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Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems. Now, United States aquaculture advocates – backed by mainstream conservation groups – are saying that locating well-run operations out in the ocean could produce sustainable food and protect wild stocks.
Noble Research Institute intends to create a new voluntary environmental services market that aims to incentivize farmers and ranchers to improve soil health on working agriculture lands.
State wildlife agencies and the country's wildlife conservation system are heavily dependent on sportsmen for funding. Money generated from license fees and excise taxes on hunting and angling equipment provide about 60 percent of the funding for state wildlife agencies, which manage most of...
Addressing the illegal trade of wildlife products requires a targeted and scalable approach that utilizes innovative financing mechanisms to draw on philanthropic and impact capital to drive improvements in protected-area-management effectiveness.
By simply paying their taxes, United States citizens are helping protect some of Earth’s most threatened and charismatic animals. But these vital funds are in jeopardy due to President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which includes deep cuts to species-conservation programs.
This year has been declared the "International Year of the Reef" by the International Coral Reef Initiative. But given recent headlines, you might be forgiven for asking if this was in fact the last year for coral reefs...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center is collaborating with states and federal agencies to share successful examples of infrastructure investment that create drought resilience. The report includes examples of SRF projects funded to...
Ecological restoration is the art and science of helping degraded natural areas recover to healthy condition and function. It’s also, as it turns out, a good business opportunity.
Source: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.
Authored by Environmental Defense Fund and Forest Trends, this report identifies the sources of funding currently available for REDD+ and climate action in forests and analyzes the challenges and opportunities for accessing and coordinating this finance.