Every now and again I find myself asking, or being asked, why biodiversity is so important. Why should we care whether some faraway, unphotogenic species of frog will live to see another year? I have attempted answering this question in the TiME newsletter, using several angles: suggesting that humans, animals, and plants are “citizens” of…

John Mwacharo, Nature Kenya and Liat Radcliffe Ross, TiME In 2020, TiME members raised funds to protect land in a coastal region of Kenya that was the only nesting grounds of the rare and Endangered Clarke’s Weaver, an endemic bird species threatened by both habitat loss and climatic changes. (That year TiME also purchased land…

One day, the god Carabí decided that he wanted to find water, so that he and his family could wash and drink. The water was hidden in a rock by a woman named Conga, and she refused to give Carabí the water. He tricked her and learned to make the key she used to extract…

Arachnophobia, or the acute fear of spiders, is very common—but its causes are not very clear.

We had the privilege to interview Martin Schaefer, CEO of the Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, one of our sister organizations in Ecuador. With him, we discuss nature conservation issues, politics, and ecotourism.

"In the highlands of the island of Santa Cruz (the Galápagos), it's surprisingly easy to spot the giant tortoises"

Conservation, as the name suggests, is about keeping things as they are. But sometimes that means taking action, and that action often has consequences. 

We had the privilege of interviewing Nira Fialho, executive director of our sister organization Instituto Uiraçu.

"Through ecoacoustics, we analyze the sounds in nature. We are learning how much information is conveyed in sound." 

We had the immense privilege of interviewing Eddie Game, Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy’s Asia Pacific region. He has worked on conservation projects in more than fifteen countries and in environments including rainforests, coral reefs, grasslands, deserts and the open ocean.

Reinhard Nyandire, Awareness Director for Justdiggit-Africa prescribes healing and love for the planet

Some volunteers from This is My Earth in Israel spent a day helping local agriculture.

We had the privilege to interview the Singapore-based science communicator Qiyun Woo, a sustainability consultant at Unravel Carbon, National Geographic Young Explorer and Instagram influencer!

Dear Members of the TiME Community in Israel, We are deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific events in Israel. We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and know that you, your families, friends, and colleagues must be deeply traumatized by what has happened and is still happening. We want you to…

Whenever I visit European cities, my top goal is not sightseeing, exploring markets or trying new food, but seeing squirrels. There are no squirrels in Israel, where I live, and for me, seeing them roaming freely within an urban space is mind-boggling. The first time I saw a squirrel was in a small town in…

Dr. Frans Folkvord thinks the only chance we have is to change the system. He is an associate professor at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, in the Department of Communication and Cognition, and founder of PredictBy.

Some people direct money to the right places. Just like you with This is My Earth. We had the privilege to hold a very fruitful conversation with Ernestine Schimmelpenninck, Director of Fair Capital Partners, a very special organization based in the Netherlands that, like us, directs money to the right places. How do you introduce yourself?…

We celebrate our volunteers success! We were invited to a community fair organized on the 27th of September from 11:00-19:00 and This is My Earth installed a stand. The event's theme was 'Save the Environment.'

This is My Earth had the privilege of speaking with Constantino Aucca Chutas, recipient of the UN Champions of the Earth award.

We had the privilege to talk to the NGO Para la Tierra about nature in Paraguay. Its Director Rebecca Smith, originally from Scotland, and Communications Officer Olivia Zickgraf share with TiME why Paraguay and its biodiversity are important.

Reproducimos aquí el posicionamiento oficial de la Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco respecto al referéndum que tuvo lugar en Ecuador el pasado 20 de Agosto de 2023 y que supone un avance importantísimo en la protección de la biodiversidad en el país y un ejemplo mundial en la toma de decisiones en protección del clima.

Tuvimos el privilegio de hablar con la ONG Para la Tierra sobre la naturaleza en Paraguay. Su directora Rebecca Smith, originaria de Escocia, y la responsable de comunicación Olivia Zickgraf comparten con TiME por qué Paraguay y su biodiversidad son importantes.

