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Financial Incentives To Slow Deforestation Are Helpful – But Public Policies To Stop It Are Essential
Financial Incentives To Slow Deforestation Are Helpful – But Public Policies To Stop It Are Essential

by Jeff Conant, senior international forests program manager, and Merel van der Mark

Among the first announcements made at COP26 was a promise made by over 100 countries to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030. The promise came with a nearly $20 billion commitment of public and private finance to help douse the flames of forest destruction.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson – not a fellow generally looked to for pearls of wisdom about ecological…

Big Oil’s Public Lands and Water Leases Shell Game
Big Oil’s Public Lands and Water Leases Shell Game

President Biden is about to break his promise to end new lease sales in a big way, opening 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to drilling

Foods bees pollinate
Foods bees pollinate

Bees pollinate over 130 fruits and vegetables, and a variety of seeds, nuts, and plants. Find out more about the foods bees pollinate.

Why are bees dying? Pollinators need your help before it’s too late
Why are bees dying? Pollinators need your help before it’s too late

The latest honeybee numbers are dire. 44% of bee colonies in the US were lost last year, and summer losses were the highest ever recorded. Help protect pollinators.

At the World’s Largest Corporations, Personnel is Policy
At the World’s Largest Corporations, Personnel is Policy

The world’s largest asset managers call the climate emergency one of the largest material risks to long-term corporate stability.

The human cost of a perfect lawn
The human cost of a perfect lawn

Every year, 80 million pounds of pesticides are used on U.S. lawns to maintain attractive, lush greenery. In many cities across the country, Latinx immigrant workers are the primary labor force responsible for lawn care.

California’s Paper Trail Leads to Rainforest Destruction in Sumatra – and Governor Newsom Has the Power to Change That
California’s Paper Trail Leads to Rainforest Destruction in Sumatra – and Governor Newsom Has the Power to Change That

Consumers have the right to know where the products they buy come from and to trace them back to the source of the raw materials to ensure that they are not linked to anything dodgy, such as deforestation and human rights violations.

Reasons Why Bees Are Dying
Reasons Why Bees Are Dying

Explore the main four reasons why bees are dying and how you can help save our vital pollinators.

Meijer, Target and Dollar Tree release new policies to help save the bees from toxic pesticides 
Meijer, Target and Dollar Tree release new policies to help save the bees from toxic pesticides 

Some food retailers are paying attention and beginning to step up to address the routine and unnecessary use of toxic pesticides in their supply chains.

Save the Bees
Save the Bees

The sad fact is that many pollinators are disappearing before our eyes -- especially honeybees and bumble bees. Why are bees dying?