More biodiversity means more ecotourism
Protected areas with more biodiversity tend to have more tourists, according to new research. That popularity can mean more money for conservation and help bolster ...
Protected Areas
Quebec biodiversity may increase with climate change
As climate change disrupts wildlife around the world, protected lands in Quebec might actually see higher biodiversity, researchers found, creating challenges for ...
Putting a price on wildlife helps locals conserve them
In the last decade, an innovative community-based ecotourism strategy has attracted attention in Laos for saving wildlife and supplementing local people’s ...
Corridors key to protecting species, conservationists say
From monarchs to grizzlies, America’s wildlife is dwindling due to climate change and habitat destruction, conservationists said at a conference this week in ...
Massive biodiversity database reveals the value of protected areas
After more than a century of setting aside protected areas such as wildlife refuges, conservationists can finally be confident that the approach helps wildlife. In ...
Migratory Birds Lack Adequate Habitat Protection
Migratory birds are always on the move and, as a result, rely on habitat protection — of breeding grounds, nonbreeding grounds and stopover areas. “I realized ...
Most Important Areas of Future Conservation
Priority areas for future conservation in the U.S. are mostly concentrated in the Southeast — an area which lacks protected areas to support them, according to a ...