En This is My Earth hemos tenido el gran privilegio de hablar con Constantino Aucca Chutas, premio Campeón de la Tierra de las Naciones Unidas (UN Earth Champion).

Are you a conservation NGO looking to protect biodiversity in your area? This is My Earth (TiME) is excited to offer you the chance to apply for grants

Is green always greener? I remember noticing a bunny drawing on some of the cosmetic products in my house as a young child. Once I was told that the bunny signified that the product had not been tested on animals, I declared that I would not use anything that does not bear the symbol, forcing…

"I’m a member of the Board of This is My Earth. I have been on the board since the early days of TiME; 2016 as I recall. I am also an Emeritus Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY where I am a research ecologist."

2022 was a successful year for This is My Earth. In particular, we acquired an important habitat in Ecuador and significantly developed and expanded our educational program. Our achievements include:

Our Newsletter editor, Noga Syon, is tracing the woolly monkey! In 1802, someone who will forever remain lost to history encountered a primate with a furry, mahogany coat and a yellow patch at the end of its tail somewhere in the cloud forests of the Peruvian Amazon. We can only imagine the rest of the…

Elena Doms is a great activist and influencer who knows that the Arctic is at the forefront of climate change. TiME had the chance to talk to her about the Artic, the current state of NGOs and the transformative power of arts. We are thrilled to have this chat with you, Elena. Can you please…

We had the privilege to talk to Sarah Woods, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors, about how they work to gain teachers’ trust. How would you introduce yourself? I would introduce myself as Sarah Woods. I am the Co-Founder of Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors and the current Co-Director. Do you remember…

The founder of This is My Earth will present the scientific, educational, and democratic approach of our organization in Greece.

Meet Los Magnolios Reserve's Imaginary Funk Band by Tomer Baruch

“Focus on the impact you can make,” says Jelena Milenkovic. And that’s what we did: Our TiME to Seed a Future Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has nearly 500 registrants. Almost half a thousand teachers across the globe have joined our course through the European Schoolnet Academy. They are learning the essential tools to teach…

For many people around the world, nature reserves seem like distant, faraway lands. Even when we consider their almost invisible rike in our everyday life as the “green lungs” of the Earth they still seem almost mythical. Unreal. No matter where in the world we are. But for many people they are home. Indigenous peoples…

There’s a bright future ahead if we want to work for it, says the Director of the Planetary Health Alliance, based at the Harvard University. We had the privilege to speak to Samuel Myers about climate change, conservation and human health.

Here are some key points to understand how the Jaguar conservation's strategy in the Amazon works and why it is important to engage policymakers and Indigenous communities

Peru's congress is debating a new legislative proposal which has been criticized by opponents as a step backward in recognizing the rights of Indigenous people.

Scientists are leading a clear way ahead with the last IPCC report

Here are 6 reasons that explain why This is My Earth is so unique

Young students ask teachers to take action. Until April 3, teachers from all over the world can enroll in TiME's MOOC "TiME to seed a future"

More than 200 people have already registered for our TiME MOOC. Fantastic news for nature enthusiasts!

Letter of invitation from Professor Uri Shanas: This is how TiME's MOOC engages your students in nature conservation

Enroll TiME to seed a future MOOC and engage your students in nature conservation

We had the privilege to interview Dr. Bindu Raghavan, Principal Scientist, and Faculty at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India. With her, we talked about nature conservation in India and the mission of This is My Earth as a game changer in biodiversity. How would you introduce yourself? I am Bindu Raghavan, a veterinarian,…

Our entire economy is geared to growing population and monumental waste. Buy land and hold it; the price is sure to go up. Why? Exploding population on a finite planet. Buy natural resources stocks; their price is sure to go up. Why? Exploding population and finite resources. Buy automotive or airline stocks; their price is…

More than 100 countries will protect 30% of the high seas of the Earth after an unprecedented United Nations legal binding treaty has been signed

This is My Earth is celebrating partnerships for Wildlife Conservation while having brunch

The Tolkien frog lives in the tropical Andes region, not far from the lands of El Toro Forest, that This is My Earth saved in 2016

Efrain Cepeda (Director of Reserve Expansion at Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco) thanks you for saving land in the Choco Forest, Ecuador.

