Tending the Garden of Eden in the Twenty-First Century
Among the many themes that can be discussed in the biblical story of Adam and Eve is the divorce between humans and nature: After being immersed in nature, humans were banished from the garden and began to experience nature as strange and foreign. Seen from this angle, the big question conservationists must ask is: how […]
Remembering Paul Ehrlich and His Ecological Legacy
Paul Ehrlich was arguably the most influential ecological thinker of his generation. He was a towering human being and intellectual presence, driven by insatiable curiosity, a boundless reservoir of ideas, and an unwillingness to remain silent in the face of injustice, folly, or environmental destruction. For the past fifteen years, I have had the privilege […]
Scientific discoveries and darkspots
Dragons, sea serpents and blank spaces are hallmarks of medieval-European maps, representing geographic spaces that early cartographers knew were not yet known. In our modern age, it is commonly thought that there is no terra incognita left anymore on Earth — the world has been “discovered” and scientifically mapped. Yet there are vast parts of the natural world that remain unknown to us, leading me to wonder where the dragons and sea serpents — metaphorical or literal — will be found….
Concluding 2024
TiME is money
Can we quantify TiME’s contribution to the world? The response to this question is likely to follow one of two main approaches. Some would argue that even if we can put a dollar figure on TiME’s work, we should not; some things should not be measured in money, and attempting to do so seems to […]
Saving that Which Scares Us
Arachnophobia, or the acute fear of spiders, is very common—but its causes are not very clear.
“In the lands you have helped protect, we are discovering much more diversity and life than we thought”
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.
Conservation conversations in the Galápagos
“In the highlands of the island of Santa Cruz (the Galápagos), it’s surprisingly easy to spot the giant tortoises”
“This Snow Leopard surviving with three legs gave me the strength and hope I needed”
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.
“All you need is healing and love for one another, for nature, and for the planet”
Reinhard Nyandire, Awareness Director for Justdiggit-Africa prescribes healing and love for the planet