Category: Asia Pacific
Building a Model Future in Melanesia
Written by Jake Cohen | April 20th, 2012
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Learn how building a 3D model is helping an island community in Papua New Guinea to plan for the impacts of climate change and ensure its survival.
In China, a Growing Call to Environmental Action
Written by Mark Tercek | April 18th, 2012
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Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, knows the challenges are enormous. So why is he optimistic about our opportunity to help China achieve a sustainable future?
More on Myanmar: Taking Care of Teak
Written by Jack Hurd | February 29th, 2012
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The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd explores what Myanmar’s recent unthawing means for its incredibly vast and valuable teak forests.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, February 8
Written by Nicole Levins | February 8th, 2012
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If it can snow in one of the world’s hottest places, why can’t we get a few flurries here in DC?
- How’s this for wacky weather? It snowed in Libya. (Green)
- Ratu, one of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos, is in her 11th month of pregnancy. Only five more months to go! (Mongabay)
- Yesterday, one of the world’s most climate-conscious leaders was forced to resign in a coup d’état. (Grist)
- At least in California, green jobs weathered the recession much better than conventional jobs. (GreenBiz)
- What are the greenest cars on the market today? (CleanTechnica)
Dispatch from the Field: Palau
Written by Stephanie Wear | February 6th, 2012
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Stephanie Wear, director of coral reef conservation, is spending a week in Palau, visiting with locals and learning about what makes their reefs so resilient.
Nature Brains: The Key to Protecting Grasslands?
Written by Darci Palmquist | February 2nd, 2012
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What’s the best way to protect the world’s dwindling grasslands from conversion to agriculture or parking lots? A new study holds some answers.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 24
Written by Madeline Breen | January 24th, 2012
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Wow, you can buy anything on the internet these days.
- Demand for pangolin meat in Asia shows up online. (Mongabay)
- Sumatran elephants could be extinct in less than 30 years. (WWF)
- Mercury pollution isn’t just for fish eaters in the Northeast anymore, a new study finds. (New York Times)
- What are the most threatening invasive species in the North America? (Huffington Post Green)
- Groundbreaking magnetic soap may help clean up oil spills. (BBC)
Xin Nian Kuai Le! (Happy New Year!)
Written by Charles Bedford | January 20th, 2012
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Find out 5 reasons why the Conservancy had a great Year of the Rabbit and why the Year of the Dragon could be even better for conservation in China.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, January 18
Written by Nicole Levins | January 18th, 2012
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Get your green news on:
- An Indonesian rock band highlights the plight of the orangutan in song. (Mongabay)
- Save energy (and money!): tint your windows. (CleanTechnica)
- The Interior Department has banned the import of four nonnative snakes. (Green)
- White nose syndrome has killed an estimated seven million bats. (Washington Post)
- The new science classroom battle: climate change. (Wired)
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, January 17
Written by Madeline Breen | January 17th, 2012
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Busy long weekend? Here are the latest green news headlines.
- Lost Darwin fossils found (in a cabinet of all places!). (BBC)
- Will the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship lead to environmental damage? (TreeHugger)
- Every state is number one in something. This cool infographic hands out superlatives. (Mother Nature Network)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the fight for the environment. (Grist)
- Asia’s fish markets drive manta and mobula rays to the brink of extinction. (Green)
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