The Green Story Podcast highlights Uri Shanas's work at This is My Earth. With writer and activist Mia Hod Ran, Shanas discussed the environment, hotspots, democracy and biodiversity.

TiME to Seed a Future is our new conservation Massive Open Online Course. You can join it and learn more about conservation strategies.

An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: On the morning of June 24, 2012, Lonesome George was found dead in his corral by his caretaker. He died, scientists later determined, from natural causes. His death shocked those who cared for him due in part to his young age—giant tortoises from George’s particular subspecies can live to be 200.

An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: The last Tasmanian Tiger was captured in 1930 and died in 1936 as an endling.

An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct: The last Dusky seaside sparrow died in 1987 in the Walt Disney Discovery Island

The Amazon’s last carbon sinks are mostly protected by indigenous people, new study finds.

Noga Syon explains why trees are so important to humans in a new opinion article

We had the privilege to talk to Tony Hiss, the author of fifteen books, including the award-winning The Experience of Place. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years, was a visiting scholar at New York University for twenty-five years, and has lectured around the world. 

Life and animals adapt to new situations. In fact, one of the most memorable scenes in the movie (and the book) Jurassic Park occurred just before the characters learned that the cloned dinosaurs, although all female, had found a way to reproduce. In what later became an iconic phrase, which then turned into a viral…

We had the privilege to talk to Margaret Otieno, CEO of our partner organization in Kenya, Wildlife Clubs of Kenya. Margaret has been great in managing and securing the land we've managed to save forever in 2021 in Maasai Mara. She highlights the importance of securing lands for conservation and how securing lands is one of the best investments to secure the future of your beloved ones.

It almost goes without saying that conservation and environmental education go hand in hand. TiME is leading actual change through hope We want to save endangered species and critical hotspots, and we want more people to care, to pay attention. Especially, we want to continue leading this change in future generations. It is thus not…

Evi Anca is one of our most engaged volunteers. We were so lucky to hold an interview with her in which we discussed climate change, activism and art.

We are introducing our new Land Conservation Manager, Masters in Conservation Leadership for the University of Cambridge, Gal Zanir.

We interviewed Santiago Rosado Hidalgo, a biologist and photographer at the El Silencio reserve in Colombia, and a contributor to This is My Earth.

This QR saves the planet: SCAN IT!

Flowers, such as orchids and magnolias, don’t cross most people’s mind when thinking about conservation. It makes sense: we are used to seeing them inside cities, homes, gardens, and at weddings and events, but they are rarely depicted in wilderness photos, which emphasize greenery, desert, or snow much more than vibrant bloom. But these flowers…

Would you say you are a committed artist? Is this what is meant by the practice you call “translucency”? Well,  especially in Western societies, it seems like many of us have lost connection with the environment, and with the pandemic, we may have lost track of even one another. “Translucency” is just a word that…

How is your life in South Africa? I am originally from Germany, and living in South Africa has been an adventure. I moved to South Africa just before the COVID-19 pandemic started. I was finishing my training and then I had to move back to Germany and go through quarantine and lockdown. Finally, I’ve managed…

How would you introduce yourself? My name is Jonathan Meyrav, I live in Israel, I’m married with three kids and I’m first and foremost a bird-watcher. I have been bird-watching since I was a child, and birds are my life. For the last 20 years, I have been working with Birdlife Israel, which is part…

This is the story of the Famous Jaguar scarface: "The Jaguar has been seen as a spirit companion or "nagual", which will protect humans from evil spirits while moving between the Earth and the spirit realm. As the jaguar is quite at home in the nighttime, it is believed to be part of the underworld; thus, Maya gods with jaguar attributes or garments are underworld gods."

Last 30 of September, TiME’s Israeli volunteers had a get-together in the beautiful Alonei Yitzhak grove. Hopefully more face-to-face meeting will come in the next months in some of the countries of the world where there are This is My Earth‘s volunteers!

