Category: Fresh Water
Making the Business Case for Conservation
Written by Mark Tercek | January 27th, 2012
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Mark Tercek is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Here he looks at an innovative way one company is measuring the value of nature.
Smart Resource Management: Good for Nature, People and Business
Written by Mark Tercek | January 26th, 2012
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Mark Tercek is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland talking about how climate change. population growth and global prosperity impact natural resources. Are other CEO’s listening?
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.
Traveling the Magdalena River: Last Stop, Dique Canal
Written by Madeline Breen | December 23rd, 2011
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For our final stop along the Magdalena River, we sail along the Dique Canal, which connects Colombia’s interior with one of its most important ports: Cartagena.
Traveling the Magdalena: Day 3, Zapatoza
Written by Madeline Breen | December 12th, 2011
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The team explores Zapatoza, the biggest freshwater marsh in Colombia, and spends a day talking to local fishermen about the loss of fish.
Traveling the Magdalena River: Day 2, Illegal Mining
Written by Madeline Breen | December 8th, 2011
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Colombia wants to be a top mining country, but is this country really prepared to assume such challenge? We travel to an illegal mine to learn more.
Traveling the Magdalena River: Day 1, the Llanito Lake
Written by Madeline Breen | December 5th, 2011
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The team goes fishing with a group of local fishermen at the Magdalena River’s Llanito Lake, where fishermen still practice the “corral” fishing technique, a more sustainable and collective way of fishing.
Traveling the Magdalena River
Written by Madeline Breen | December 2nd, 2011
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Join a team of Nature Conservancy staff and scientists as they navigate Colombia’s Magdalena River and bring to life its rich communities and culture through this series of blog posts.
Salmon Flourish When Great Trees Fall
Written by Mike Sweeney | November 4th, 2011
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The Coho salmon population in California has fallen 99% in 60 years. Traditional restoration methods are time-consuming and expensive, but a new idea is saving money and just may save the coho.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, October 26
Written by Nicole Levins | October 26th, 2011
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Would you trade meat for bugs if it could save the planet?
- Our president and CEO, Mark Tercek, says that we need to change the way we talk about nature. (Huffington Post Green)
- An unlikely source of carbon emissions: rivers and streams. (Green House)
- The Vietnamese rhino is officially extinct. Thanks, poachers. (Mongabay)
- Debris from the Japanese tsunami could reach the U.S.– and damage fragile marine habitat and wildlife. (NBC Nightly News)
- The latest addition to the food truck craze: sustainable insect cuisine. (Treehugger)
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