Earlier this month, when the U.N. launched the International Year of Forests in New York City, acclaimed photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Working to Protect Reefs at Risk
Seventy-five percent of the world’s coral reefs are threatened by human activities, according to Reefs at Risk Revisited, a new
Rediscovering a Species … in a Rubbish Bin
After five months of expeditions in 21 countries, researchers participating in CI’s Search for Lost Frogs have rediscovered 15 amphibian
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Floating Education Center Empowers Next Generation in Indonesia
Here at CI, many of our marine conservation activities are grand in nature, focused on connecting distant ecosystems and forging
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Conservation on the Ground: A Note from Rwanda
“We’re staying at the Green Witch Hotel,” said Tharcisse Ukizintambara as we waited for the taxi to pick us up
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Why Should We Care About Haiti’s Frogs?
“Why bother with Haiti? There’s nothing left.” That was the question often posed to CI’s Amphibian Conservation Officer Robin Moore
Shark Population Declines Need to be Curbed Now
The scenario is all too common on fishing boats across the ocean — a shark is caught, its fins are
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The World’s 10 Most Threatened Forest Hotspots
Today, in an effort to focus the world’s attention on the need to increase the protection of forests — and
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Davos Update: Dr. Greg Stone on the Economic Value of Oceans
“The ocean is our biggest asset — and it’s in trouble.” This is the message Dr. Greg Stone, noted oceanographer,
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