Latest Nature Conservancy Stories

Action Taken While Revamped Regulations to Help Stop Foreign Pests Are Under Review ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a federal import quarantine order that will prohibit the importation of several palm tree species from all foreign countries until a pest risk analysis has been completed This federal order will be implemented beginning today,...

REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy Climate Wizard, powered by ESRI, displays free maps of historic climate change and future projected change. Climate Wizard offers scientists, planners, environmentalists, and public users an intuitive means to understand and compare climate change models useful to decision making. ESRI has had a longtime commitment to environmental sciences and is working with many organizations dedicated to meeting the challenges of climate...

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Standard Brands, a leading manufacturer of bath and kitchen plumbing products in North America, announced today its commitment of $1 million over a two-year period to The Nature Conservancy to increase awareness of how consumers can conserve water every day and to provide support of the Conservancy's mission of protecting the Earth's most vital natural resource - our drinking water. "As the world's largest conservation organization, The...

Nature Conservancy of Canada and Shell Canada expand unique program TORONTO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ - To view this Social Media Release, please enter the following address in your web browser. http://smr.newswire.ca/en/nature-conservancy/training-the-conservation-leaders-of-tomorrow SOURCE CNW Social Media

Four hundred non-native insects and plant diseases are wreaking havoc across North America ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy (www.nature.org), working with industry partners and scientists, is supporting revamped regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve its ongoing efforts to block non-native insects and diseases from entering the country and protect American homeowners, businesses, agriculture and native trees....

A study released October 14th in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to greater sage-grouse populations in relation to potential energy development. If business as usual continues and more forward-thinking development strategies are not considered, sage-grouse populations will decline an additional 7 to 19 percent.Prepared by scientists from The...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jamie Williams, The Nature Conservancy's Northern Rockies Initiative Director, and a pioneer in collaborative conservation work in the West, was announced today as the winner of the Land Trust Alliance's prestigious Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award. He is the fourth recipient of this honor awarded by the Land Trust Alliance to recognize outstanding leadership, innovation and creativity in land conservation. Williams was also...

ARNHEM LAND, Australia, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Australian Federal Government and traditional landowners signed the first of two agreements today establishing two immense and globally significant conservation reserves on indigenous lands in the Northern Territory of Australia. The second agreement will be signed tomorrow on-site. Known as the Djelk and Warddeken Indigenous Protected Areas, the reserves are located in Western and Central Arnhem Land about 500 kilometers (300...

Online Competition Launched to Dub Our Remotely Operated Vehicle SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy today launched a national online competition to help name its new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This September, the Conservancy will launch the first controlled study of its kind on the West Coast, using the ROV to assess the impact of trawl fishing off California's Central Coast. The public is invited to vote for their favorite name online at...

- Audi launches Facebook Cause campaign to benefit The Nature Conservancy's Tensas River Basin project to reduce carbon emissions - Up to $25,000 will be donated to the voluntary carbon offset program, $1 for every Facebook user who joins at www.causes.com/natureconservancy - The Audi TDI clean diesel engine reduces carbon emissions by 20% over gasoline and is 30% more fuel-efficient HERNDON, Va., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Audi has committed to supporting The Nature Conservancy to help...