Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the ...

John Muir once said, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday argues the federal government knows a rare desert wetland wildflower is in trouble, but it isn’t ...

Urban greening is the integration of natural elements like parks, trees, green roofs, wetlands, and urban forests into city ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wetland wildflower that grows in ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

Discover how South Africa is set to transform its approach to climate change with a groundbreaking R700 million grant from ...

University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

Scientists have discovered that changes in climate and water levels are reducing the ability of some ecosystems in the ...