This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ballot questions threaten nature conservation efforts. Federal dollars could be delayed.

More information: Jean-François Bastin et al, Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61520-8 Global vegetation maps ...

The plan, which has not yet been finalized, includes over 500 species listed as those with the greatest conservation needs, according to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental ...

Conservation work blends passion with precarity. Many are drawn to the field by a sense of duty or love of nature, but are often greeted by underfunding, job insecurity and poor institutional support.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization announced a two-year agreement with global nonprofit Conservation International to promote nature-positive tourism throughout the Caribbean.