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As outdoor recreation wanes, will conservation commitment go with it?
by John Weier
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 7
Reduced tariffs benefit wildlife
by Nick Atkinson
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 13
Do Trees Grow on Money?
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 14
A Witness to Violence
by J. Michael Fay
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 28
Is It Contagious
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 40
Reduced tariffs benefit wildlife
by Nick Atkinson
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 13
Urban Myths
by Jonah Lehrer
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 14
An Agricultural Crime Against Humanity
by George Monbiot
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 44
The Price of Power
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 7
Saint Ursus Maritimus
Icons are about simplicity and clarity. No gray areas. But what happens when the real polar bear clashes with the symbol it has become?
by Jim Robbins
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 12
Wildlife Contraception
Charged with downsizing wildlife populations to fit the geography of the modern world, a small group of researchers is out to replace bullets with family planning.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 20
The Vision Thing
Imagine swapping Tony Blair for Winston Churchill. Would it transform the timid politics of global warming?
by Ted Nordhaus & Michael Shellenberger
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 28
Cross-Species Cookbook
A conservation message served with a shared meal
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 36
10 Solutions to Save the Oceans
We asked a select group of innovative thinkers to go out on a limb. By Martín Hall, Daniel Pauly, David Conover, Amanda Vincent, Kimberly Davis, Carl Safina, George Sugihara, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, and Tundi Agardy
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 23
Arresting Evidence
State-of-the-art forensic technology is forcing us to face the reality that even our most applauded trade bans and moratoriums aren’t working. From ivory cell phones to shark fin soup, it’s all available—at a price.
By Natasha Loder
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 12
Nothing to Declare
DNA fingerprinting cracks down on illegal timber
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 37
The Joy of Biodiversity
More biodiversity intensifies our emotional attachment to parks
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 8
Aliens Among Us
Invasive species stand accused of ecological insubordination, mass murder, and other crimes against nature. But the case is far from closed.
A round table with James H. Brown and Dov F. Sax, Daniel Simberloff, and Mark Sagoff
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 14
That Sinking Feeling
We dig fossil fuel out of the ground, burn it and fill the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, and then plant trees to soak it back up. If only it were so simple.
by Nick Atkinson
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 22
Writers' Block
Earnest, pious, and quite allergic to irony: nature writing has none of the trademark qualities that play well in 2007. So is it time for a change?
by Jenny Price
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 28
Remote Patrol
Nabbing poachers with metal detectors and satellite uplinks
by Eric Sorensen
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 38
Buy 'em, Trade 'em, Protect 'em
Cap-and-trade system for park visitor permits
by Cameron Walker
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 39
Is There Anybody Out There?
Fewer people are venturing into the national parks, and more are staying home in front of their Xboxes.
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 40
Green Giants
by George Monbiot
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 48
People to Watch in 2007: Randy Olson
An evolutionary biologist in Hollywood.
by Eric Sorensen
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 14
People to Watch in 2007: Julia Marton-Lefèvre
The new leader of the world's largest conservation network.
by Frances Cairncross
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 14
Virginity Lost
Pristine forests of the Amazon were not encountered in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; they were invented in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 22
Last Wishes
Green cemeteries fund conservation.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 37
Like Humans, Like Elephants
An increasing number of scientists appear willing to cross into the forbidden territory of anthropomorphism in their quest to understand the animal world.
by Martin Meredith
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 48
A Most Dangerous Game
Lions are eating African refugees while conservationists look the other way.
Review by David Baron
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 42
Second Chance
Cloning could be the Holy Grail of conservation or the ultimate folly. Either way, the fact is, cloning works.
by Cynthia Mills
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 22
Us or Them
Killing predators stands as one of the most age-old and enduring forms of wildlife management. Even now, myth and politics trump ecology. Is there a way out?
by William Stolzenburg
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 14
One Big Fix
A prominent scientist's proposal for countering climate change says volumes about our plight.
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 48
Could Viagra® Be a Conservation Tool?
The advent of aspirin did not eliminate the use of rhinoceros horn as a traditional Chinese remedy. But maybe aspirin doesn't work as well as Viagra.
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 40
Fish Futures Print Only
George Sugihara thinks the way fish quotas are set is all wrong. Instead, he wants to tap into people's baser instincts by treating fish catches like tradable poker chips.
by Rex Dalton
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 22-27
The Depopulation Bomb
The same forces that fueled population acceleration are now driving precipitous declines. But be careful what you wish for.
by Phillip Longman
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-September 2006) pages 40-41
Democratizing Taxonomy
Imagine a portable DNA barcode scanner that could transform people’s relationship with nature. Could such futuristic technology be to biodiversity what the printing press was to literacy?
by Marguerite Holloway
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 14-21
Environmental Heresies
Over the next ten years, the mainstream environmental movement will reverse its opinion and activism on population growth, urban-ization, genetically engineered organisms, and nuclear power.
