Piolets d'Or Announces the "Significant Ascents" of 2023
This list of 68 climbs is effectively a "long list" used to select nominees of the prestigious alpine award.
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Trump signs the Great American Outdoors Act
This past week Trump signed into law a stimulus package for park maintenance and conservation efforts.
Zombie Fires Threaten Arctic Land and Climate
Re-emerging fires that survived the winter may contribute to record burning and CO2 emissions.
African Safari, Conservation and the Covid Connection
The struggles of Africa’s $39.2 billion tourism industry sector could cause extreme poverty, lead to an increase in poaching and severely impact wildlife populations.
Coronavirus Closures Could Lead to a Radical Revolution in Conservation
With widespread closures of parks and conservation areas around the world, could this be an opportunity to transform the way we manage and use these protected environments?
Aerial Survey of Kafue National Park Suggests Great Progress in the Fight for Conservation
Conservation, Kafue Style: We're delighted to learn that there has been a huge increase in wildlife numbers in Zambia’s largest national park.
Sworn Wildlife Protector Murders a Family of Baboons: The Full Story
Trophy hunting Idaho Game Commissioner, Blake Fischer, loses his job over unsportsmanlike kills.
Nearly 300km/h on a bicycle: Denise Mueller-Korenek shatters world record
Clocking in at 183.93mph, Denise Mueller-Korenek has just set the world record for the fastest speed ever achieved on a bicycle.
Why the Aravalli Forest Range is the Most Degraded Zone in India
The laws to protect North India's Aravalli Range from illegal mining and construction will remain ineffective, unless ordinary people come together to take action.
Uttarakhand Trekking Ban: The Adventure Tourism Industry Reacts
India's adventure tourism leaders are fighting back against the High Court's blanket ban on alpine trekking in the Uttarakhand.
“Frack”-tured Community: Colorado Plans to Alter the Future of Natural Gas Drilling
The grassroots initiative, which Boulder voters will see on the ballot come November, would mandate a state-wide, half-mile “buffer zone” of fracking wells from occupied buildings.
Stoking the Flames: Climate Change driving the West’s Devastating Wildfires
Anthropogenic climate change contributed to California’s record-breaking wildfires. The future of fighting these fires grows increasingly perilous.
Dealing with Humans, for a Love of Tigers
For the first woman to earn a doctorate on tigers in India, while overcoming institutionalized sexism, it was a cruel journey.