Category: Markets
ABC: This Valentine’s Day, Consider the Cacao Bean
Written by Jack Hurd | February 12th, 2013
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Jack Hurd examines the history of the cacao bean and explains how you can make sure your chocolate is responsibly harvested.
Resolutions for Rainforests
Written by Jack Hurd | January 3rd, 2013
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Jack Hurd makes some New Year’s resolutions for 2013 and introduces a fun new infographic that explains how individuals can help save Asia-Pacific’s forests.
Looking Up in Lao PDR
Written by Jack Hurd | November 5th, 2012
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In Lao PDR, new options are making sustainable forest management the best choice for local people and businesses alike.
Five Nature Books for Your Summer Vacation
Written by Darci Palmquist | July 25th, 2012
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Looking for a good book to hit the beach with this summer? Try one of these nature-themed, Conservancy-reviewed works and catch up on your environmental reading!
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.
The Budget Control Process and America’s Environment
Written by Bob Bendick | November 3rd, 2011
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This past year of budget cutting has revealed that America’s natural resource funding is a target for deep cuts. Will these programs be cut even more in the Budget Control Act process?
International Farmland Deals: Landgrab or Markets at Work?
Written by David Cleary | October 7th, 2011
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Oxfam released a report on “landgrabbing,” the buying up of agricultural land by foreign investors.
New White House Report: The Economic Value of Nature
Written by Peter Kareiva | July 22nd, 2011
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Conservancy Chief Scientist Peter Kareiva helped write a new White House report on accounting for nature’s value in the United States. See why he thinks it’s a breakthrough.
Striking a Balance for Forests, from the Boreal to Borneo
Written by Jack Hurd | July 20th, 2011
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Saving the world’s forests, and the species that depend on them, is very much like having relatives over for Thanksgiving dinner. The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd explains.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 15
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 15th, 2011
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Today’s green news features American consumers, Australian scientists and Amazon farmers:
- A Pennsylvania school district saves $$ and cuts carbon by hiring sheep to mow their lawns. (Treehugger)
- Americans “don’t have a clue” about the top green brands on the market. (Green Biz)
- Solar employs more people than steel, which means green jobs are a reality. (Grist)
- Can sustainable palm oil plantations actually help preserve the Amazon? (YaleE360)
- A group of Australian scientists are trying to clarify the climate change conversation. (Dot Earth)