An Interview with Stewart Brand
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 22-27
Get Real
Behind the hue and cry over the Kyoto climate change treaty is one nagging but rarely reported reality: even if every nation in the world complied to the hilt, it would hardly approach solving the problem.
by Katherine Ellison
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 28-34
Live Rock
A new cash crop for the aquarium trade protects Fiji’s reefs.
By Nancy Bazilchuck
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 36-38
Border Control
New wildlife Interpol cracks down on organized crime.
by Nancy Bazilchuck
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 38-39
Connecting Flights
Never mind the road map for peace. An unlikely marriage between bird conservation and military aviation is thriving on one of the most divisive pieces of real estate on Earth.
by Frances Cairncross
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 14-21
Bon Appétit Print Only
Ecologists are devising invasive species control strategies that would make Julia Child proud.
by Joe Roman
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 22-27
Where the Wild Things Were
The recent Nature paper proposing to bring cheetahs, lions, and elephants to North America raised a wild rumpus. But are the critics missing the point?
by William Stolzenburg
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 28-34
High Seas Garbage Pickup
Satellite data hone in on ghost nets in the Pacific.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 35-36
Raising the Bar on Kyoto
New standards require projects to save more than just carbon.
by Adelheid Fischer
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 38
Oil Change
The interests of big businesses, environmentalists, and society coincide more often than you might guess from all the mutual blaming. So who needs to change?
by Jared Diamond
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 12-19
Four Futures
The seeds of the future are to be found in the extremes of the present. So our wildest ideas are the ones that give us insights into the surprises of the next few decades.
by Erik Ness
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 20-27
The Look of Success
In the wake of successful wolf reintroductions, managers who once fervently defended wolves are now faced with killing them. Are we ready for modern predator management?
by Jim Robbins
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) pages 28-34
Google Scales the Ivory Tower
New search engine throws open the doors to scientific literature.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 36-38
Businesses Come Clean
New initiative sets global standards for sustainability reporting.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 38-39
Code Blue for Conservation
Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus say environmentalism’s heart has stopped. But making the movement more “progressive” may finish off the patient. Are there better prescriptions?
by Charles Alexander
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 14-19
The Protein Gap
John Fa is the first researcher to frame the bushmeat crisis as a protein crisis. And his analysis suggests that wildlife activists are behaving like Marie-Antoinette: “Let them eat cake.”
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 20-27
Moss Conservation behind Bars
Prison inmates help researchers cultivate threatened mosses
by Adelheid Fischer
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 35-36
When Will Populations Double… and Where?
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) page 40
Are We Consuming Too Much?
The answer seems obvious. But it's not. Paul Ehrlich, Kenneth Arrow and nine other brilliant minds argue that we're worrying too much about how much we consume and too little about how to invest.
by Jon Christensen
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005)
Liquid Assets
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico is a water factory. Can an ambitious federal program convince water users to foot the bill for the hydrological services?
by Katherine Ellison & Amanda Hawn
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005)
The Uneasy Chair: The Curious History of Conservation
by Jon Christensen
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 48
Pipe Dreams
If the twentieth century was the era of the megadam and the ecological destruction of the world's rivers, the twenty-first century could be different. It could. But will it?
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 20-27
Healing Powers
With the finesse of modern market research, a team of undercover conservationists set out to probe the 3,000-year-old demand curve for endangered species in traditional Chinese medicine.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 28-34
Born Again
William McDonough, a radical architect, dismisses traditional recycling as tired and inadequate. Instead, he's invented "industrial ecosystems" in which substances and machines are infinitely recycled.
by Jim Robbins
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 14-19
Good for the Economy, Good for Us?
Conservation spending is tethered to the U.S. economy-for better or worse.
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 40-41
No Easy Way Out
Human Health, wildlife disease, and conservation are inextricably linked. Yet, modern medicine has fostered the profoundly dangerous illusion that we are above or apart from the natural world.
by Mark JeromeWalters
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 20-27
Who Makes the Grade? Print Only
Like an Environmental GDP, a new index pushes us to take a new look at the competing dimensions of sustainability. And it challenges the credo that economic and environmental strength are in counterpoise.
by Daniel C. Esty and Marc Levy
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 28-29
What Makes Environmental Treaties Work?
Given the way the environment ignores national boundaries, good global treaties are essential to saving it. Yet, it has become ever harder to create treaties that work. Instead of learning from history, we seem doggedly determined to repeat past failures.
by Frances Cairncross
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 12-19
Win-Win Illusions
Over the past two decades, efforts to heal the rift between poor people and protected areas have foundered. So what next?
by Jon Christensen
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 12-19
Is There Room for Conservation in an All Consuming World? Print Only
The story of consumption in the 21 st century is as much about emerging consumer nations as it is about traditional ones.
by Gary Gardner, Erik Assadourian, Radhika Sarin, and Janet L. Sawin
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 28-29
Renting Biodiversity
The Conservation Concessions Approach.With all the money we spend making conservation pay for itself, we could just pay for conservation
by Katherine Ellison
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 20-29
Harnessing Consumer Power for Ocean Conservation
Accessible, transparent, and scientifically sound information can translate choices at the cash register into better marine conservation.