We had the privilege to talk to Camille T. Dungy, poet and editor of the bestseller All We Can Save, about nature conservation, poetry and This is My Earth. In your poem “Characteristics of Life,” published in the book All We Can Save, the figure of the poet is presented as a powerful voice that…

The only nature conservation nonprofit Jordi Vilanova knows in which 100% of your donation goes to where it’s needed is This is My Earth. “We need to integrate all sorts of knowledge,” the PhD student and TiME volunteer say. What brought you to study Ecology and Biology? Ecosystems and animals have always interested me. When…

[INTERVIEW IN SPANISH] – Entrevistamos a Santiago Rosado Hidalgo, biólogo y fotógrafo en la reserva El Silencio de Colombia, y colaborador de This is My Earth. Buenos días Santiago, ¿cómo te presentarías? Buenos días, mi nombre es Santiago Rosado Hidalgo, soy un biólogo colombiano y me dedico desde hace años a las estrategias de conservación…

In 1997, the ornithologist Dr. Robert Ridgley and his scientific team discovered a new species of bird, until then unknown to science. It is a beautiful, long-legged, land-dwelling bird with a distinct call, from which its name, Jocotoco Antpitta, was derived. Deemed Endangered by the IUCN Red List, the Jocotoco is estimated to have only…

We had the privilege to hold an interview with Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of Built by Nature and contributing author to All We Can Save (allwecansave.earth), with her, we’ve discussed architecture, sustainability solutions and This is My Earth‘s contribution to nature conservation. How do you define yourself? I’m CEO of Built by Nature. I’m an architect,…

Wildlife trafficking is one of the world’s biggest international crimes Opinion column from Noga Syon - September 2022 (Part 2)

Wildlife trafficking is one of the world’s biggest international crimes Opinion column from Noga Syon - September 2022 (Part 1)

SAM SHANEE on WHY protect Biodiversity through THIS IS MY EARTH – PART 4/4  What makes This is My Earth so special? This is My Earth’s funding model based on supports through crowdfunding and voting is fairly unique and it helps the people and the organizations like us who are waiting for the funding, to…

This is My Earth Interviews artist Tomer Baruch. Hi Tomer! Thanks for your time. Can you please introduce yourself to the This is My Earth community? My name is Tomer, I am a musician, and I’ve created an Instagram account named “Animals and Synthesizers.” In that account, I take animal videos and compose electronic music…

SAM SHANEE on WHY protect Biodiversity through THIS IS MY EARTH – PART 3/4 How has your experience with This is My Earth been? Over the last few years we’ve worked several times with This is My Earth, they’ve been very great in securing financing for land purchases to extend or to create new land…

SAM SHANEE on WHY protect Biodiversity through THIS IS MY EARTH – PART 2/4 Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of primates and their habitats in South and Central America. NPC aims to promote conservation and protect biodiversity in the Neotropics by working in several ways. NPC uses monkeys as…

We have created this short video to explained most of the things we do: This is My Earth explained in 1 minute

SAM SHANEE on WHY protect Biodiversity through THIS IS MY EARTH – PART 1/4 Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of primates and their habitats in South and Central America. NPC aims to promote conservation and protect biodiversity in the Neotropics by working in several ways. NPC uses monkeys…

“An organism is an evening dedicated entirely to the seam between the animal and the life. A protected space where algorithms can flourish and animals know how to play.” This is how artist Tomer Baruch introduces the party that will take place on the night of July 4 in Tel Aviv. Co-organized by the good…

This is My Earth is always actively looking for new nature conservation projects that have a key scientific and environmental interest. As you know, ours is a crowdfunding system through which empowered citizens around the world make small (or large) donations, as a gift, individually or in group, and vote on which nature conservation project…

This is My Earth (TiME) is looking for a volunteer to craft their monthly newsletter to members. TiME is a non-profit, international environmental organization that seeks to protect biodiversity by purchasing land for conservation in biodiversity hotspots, in collaboration with local communities and organizations. Join our team and help TiME spread the word about: ·…

Dave Goulson (born 30 July 1965)  is Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment) at the University of Sussex. Specializing in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees, Goulson is the author of several books, including Bumblebees: Their Behaviour and Ecology (2003), Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypses (2021), and more than 200 academic articles. In 2006 he founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust,…

The first international meeting of volunteers of This is My Earth · TiME was held in virtual format on June 13th. People from all over the world, under the coordination of the organization’s Director of Volunteers, Reut Gilad, contributed their ideas and visions on communication, collaboration and how to grow the conservation project for almost…

This is My Earth 2021 annual report collects the most relevant milestones achieved by the organization in the fields of conservation and biodiversity. It is open access and contains a fully transparent report.

