Current Search: Conservation &amp; Sustainability

Rescue dogs are now becoming conservation superheroes too! Meet the pups getting a new life at the forefront of saving ecosystems, anti-poaching, and amazing conservation efforts.

9 minutes

[ Nature ]

Conservation Success! How Out of the Box Thinking Saved an Adorable Fox

Now here’s something to celebrate! A novel model for bringing back a thriving population of an endangered species on our planet! The secret? Take a look at how a new way of thinking saved an adorable species of fox!

Image: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust keeper with an orphaned elephant

30 minutes

The Remarkable Organization Saving Kenya’s Orphaned Elephants

Meet the remarkable people behind one of their most successful (and adorable) programs protecting the world’s remaining wildlife, the Elephant Orphanage. For over 40 years the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been transforming and inspiring hearts and minds!

Image: Photographer Andy Mann of Sea Legacy photo of a polar bear swimming right at the camera

20 minutes

SeaLegacy: Celebrating Our Oceans and Saving Our Future

If we were waiting for just the right organization to lead us all to a better future, they may have arrived! Here’s how we bring people together to celebrate and save some of the planet’s most precious resources. Take a look!

Image: Precious Plastics team members with the plastic recycling workspace in the Maldives

12 minutes

[ Innovation ]

What’s Our Waste Worth? A Fresh Look a the Value of Our World’s Plastic Waste

What if we saw plastic waste as a valuable commodity and not just trash? The plastics littering our beaches and streets are an untapped resource just waiting to be explored by creative entrepreneurs around the world. Find out how!

Image: two wild pigs staring at the camera

10 minutes

[ Nature ]

Hunting for a Solution to the Damage from Wild Pigs

Wild pigs are one of the most destructive invasive species in the United States. They’re devastating ecosystems, destroying agriculture, killing other animals, and costing billions of dollars in damage. But there’s something that we can do, and it all ties back to who our species is at our roots.

7 minutes

[ Nature ]

Mushrooms are Saving Honeybee Colonies!

Mushrooms are saving the day for us yet again! Did you know that 70% of the fruits and vegetables we eat count on bees for pollination, and yet bee populations are plummeting? But the good news here is that some mushrooms have been found to have an ingenious property that allows them to defend the beehives!

Image: Rain forest Connection founder places a device in a tree that uses an old cellphone to detect illegal logging

13 minutes

Old Cellphones: The Key to Stopping Climate Change

Deforestation causes more emissions than all of the cars and trucks on our planet combined, so what can we do to stop it? Could the unlikely hero in this story be the old cell phone tucked away in your junk drawer? It is! Read on and you’ll see problem-solving at its best!

10 minutes

[ Thought Leaders ]

Alaffia: Proof that Traditions are a Global Resource We Can All Enjoy!

Does economic prosperity always have to come at the cost of tradition? Or can tradition help us create an even better business model? Let us introduce you to Alaffia, a company that has found a way to harness centuries of knowledge to empower a new generation of skilled craftswomen.

Image: A team of people walk through a field of lupine picking up trash in a national forest

25 minutes

How You Can Help Remove Thousands of Pounds of Litter from our Planet Every Year!

Look almost anywhere and you’ll see litter, so what can we do to be better stewards of the environment? Why not join a growing movement of people taking little steps to collect thousands of pounds of litter, together! Heres a story that will inspire you to get involved.

Image: Lionfish staring at the camera with their spines billowing out the side

15 minutes

[ Nature ]

Use Your Love for Eating to Save the Coral Reef!

Love food? This is one way you can use that love for good. Lionfish populations have gone out of control in areas that these fish were never meant to be and they’re endangering coral reefs. But we can use our stomachs to help!

Image: Two whales spy hop to see the world around them above the water

17 minutes

[ Animals ]

Here’s What Killer Whales Have in Common with Your Grandmother!

Killer whales have more in common with your grandmother than you may think. It’s a fascinating story and an opportunity for all of us to easily make the world a little better place today! Turns out, some wise elders of the Pacific Northwest, grandmother killer whales, are at a tipping point for their survival, but we can influence that quickly. This is an amazing story and a chance to be change-makers!

