Victory for Imperiled Species at World Wildlife Conference
African elephants, Asian otters, giraffes, vaquita, rhinos and sharks win big at World Wildlife Conference NRDC at CITES Cop18 NRDC’s International Wildlife...
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World Wildlife Conference: Last Chance for Vaquita
The vaquita porpoise is on track to be extinct within three years and certain losses this fall—the loss of breeding-age females for example—would guarantee ...
CITES CoP18: NRDC’s Plan to Protect Imperiled Species
African elephants, rhinos, giraffes, Asian otters, vaquita, and sharks are some of the many species that need our help right now. ...
The Climate Crisis, Biodiversity, and Food Security Puzzle
The UN has issued a new report on the puzzle we must work out to combat climate change, secure food supplies, and avoid the extinction of more than a million sp...
The Future of Plastics Is Less: Addressing It at the Source
NRDC and hundreds of other organizations are demanding that the EPA take action to control industrial plants that produce plastic that is killing our wildlife. ...
Natural Ecosystem Collapse Demands Transformative Change
A yet-to-be-released U.N. report says half a million to a million species are projected to be threatened with extinction, many within decades—and we must act ...