This year for Hispanic Heritage Month, we bring you a conversation between Edna Roquez and Shannen Rivadeneira, co-leads for the WILD (Welcoming and Inspiring Latin Diversity) employee resource group (ERG) at the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages four New York City zoos and the New ...
Planting trees to save the planet has captured the public imagination, and with good reason. It’s a tangible way individuals feel able to do something about the climate and biodiversity crises. Forest restoration is recognized globally as a critical component of any pathway to limit ...
In a world where we are often left uninspired by the outcomes of global convenings, we recently saw two remarkable landmark achievements in quick succession. In Montreal in December, nearly 200 nations agreed on a framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, which included a ...
Last year those who have spent the past decades trying to raise awareness of the global collapse of shark and ray populations spent the summer looking ahead to the possibility that governments would take action to save these ancient ocean predators at an international meeting ...
Since childhood, I’ve been drawn to nature and wildlife. From family fishing excursions and public television shows like Nature to exploring wild places on my own, it developed into a life-long passion. As a New Yorker, I’ve been lucky to visit the Bronx Zoo on ...
The City of New York identifies a set of priority health risks related to climate change: heat waves driven by increased summer temperatures; flooding due to coastal storms and high tides worsened by both warmer ocean currents and sea-level rise; power outages related to both ...
“By respecting and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and amplifying their voice in conservation policies, practices, and governance structures, WCS Global is travelling the best and necessary pathway to equitable, just, and durable conservation.” This values statement at WCS (Wildlife Conservation ...
In many ways, starting work at the Bronx Zoo was a homecoming. At three, I emigrated from the Philippines to the Allerton neighborhood of the Bronx, less than a mile away from the zoo entrance. I later attended Fordham University and found my first apartment ...
Thousands of Indigenous Peoples, academics, civil society networks, international organizations, and governments are gathering at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues this month to focus on the theme of “Indigenous Peoples, Human Health, Planetary and Territorial Health, and Climate Change: A Rights-Based Approach.” I ...
