the basalt rock columns in Mexico’s Comarca Minera and the limestone moorlands of Las Loras in Spain are three of the eight new sites that received UNESCO Global Geopark status....