Why Global Conservation Matters
The Huffington Post
By Joanna Zelman
This past week, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), experts warned that, “In 2020, the UN has projected that we will have 50 million environmental refugees,” the AFP reports. Read more.
The Alliance for Global Conservation has partnered with National Geographic Partnership to bring attention to the plight of wild lions and other endangered species. National Geographic’s new feature film “The Last Lions” is a gripping story about some of the world’s last wild lions.
Click here for theater listings and opening dates.
The Hill
By Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.)
America’s national deficit will burden future gen
erations and hurt the long term well-being of our nation. That is why, as the stewards of our constituents’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars, Congress must always ensure that every cent we spend is absolutely essential. But we can never forget that in meeting Congress’ first priority – keeping America safe – there is no better value than the one percent of the U.S. budget that is spent on foreign aid and diplomacy. Read more.
Foreign Policy
By Josh Rogin
President Obama’s newly released budget request for fiscal 2012 proposes cuts to a wide range of State Department and foreign-operations programs, including the complete elimination of foreign assistance and military training to several countries. Read more.
NPR: All Things Considered
By Martin Kaste
Almost half the world still cooks its food with solid fuels, such as wood and charcoal.
The results are deforestation and black carbon, which contributes to global warming. And smoke-related disease kills an estimated 1.6 million people a year. Read more.
The Alliance for Global Conservation has partnered with National Geographic to bring attention to the world’s last wild lions, which share the plight of many of the world’s endangered species. National Geographic’s feature film, “The Last Lions,” is set in one of the few remaining regions where lions can live in the wild. Faced with dwindling land and increasing pressure from hunting, lions are approaching the brink of extinction.
About the film: In Botswana’s Okavango Delta, an ostracized lioness and her two cubs must fight alone to survive a multitude of threats, from the raging wildfires on the Delta, to the jealousy of sister lionesses, to marauding males. Their only defense is to escape to Duba Island—and with that, an unknown future. “The Last Lions” is now showing at theaters across the country. Click here to find the film at a theater near you!
Mongabay
By Jeremy Hance
A new study finds that a proposed road cutting through Serengeti National Park would likely have devastating consequences for one of the world’s last great migrations. According to the study the road itself could lead to a 35% loss in the famed park’s migrating wildebeest herd, essentially cutting the herd down by over half a million animals.
Mongabay
By Jeremy Hance
The big mammals for which Africa is so famous are vanishing in staggering numbers. According to a study published last year: Africa’s large mammal populations have dropped by 59% in just 40 years. Read more
Reuters
By Maggie Fox
Four previously abundant species of bumblebee are close to disappearing in the United States, researchers reported Monday in a study confirming that the agriculturally important bees are being affected worldwide. Read more.
Our Amazing Planet
By OurAmazingPlanet Staff
The Earth and the diversity of life it harbors continues to surprise us. This year, researchers found some truly astounding creatures that had been unknown to science even through centuries of exploration. While some of these newfound species were found in remote, little-visited corners of the world, others were hiding in seemingly plain sight.
Here, OurAmazingPlanet takes a look of at some of the new species found in 2010. Read more and see pictures.
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