Coming up: All of our earth heroes
To wrap up Earth Week 2016, we’ll be publishing a portal with story links to everyone who has been an Earth Hero on our site since 2013. Here are just […]
Category Archives: Heroes
Goldman Environmental Prize 2016
The 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize awards announced April 18 in San Francisco were tinged with the sadness that 2015 award winner Berta Cáceres had been assassinated only weeks before in Honduras. This […]
Earth Heroes: Today we remember…those absent
Today we remember women and men, who risked everything to protect their land, forests, waters, wildlife, children, cultural ways. Their values transcended ownership, money, status and personal gain. They are […]
Frans de Waal: Primates are us!
“What could be more dignified than primates who use their natural gifts to build a humane society?” ( Frans de Waal) Frans de Waal is a celebrated primatologist who manages to […]
Ray Dearlove: Saving the Rhinos
A half dozen white rhinos – the first of an eventual herd of 80 animals of breeding age – will be airlifted shortly to Australia from South Africa, in an […]
Earth Heroes
Every day for the next two weeks, we are going to introduce you to men, women, indigenous groups, doctors, scientists, broadcasters, rangers and fearless activists who stand for the planet. […]
Earth Week Heroes Coming Up
Being an environmental hero can mean putting your life on the line, taking risks that most of us fear (but admire) and getting things accomplished against the odds. Next week, […]
Berta Caceres: Enviro Activist Murdered
This is heartbreaking news! Environmental activist Berta Cáceres – who defied the government of Honduras for the land rights of indigenous people—was laid to rest on March 7 after being […]
Racing Extinction! Watch it Dec. 2 on Discovery
Don’t miss Racing Extinction — airs worldwide on Discovery December 2 (US, 9 pm ET/PT, 8pm Central). Academy-Award-winning director Louie Psihoyos is a man on a mission to keep thousands of species […]
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