by Cidee Despi | Dec 6, 2022
35 years ago, all 198 UN Member States convened for a historic summit in Montreal. There, they negotiated and signed the world’s most successful environmental accord, the Montreal Protocol, saving our ozone layer and curbing greenhouse emissions. Now, 35 years on, these same parties are poised for another landmark event: the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), wherein will be designed the subsequent decades’ worth of international wildlife and nature targets. The question on everyone’s minds is “How can we follow one historic success in Montreal with another?”
by Daniel Meyer | Nov 30, 2022
For the people in the Gourma region of Mali, nature is never taken for granted.
by Daniel Meyer | Nov 21, 2022
Not only are they real, they are oftentimes some of the most important concepts and processes that drive our existence.
by Daniel Meyer | Nov 10, 2022
Infinite possibility is found in here…
by Daniel Meyer | Nov 3, 2022
How do we prioritize nature’s needs while creating a business? A Q&A with Chiel Liezenberg, co-founder of EarthToday.
by Cidee Despi | Oct 27, 2022
Last 3-4 September 2022, two of CoalitionWILD team members, Fátima Gigante and Asmita Rawat, had the honor to join the Women In Nature Network Global Networking (WiNN) Event 2022 held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Learn how WiNN 2022 was able to fulfill its motto of “empowered women, empower women.”
Read about Fatima and Asmita’s experience here: https://wild.org/blog/coalitionwild/winn-nepal-2022/
by Cidee Despi | Oct 26, 2022
Marine biologist and 2021 EXCELerator graduate Zara Guifarro is committed to contribute to conservation, but she also knows that true conservation can only be achieved if the local communities are similarly engaged. This is why she and her team started the Ocean Youth Program—a marine conservation program for the youth.
by Cidee Despi | Oct 20, 2022
There is a need to acknowledge the necessity of a development paradigm that places the critical role of protection and conservation of biodiversity as a priority to achieve a sustainable future in Africa. As the world faces the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, it is necessary for the African continent to band together, hence, the IUCN Africa Protected Congress (APAC) held last 18-23 July 2022 came at an opportune time, right when Africa, and the world at large, needs to talk about these issues more.
by Cidee Despi | Oct 14, 2022
Zacharia Mutinda Muteti wants to see human and wildlife coexisting in peace and harmony, so he decided to pursue a project to help with just that. Learn how this young advocate is helping a community create sustainable livelihood in Eastern Kenya.
by Daniel Meyer | Oct 3, 2022
How do we prioritize nature’s needs while working in equilibrium with the land? A Q&A with Grace Jorgensen.
