Conservation processes are often slow, under-resourced and opaque. It's no surprise some view them as "green tape." Indeed, in Australia, it's harder to get a restoration project approved than it is ...

The Agriculture Department, state agencies, private companies and nonprofits are preparing to distribute $1.1 billion through 81 new Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects that span from ...

As world leaders begin COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil, an international team co-led by a University of Sydney researcher has warned of a hidden crisis undermining global biodiversity and carbon ...

Along with humanitarian and other forms of aid, the U.S. government is one of the world’s biggest funders of nature conservation projects. In 2023 alone, USAID provided $375.4 million to such projects ...

An issue that receives little attention from conservationists and funders is the quiet abandonment of conservation projects after their high-profile launches. New evidence suggests that over one-third ...

Ever since modern environmentalism took off in the 1960s, people have tried to undo the damage humans have caused to nature. Efforts have ranged from reducing threats, to restoring habitats, to ...