As the region grows in industry and population, land is the greatest asset that directly impacts public health by providing active recreation opportunities and supporting ecosystems that support clean ...

Last month, right before the holidays, nearly 200 countries announced a breakthrough deal to protect Earth’s plants and animals. Of the 22 targets established at the United Nations Convention on ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Extinction is rarely a moment. It is a process that unfolds offstage, marked by missed sightings, ...

Just for a moment, imagine a community, our community, without open lands and wild spaces. Then imagine the opposite — abundant land, but without the ecological and human communities that call that ...

As game and fish agencies across the country struggle to figure out what the future of wildlife management holds, comparing conservation vs preservation is more relevant than ever. The two words and ...

On my trip bicycling through Mexico in 2019, I was once again reminded just how important psychology—the science of human behavior and decision-making—is for developing effective conservation programs ...

Environmental challenges are becoming more relevant in today's world, so it is essential that we make a distinction between conservation and preservation. Although both relate to environmental ...

Conservation debates are usually framed by damage already visible. Forests are cleared, fisheries decline, protected areas ...

The death of a well-known wild animal is an odd kind of news. It is intimate, because so many people feel they have met the ...

A proposed tool included in the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule would allow more efficient and responsible deployment of clean energy projects while benefiting U.S. lands, waters, and ...