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Wild elephants in Botswana. Image courtesy of the African Wildlife Foundation

Elephant Hunting Is Not Tourism!

February 11, 2020by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Elephant hunting is a “blood sport” – even if Botswana’s recently elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave it his blessing—by okaying the auctioning off of permits that will allow 70 elephants […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Extinction, Sustainability, Travel, Wildlife
Infinity Mirrored Room

Museums Lift the World 2019

August 12, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A slew of new museums, expansions, survivals, and preservation projects — more than we could imagine a few decades ago– continues to lift the cultural world, especially in cities that […]

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Africa, Architecture, Art & Design, Asia, Europe, Exhibitions, Museums, Nordic Countries, Travel
Courtesy of the Coffeecatcher.com

Earth Heroes: Strong women=Strong Coffee

April 26, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Florence Njiraini has a trifecta of accolades this Earth Day. She’s a woman coffee farmer in Kenya and a leader in her country’s sustainable farming efforts.  She’s earned the respect […]

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Africa, Farming, Food, Heroes, Sustainability
Wyss Campaign for Nature

Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment

April 24, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]

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Africa, Asia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Extinction, Heroes, Latin America, Oceans, Parks, Sustainability, Wildlife
Surgical facility operated by MSF.

Earth Heroes: Doctors without Borders

April 22, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Doctors without Borders, known internationally as Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) kicks off our Earth Week series of “earth heroes.” Health and human well-being are guiding principles for a sustainable world. […]

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Africa, Asia, Disasters, Health, Heroes, Latin America, Sustainability

Coming Up: Earth Day Tributes 2019

April 19, 2019by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

For Earth Week 2019 we will feature one “hero” each day, although we’ve found many more heroes than there are days in a week. Here’s who you will learn about: […]

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Africa, Climate change, Endangered species, Environment, Latin America, People, Science, Sustainability
Mesa Verde. Photo by Hansen Himself.

What’s coming for summer 2018

May 21, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Fellow travelers from all over the world — a hearty thank you to new readers who are using their RSS feed through Outlook to find new and older stories on […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Books, Cities, Photography, Travel, Urban life
Goldman Prize Winners in San Francisco April 23, 2018. Courtesy of the Goldman Prize.

Goldman Environmental Prize Winners 2018

April 24, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

“…for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.” The Goldman Environmental Prize — 29 years, 188 recipients, 87 countries — lauds […]

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Africa, Asia, Europe, Heroes, International, Latin America, People
Berta Caceres Courtesy of Truthdig

Our 5th Anniversary 10 Great People

September 21, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

We’re celebrating 10 exceptional people – ranging in age from their 40’s to their 80’s –who’ve appeared in  Green News Update stories in the past 5 years: Their  talent, creativity […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Anniversaries, Architecture, Biodiversity, Books, Conservation, Discovery, Documentary films, Endangered species, Extinction, Heroes, Oceans, Photography, Wildlife
Tusker Satao, in his prime at Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, felled by poachers in May 2014. Photo courtesy of Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone. www.markdeeble.wordpress.com

On the Brink of Extinction (Coming Up)

July 18, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Do these numbers mean anything to you?  30, 45, 60, 200, 7100 Can you match up any of the numbers to critically endangered species? These are animals that may not […]

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Africa, Arctic, Asia, Australia, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Extinction, Latin America, Wildlife

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