12 Ways to Live More Sustainably - Biological Diversity
WEBLearn how to reduce your environmental footprint and protect wildlife by choosing wild with these 12 tips. From ditching plastic and meat to simplifying holidays and driving green, find out how to live more sustainably every day.
WEBSlaughterhouses are a major source of water pollution and environmental degradation in the U.S., discharging billions of gallons of contaminated wastewater into waterways every year. They also use large amounts of water, endanger aquatic wildlife, and contribute to climate change and antibiotic resistance.
Ocean Plastics Pollution - Biological Diversity
WEBLearn how billions of pounds of plastic are harming wildlife and the environment in our oceans. Find out what the Center is doing to stop plastic production and pollution at the source.
Ecosystem Restoration - Biological Diversity
WEBLearn how ecological restoration is the process of reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by restoring natural processes. Find out how the Center advocates for restoration of degraded public lands, especially ponderosa pine forests, using fire and other methods.
Emperor penguin - Biological Diversity
WEBLearn about the emperor penguin, the largest and most ice-adapted of all penguins, and its life cycle, feeding, and breeding habits. Find out how global warming and other human activities are threatening this species and its survival.
Halting the Extinction Crisis - Biological Diversity
WEBSpecifically President Biden must support a plan that … Declares the global extinction crisis to be a national emergency and commits $100 billion to saving the diversity of life on Earth.; Creates 175 parks, refuges and monuments to build toward protecting 30% of lands and waters by 2030 and half by 2050, a campaign known as 30x30.; Immediately provides $10 billion to save corals around the ...
Jaguar - Biological Diversity
WEBThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected jaguars as endangered in 1972. But in 1980, responding to objections, the Service removed jaguars within the United States from the endangered species list — in blatant violation of the Endangered Species Act. In 1997, in response to a Center campaign ...
The Elements of Biodiversity - Biological Diversity
WEBBiodiversity is the variability of life at all levels of biological organization, from genes to ecosystems. It is influenced by evolution, extinction, and human activities, and it provides essential services and values for human and non-human life.
Vaquita - Biological Diversity
WEBSAVING THE VAQUITA . Lea este página en español. Mexico's Gulf of California — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of the world's cetacean species, including the smallest and most endangered porpoise on …
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