Image: Man walking with back faced to us, down a paved road between thick rows of trees growing along the sides

25 minutes

[ Nature ]

The Extinction of Silence and the Man Who is Saving It

Modern noises find us almost everywhere we go, and it’s having an impact on our health! But Gordon Hempton is leading the charge to protect and preserve the places we have left. (Make sure you have your headphones when you pop into this)

Image: a large school of silver fish swimming around a coral reef

17 minutes

[ Innovation ]

Meet the People Using Technology to Save Our Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most important ecosystems on the planet to each and every one of us, but few realize the connection. You may know coral is in danger, but the future isn’t as dark as we so often hear. Meet the people who are hard using amazing, cutting-edge technology to save our corals and building a brighter future for us all!

Image: Carrots of many colors arranged in a swirl

7 minutes

[ Thought Leaders ]

This Garden In a Pool Helps Put an End to Food Scarcity

What if an unused pool could be our blueprint to a more abundant future? It turns out that if we’re a little creative, we can breathe new life into almost anything and build everything we need in fascinating close-looped systems! Here’s one great example of a movement to revitalize our human ingenuity!

Image: Young girl holding up a sapling tree ready for planting

16 minutes

This Tiny Island Could Lead a Global Example

How could a tiny island change the way the world thinks about tackling the problems of balancing economic prosperity with the environment? What connection does deforestation have to clean water, food security, and education? Here are a few reasons why our climate future isn’t as bleak as we so often hear!

Image: Beekeepers on a rooftop in London, England

16 minutes

[ Saturdays Around the World ]

Fly Through London with Some Urban Bees

Explore London from the fun and fascinating perspective of some of its smallest and most industrious inhabitants, the bees! They may not seem like the perfect urbanites but they have found some remarkable ways to adapt to life in the big city.

32 minutes

Exploring The Legacy Not Left Behind

We may not get to go back in time to relive some of the planet’s wonders lost to human influence, but this is the story of a rare moment we get to catch a glimpse of the past to help us learn for the future.

Image: Paper towel dispenser overflowing

9 minutes

Save the World One Paper Towel at a Time

Want to be a part of making the world a little better place? Here’s a profoundly simple but impactful way to start! The U.S. uses 13 billion pounds of paper towels a year! And you—yes you—can begin to make a dent in that after you learn to shake and fold.

12 minutes

[ Thought Leaders ]

Pa Arding: Turning Accidents into Opportunity

How do any of us find a way to turn moments of tragedy into a catalyst for good? Pa Arding had her life inexorably changed, but that didn’t stop her from finding ways to paddle her way to a cleaner planet. There are a few lessons we can all learn from her story.

Image: Ice cream cone melting in a persons hand

17 minutes

The Warmer the Better! Right?

Here’s an inspiring way to look at what will actually happen to our individual lives if, as predicted, it gets 4 degrees warmer. But this is a new approach: a refreshing look with a little humor and uplifting thoughts on climate change and how we are all empowered to transform the future.

15 minutes

[ Culture ]

Say Hello Best Way to Get Around in the Snow

Think you know all you need to know about dog sledding? Our relationship with these pups has altered history and has been one of the most unfailing and versatile forms of transportation for thousands of years. Here are a few fascinating stories…

30 minutes

[ Nature ]

Adventure to the Island that Came Back from Extinction

Can we really save an entire ecosystem when it is nearly hunted to extinction? We can! Let’s adventure to an island of survival where life is once again finding a way.

Image: Workers at MA'O Farms smile and pick weeds

8 minutes

[ Culture ]

Celebrating Culture and Empowering Youth in Hawaii

How can farming blend scholarship, tradition, empowerment, and service to the community? MA’O farms in Hawaii is empowering the young people of Oahu’s Waianae coast with a program that is changing countless lives and building a stronger future!

Image: A red tailed hawk flies with the moon in the background

20 minutes

[ Nature ]

A River of Raptors

If we are looking for inspiration and hope these days, we may only have to look up to find it! There is a river of wonder going unnoticed above us, showing us how the health of our planet is holding up. And thankfully, there’s an amazing group of people bringing us these insights.

Image: Women Rangers are training to guard elephants from poachers

7 minutes

[ Animals ]

Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife

The best thought leaders among us are quick to accept the risk of abandoning assumptions. Their courage often brings out the best in others, and here’s an amazing example of that alchemy!

Image: A huge sculpture of a troll, 50 feet long, made of scrap wood.

11 minutes

[ Art ]

Trolls We Can All Come to Love!

What if we slowed our impulse to create new “stuff”, and instead, focused on using what we already have in excess? Take trash for example. Is there endless potential in the things we are discarding? Here’s is someone who is pointing to possibility in a wondrous way!

14 minutes

Have You Hugged an Apex Predator Today?