by Carrie Brownstein, Mercedes Lee, and Carl Safina
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 39-42
Can Protected Areas Quench our Thirst? Print Only
Fresh drinking water provides a powerful argument for protected areas worldwide.
by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 30-31
Creating Habitat on Farms
The Land Stewardshop Project and Monitoring on Agricultural Land
by Brian DeVore
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 28-36
Taking the Bite out of Wildlife Damage
The Challenges of Wildlife Compensation Schemes
by Philip Nyhus, Hank Fisher, Francine Madden, and Steve Osofsky
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 37-40
Conservation and Conflict Print Only
Rules of Engagement. Lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo
by John and Terese Hart
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 14-22
Thinking Like an Ocean
Ecological Lessons from Marine Bycatch
by Scott Norris with Martin Hall, Edward Melvin, and Julia Parrish
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 10-19
Ground Truthing Conservation
Why biological exploration isn’t history
by Alan Rabinowitz
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 20-25
Does Green Timber Make a Difference Print Only
global status report on forest certification schemes
by Richard Eba’a Atyi and Markku Simula
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 26-27
Opening Rivers to Trojan Fish
The ecological dilemma of dam removal in the Great Lakes
by Ross Freeman with Bill Bowerman and others
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 35-40
The Biodiversity Knowledge Commons
by Jonathan Adams, Frank Biasi, Colin Bibby, and Martin Sneary
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 41-43
Old Science, New Science
Incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into contemporary management
by Chuck Striplen and Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 20-27
How Biased Are We? Print Only
by J. Alan Clark and Robert M. May
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 28-29
Agriculture versus Biodiversity
by Richard Manning
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 18-27
Relocating People out of Reserves
Voluntary resettlement as a conservation tool in Guatemala
by Cheryl Margoluis, John Beavers, and Marie-Claire Paiz
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 30-33
Are Linguistic and Biological Diversity Linked? Print Only
by David Harmon and Luisa Maffi
Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2002) page 26-27
Turning the Ship Around
Changing the policies and culture of a government agency to make ecosystem management work
by Jennifer Belcher
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page17-23
Stone-age Minds at Work on 21st Century Science
How cognitive psychology can inform conservation biology
by Judith L. Anderson
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page19-25
Does the Public Care about Species Loss? Print Only
A Glimpse into the public’s thinking
by Robb Cowie
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page 26-27
e-Libraries
Finding Conservation Publications on the Web
Vol. 2 No. 3 (Summer 2001) page 38-39
Promoting Conservation through Effective Public Speaking
by Susan Jacobsen
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 38-39
Articles highlighted in Journal Watch:
Save Whales . . . and Money
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 11
Enforcement Trumps Encouragement
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 12
Extinction Blind Spots
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 7-8
Culling Coyotes Doesn't Pay Off
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 11
Malaria Linked to Deforestation
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 9-10
Plantations Drink Streams Dry
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 13
Biodiversity May Curb West Nile Virus
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 9
African Wild Dogs May Pay Their Own Way
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 8-9
GM Sugar Beets Benefit Wildlife
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 10-11
Brazilian Cocoa Farms Not Sustainable After All
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page 13
Overfishing Implicated in Sea Urchin Epidemic
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 9-10
People Eat More Bushmeat Wshen Fish Are Scarce
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 10-11
Deforestation Leaves No Survivors
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 12-13
Culling Whales in the Name of Ecosystem Management?
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 5
Culling Whales in the Name of Ecosystem Management?
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 5
Forest Fragments Boost Coffee Production
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 7-8
Conservation Incentives Do Work
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 9-10
Public Access Key to Support for Wetland Mitigation
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 9-10
Keeping the “Eco” in Ecotourism
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 8-9
Gold Mining Sediment Threatens Fish and People
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 6-7
Does Shade Coffee Help or Hinder Conservation?
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 5-6
Even Hand-Logging Can Threaten Orangutans
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 7-8
Nonlethal Carnivore Control
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 9-10
Making Boaters Slow Down for Manatees
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 6-7
Hunting for Sport Can Boost Conservation
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 7
Live Seafood Trade Linked to Species Invasions
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 11
Forest Fragmentation May Increase Lyme Disease Risk
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 11
How Perceptions of Nature Shape Conservation Policy
Vol. 4 No. 2 (Spring 2003) page 9-10
Pesticides Linked to Amphibian Declines
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 8
Religion Can Benefit Conservation
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 5
Development Can Disrupt Caribou Migration
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 6-7
Illicit Crops Threaten Birds in Columbia
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 7
First Practical Test for Monitoring Shark Trade
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 8
European Agriculture Crisis Could Benefit Conservation
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 5
Snowmobiles Can Stress Wildlife
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 5-6
Rock Climbing Harms Cliff Ecosystems
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 9
Salmon and Hydropower May Be Able to Coexist
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 6-7
Conservation of the Matrix I: Ants in Coffee Plantations
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 8
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