Expert Blogs

The Trump administration is proposing to strip away multiple critical protections, weakening financial, environmental, and public accountability for the oil and gas industry. 

A new appeal aims to block an industrial-scale wood pellet plant poised to harm air quality, forests, and wildlife.

Canada’s new nature strategy will only succeed if political will, Indigenous leadership, and long‑term financing translate its bold vision into coordinated, enforceable action.

Two years ago, BLM modernized its strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources—the Trump administration is jettisoning them to advance its dirty energy program.

Drax’s Canada pivot is a red herring masking destructive logging practices worldwide.

One-sided accountability has hindered global forest protection for decades. A pathway to delivering by the world’s 2030 deadline depends on accountability measures for all countries, not just those in the tropics.

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Finance, NRDC, and Climate Impact Advisors provides detailed insights from the field.

As more and more of our forests face threats from industry and the Trump administration, it’s critical to protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Will the company take action to protect forests or continue wiping them away for disposable products?

Food waste programs and systems made significant advances around the country—and even the world. It's important to keep up the momentum in 2026.

Such a move would increase government subsidies to fossil fuel companies while threatening wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and people's health.

The outcomes from this international forum have set the stage for continued momentum for nature in a changing world, but there needs to be a greater sense of urgency for governments to take action for the planet and its people.

The Farabout Peninsula boasts rare plants, at-risk species, historical artifacts, and more, so when will it be permanently protected?

Smart investments in maintaining roads and public transit that support compact development are a win for affordability, jobs, and climate change.

P&G’s new policy means Charmin toilet paper drives a tree-to-toilet pipeline.

Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open vast swaths of protected national forests to logging and roadbuilding, threatening the country’s last remaining wildlands.

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

A summary of emission reduction benchmarks as G20 countries begin to set their national 2035 climate targets under the Paris Agreement.

Together, electric vehicles and cleaner, more affordable ways to get around can deliver the necessary pollution and emissions reductions. We need the holistic and healthy transportation system solutions that only states can provide. 

This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities.