On Interning at Island Press: Melting Icecaps
By Admin / On August 29th, 2013
In this week's installment Editorial Intern Amanda del Sontro elaborates on what drives her to strive for a better environment.
The Rush for Blue Gold Peaks
By Admin / On July 15th, 2013
Lester Brown of The Observer and Preside of the Earth Policy Institute explores the future of agriculture as our dependence on water hits its peak.
Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water.
Rarities Conservation: Eric Dinerstein Calls for "A marriage of science, political will, and compassion"
By Admin / On March 6th, 2013
Recently, on HuffingtonPost Green, author Eric Dinerstein voiced his thoughts on what it will really take to conserve rare species worldwide:
Biologists assert that we are entering the sixth great extinction spasm in the history of our planet. Only this conservation crisis is different in one major way: it is the only one of the five previous events that has been attributed to humans.
Tool Chests, Toolboxes, and Tool Belts
By Charles C. Chester / On January 28th, 2013
On Monday, June 18, 1883, “Darwin’s bulldog” made a big mistake. Famous for his pugilistic defense of Darwin’s theory of natural selection, Thomas Henry Huxley played a prominent role in English society—and on this particular day he was delivering the inaugural address to the assembled representatives at London’s “great International Fisheries Exhibition.” Over twenty governmental entities, some as far flung as China and Tasmania, displayed their wares at the Exhibition, so this was no small honor for the great English scientist.
Playing the Field
By Admin / On January 7th, 2013
In a new piece in The Scientitst, George Schaller talks about challenges to field biologists and the evolution of conservation biology.
#ForewordFriday with Wade Davis
By Admin / On October 19th, 2012
This week’s selection is from Wade Davis’ brand-new book, River Notes.
Here's what author Terry Tempest Williams has to say about Wade's new book:
"The first six pages of this book will break your heart. The remaining pages will repair what has been broken."
Revisiting Leopold in the National Parks
By Charles C. Chester / On October 2nd, 2012
The US National Park Service protects National Seashores, National Battlefields, National Monuments, National Historic Sites, National Memorials, and even National Parks. In total, the agency manages 397 “units” across the country and its territories.
#ForewordFriday Climate and Conservation
By Jason Leppig / On June 15th, 2012
This week's #forewordFriday pick is from the newly released book, Climate and Conservation.
Craig Groves, Director, Conservation Methods Team at The Nature Conservancy calls this book:
Resilient Design Can Ameliorate Extreme Storm Impacts
By Joyce Maschinski / On May 7th, 2012
Variable climate patterns are predicted to be the new norm in today’s changing climate. No longer can we rely on our normal precipitation levels or temperatures. Models foretell increased storm frequencies and intensities as sea surface temperatures climb. The impacts of climate change affect all of us and our planet’s rare fauna and biota. Yet we often don’t appreciate the immense responsibility we hold until we’ve had personal experience with an extreme event.
Preparing Autumn Buttercup for Reintroduction: It Takes a Village
By Kristin E. Haskins / On May 1st, 2012
Conservation practitioners face many different hurdles on the path to a successful species’ reintroduction. One of those challenges is having enough propagules. Studies have shown that reintroductions conducted with mature plants are often more successful than those conducted with either seeds or seedlings.