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New thinking about economics for a world in polycrisis

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Jo Swinson, Director of Partners For A New Economy writes, “Just as many funders mobilized and adapted strategies to respond to Covid-19, or found ways to provide uplifts to grantees facing massive inflation, so philanthropy has to look ahead and prepare for a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. WINGS rightly explores this in its current four-part seminar series ‘Embracing the Unpredictable: How is Philanthropy Navigating Complex Interconnected Crises?’ as part of the Philanthropy Transformation Initiative.”

How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’

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A decade-long battle between a wealthy industrialist and a band of activists led to a surprising $63 million transaction in Central Chile. This is a landmark transaction that will preserve some of the most ecologically significant territory in South America. One major donor is the Freyja Foundation.

New Report shows how states are leading on conservation

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As momentum builds nationally to address the nature and climate crises, state and territorial leaders across the country have stepped up with a variety of measures aimed at conserving lands and waters. Check out this just-released report from the Center for American Progress and National Caucus of Environmental Legislators: State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature.

2024 Notable Women in Agriculture, Food, and Beverage

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Meet 18 women–one of which is Jane Maland Cady, Program director, Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems at McKnight Foundation–who are driving innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship in Minnesota companies large and small, while keeping local farmers and makers at the heart of the mission

Small-scale fishers need a seat at the table of coral-reef management

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As rights-holders and local stewards, small-scale fishers require a seat at the table of coral-reef management, to co-create solutions for blue foods and flourishing ecosystems.

Our Commitment to Collective Progress

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This April 22, let’s consider what each of us can do to fast-track our collective progress toward Earth Day’s goals.

Packard Foundation Commits $480 Million to Ocean Conservation

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The David & Lucile Packard Foundation announced their $480M commitment over the next five years to advance Ocean Conservation in core countries (US, Indonesia, China, Chile) on fisheries, habitat conservation, 30×30, and in the nexus of ocean and climate change.

UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief

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German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on protecting ecosystems.

Linguistic biodiversity, the climate crisis and the preservation of ancestral knowledge

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In indigenous languages, there are species inventories, classification systems, etiological narratives and, most of all, forms of diversity management, a fundamental technology for environmental preservation and biorestoration.

Here Are Four Good Examples of How to Reverse Environmental Damage

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From restoring coral to fire-proofing forests, repairing damaged ecosystems is possible and people are doing it successfully all over the planet.