Op-ed

Opinion: Religion and Conservation Do Mix

Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, believes wildlife conservation is a goal that religions must take on

16 March 2014

Opinion: Wildlife Enriches the Planet and Those Living on It

Today is World Wildlife Day - a day set aside by the UN General Assembly to promote the intrinsic value of wildlife and its contribution to sustainable development and human well-being.

03 March 2014

World Wildlife Day should remind us we need a climate deal in Paris

Governments must agree to cut carbon emissions in 2015 to help the monarch butterfly, polar bears and other species

03 March 2014

Opinion: World Wildlife Day should remind us we need a climate deal in Paris

If the world’s endangered species could choose where to migrate in 2015, the chances are Paris would be high on their mind. For the French capital next year is where governments have pledged to ink a new universal agreement on climate change – one aimed at sparing the planet and its people from dangerous, unchecked global warming.

03 March 2014

Opinion: Global pact against illegal wildlife trade should also look beyond poaching

London was the place to be this week for those fighting global wildlife crime. Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge were joined by an impressive coalition of heads of state, ministers and officials of 50 countries to end poaching of elephants, rhinos and other illicit trade of endangered animals that have been linked to terrorism and organised crime.

14 February 2014

Opinion: Wildlife Across the Globe Rely on Pristine Antarctic Waters: Protect Them

Bonn, 24 January 2014 – At the end of last year, representatives from the U.S., the European Union and more than 30 other nations met in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia.

31 January 2014

Opinion: Fenced In, Animal Migrations Cannot Survive

Animal migration is one of the world's greatest natural phenomena — yet, those arduous journeys are being made even more difficult by human activities.

16 October 2013