by Gary Chandler | Dec 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change
Land Use Driving Extinction, Global Warming The agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, global agricultural operations for livestock, soybeans and palm oil have been converting the world’s...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 16, 2020 | Biodiversity, Endangered Species
Proposition Makes Conservation History A government trapper killed Colorado’s last native gray wolf almost 80 years ago in a misguided attempt to help the livestock industry tame the West. We are all poorer for the loss. Thanks to voter approval, Proposition 114...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 4, 2019 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Issue Management
Global Programs Promote Biodiversity, Sustainability Climate change is gaining momentum as global warming heats up. The impact on nations, cities, farms and ecosystems is rising fast. People are growing increasingly frustrated with elected officials who refuse to...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 10, 2017 | Biodiversity, Public Affairs, Public Land, Water Management
Watersheds Not For Sale The United States has about 640 million acres of public lands—an area more than seven times larger than Germany. If America needs a wall for defense, we need it around our public lands—which are critical to our heritage and homeland security....
by Gary Chandler | Mar 28, 2017 | Biodiversity, Deforestation, Endangered Species
Ecosystems, Biodiversity Vanishing The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 percent between 1970 and 2010, far faster than previously thought, the World Wildlife Fund announced. The conservation group’s Living...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 29, 2016 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Corporate Leadership
Coalitions Defending Ecosystems Around The World Poachers killed more than 100,000 elephants in Africa over a three-year period. The pace has likely intensified. Scientists say it’s the first time they’ve ever been able to provide such a specific number of...
