In a recent opinion piece published in the journal Nature, several ecologists question recent efforts to delineate areas of wilderness and intactness around the world to define conservation targets.

Across farm country, new environmental stewardship commitments are sprouting from the soil like freshly emerged corn plants. Yet unlike uniform rows, those goals often seem variable and aimed at a ...

Grasping what someone means when they utter word "conservation" is as tasking (and slippery) as squeezing a watermelon seed. Does it mean protecting existing resources, be they wildlife, energy, ...

Aim: Human-induced climate change requires conservation strategies incorporating its potential effects on species and communities. Key components of population persistence can be attributed to ...

Scientific determinations of 25 global "hotspots"--habitats with high concentrations of unique species vulnerable to human activity--are too large to be effectively managed by local ...

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration plans to broadly define conservation and encourage private landowners to adopt sustainable practices to meet a goal of protecting 30% of the land and water in the ...

This study of the Tapajos Basin brings together a series of analyses undertaken by WWF and its partner organizations designed to define conservation scenarios and indicators on the basis of ...

Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy From a potential Arctic oil drilling hub to a mine that threatens one of the world’s most productive salmon ...

GREENLAND — The town's Planning Board and Conservation Commission disagree on the wording of a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance regarding conservation subdivision developments. Voters will ...