How effective is biodiversity conservation of European and African national parks? This seems to be strongly associated with societal and economic conditions. But even under the most favorable ...

"We are truly in the fight of our lives to protect our national parks. Ed is a tested leader and ideally suited to tackle the ...

Human societies around the world are experiencing a historic loss of biological diversity and abundance. Newly released research describes how people have caused the loss of 83 percent of all wild ...

Celebrate and look back at some of the groundbreaking achievements made by Smithsonian scientists this year. Mike Bock As global leaders in wildlife conservation, scientists from the Smithsonian ...

Zion National Park is almost a victim of its own success, attracting millions of hikers annually. If you want to avoid those crowds, consider pivoting to Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.

NPCA’s tribute to the former U.S. president and ardent national park advocate. In his 1988 memoir, “An Outdoor Journal,” former President of the United States Jimmy Carter wrote, “It is good to ...

This story is part of The Human Cost of Conservation, a Grist series on Indigenous rights and protected areas, and is co-published with Indian Country Today. On a 1919 trip to the United States, King ...

Since the first national parks were created in 1951 — the Peak District, Lake District, Dartmoor and Snowdonia — they’ve been joined by 15 others across England, Wales and Scotland. And they’re more ...

A chief from the Bakanga clan of Batwa living within view of Mount Kahuzi was asked in the 1970s to help delineate a boundary using surveyor’s chains. He agreed, not knowing that he was being made to ...

The awards were handed over at the inauguration of the World Environment Day and Environment Fair and the National Tree ...