The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says ...

Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators today adopted mandatory conservation measures that are substantially weaker and save less water than they ...

U.S.A.I.D. also helped establish the Song Thanh National Park in central Vietnam, funded the creation of marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea and restored coral reefs in the Seychelles.

Distribution map of the 22 protected areas for the conservation of the giant otter in South America. Image courtesy of WCS.

New Zealand’s Department of Conservation oversees about 30 percent of the country’s land, designated as protected areas under various headings including national parks, animal areas and ...

The Bellefontaine Conservation Area, located at Interstate 270 and Lewis and Clark Boulevard, will be part of a first-ever study overseen by state officials that could result in new features ...

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde celebrated the opening of Chankawan, a new 425-acre conservation area along the North Santiam River. The tribe reacquired the Chankawan site in 2016 and ...

These Massachusetts municipalities awarded funding to develop parks, protect conservation areas by: Amy Phillips Posted: Sep 25, 2024 / 02:34 PM EDT Updated: Sep 25, 2024 / 02:34 PM EDT ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) partnered with Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever (PF/QF), The Nature Conservancy, and local landowners to dedicate two new ...

In its legal challenge, the plaintiffs noted that 16.3 million people live in 6,744 villages within 27.4 million hectares (67.7 million acres) of conservation areas in Indonesia.