We have 12 years. 12. And here’s who to blame for the delay
"(CNN) — Governments around the world must take "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" to avoid disastrous levels of global warming, [...]
Miami is now this nation’s top importer of shark fins?
"Since 2015, Miami has led the nation in the number of shark fins imported from Hong Kong, likely caused by an increasing number of import [...]
If our oceans die, we die | Captain Paul Watson
"Captain Watson is guided by a singular truth: if the oceans die, we die! Humanity and civilization cannot survive on this planet with a dead ocean, [...]
Jeremy Jackson: How we wrecked the ocean
Transcript: I'm an ecologist, mostly a coral reef ecologist. I started out in Chesapeake Bay and went diving in the winter and became a tropical [...]
Congratulations President Obama!
Congratulations President Obama! Yesterday's inauguration of President Barack Obama was so inspiring and wonderful it is hard to describe. What a landmark event in US [...]
Why corals need urgent protection
Time Magazine published this great article earlier this month. Read: You don't have to be a marine biologist to understand the importance of corals — [...]
World Ocean Day is today!
What is World Ocean Day? Well... it began in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the landmark United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also [...]
“Endangered” is confusing?!
First Japan, now China. Not that the US is much better in terms of wildlife conservation, but I don't understand how this can continue to [...]
Encyclopedia of Life to be launched online
Encyclopedia of Life was announced today, a highly ambitious and exciting project designed to document the 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other [...]
Biodiversity loss and the need for an Intervention
Grist, a favorite publication of ours, recently posted a story on biodiversity loss titled "That Extincts" describing scientists' fear that a mass extinction is imminent [...]