Since This is My Earth started saving lands in danger in 2016, the list of species and animals that have since been protected has not stopped growing. The international motto chosen for Biodiversity Day 2022 is𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, and its objective is to promote the idea that we are all part of…

This is My Earth joins #InvestInOurPlanet campaign on the occasion of the Earth Day 2022 with a video and materials created by our network of volunteers.

The Working Group from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from the United Nations invited TiME · This Is My Earth as a guest organization at the press conference where the 6TH ASSESSMENT REPORT – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was presented. On 27 February 2022, this international Working Group from the United Nations finalized…

In 2020, hundreds of volunteers from all over the world helped us save an endangered land in the Sierra Bonita area of ​​Brazil (Google Maps +). Together, through TiME, we raised US$ 148,373 which helped Instituto Uiraçu organization – our partner in the area – to get down to work with the task of preserving…

The  United Nations decade-old plan to slow down and eventually stop the decline of species and ecosystems by 2020 has failed as most of the plan’s 20 targets have not been met. Among the strategic goals which have not been accomplished, there is the need to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity…

New map shows where the 80% of species we don’t know about may be hiding in the very interesting study "Shortfalls and opportunities in terrestrial vertebrate species".

Here you will find links to the 50+ newsletters we have published in recent years. Don’t miss the opportunity, if you haven’t already, to register and receive our emails with our latest updates, news and campaigns in our action of nature protection, education and solidarity. 2023 August 2023 – The birding adventure of a lifetime…

Today’s declining number of large mammals around the world has been explained by many factors, including low reproductive rates, habitat destruction, and overhunting. However, uncertainties about the effects of armed conflict has complicated conservation planning and priority-setting efforts. In the past 70 years, humans have waged war continuously in the world’s most biodiverse regions. Between…

The following interview with founder and co-chair Uri Shanas was published in our August 2016 newsletter: Hello, Uri. You’ve recently returned from Kenya. Can you tell us why you went? Kenya is one of the last places on earth where one can experience nature in all its might and beauty, so I was excited to visit TiME’s…

We spoke to Jasmine, daughter of two of TiME’s Board of Directors, Ondine Sherman and Dror Ben-Ami. She recently donated 1800 NIS (about 470 USD) to TiME, nearly a third of the gift money she received for her Bat Mitzvah. First of all, we asked Jasmine to explain a Bat Mitzvah: Jasmine: “In Jewish culture,…

“Please, Nestor, please continue to point out the orchid flowers,” I cried almost breathlessly to the CEO of Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) while we climbed up the land TiME had just purchased. “You know we both need these stops so we can catch our breath.” Nestor Allgas and I were trying to keep pace with…

This piece was published in our March 2017 newsletter: Earlier this month, BioScience published a paper discussing the merits of focusing on mammalian megafauna (large or giant animals) when planning conservation projects. The authors suggest that prioritizing such iconic animals will benefit conservation efforts across the board. In particular, they argue: These large mammals usually…

Since the dawn of humanity, we have been actively fighting nature: drying swamps, cutting down forests, using strong pesticides (such as DDT) and hunting wildlife to extinction (think of the dodo, Tasmanian tiger, passenger pigeon and many, many more). Today, experts believe that we are facing a sixth mass extinction, which is entirely attributable to…

For TiME’s February 2017 newsletter we interviewed board member Henry Gold, co-founder of Canadian Physician for Aid and Relief (CPAR)and TDA Global Cycling: You worked in Africa for quite a few years. Can you tell us what kind of work you were doing? I’m trained as an engineer, but in 1984 I quit engineering and…