Steph is urging COP27 leaders to confront the nature emergency. Mass extinctions and habitat destruction are direct consequences of human industrialization.

Biodiversity loss and land

Steph is urging COP27 leaders to confront the nature emergency. Mass extinctions and habitat destruction are direct consequences of human industrialization.

Biodiversity loss and land degradation present substantial risks to businesses. What are your aspirations for COP27? Your voice matters.

Weak property rights and insecure tenure arrangements in developing countries lead to rural communities losing land and natural resources, profoundly impacting livelihoods, wellbeing,

Weak property rights and insecure tenure arrangements in developing countries lead to rural communities losing land and natural resources, profoundly impacting livelihoods, wellbeing, environments, and ecosystem services.

This video highlights the story of a Sub-Saharan African farmer losing his land rights, underscoring the critical need for governments to balance individual citizen rights with national public interest.

Published by the World Resources Institute on April 10, 2013. Download the full report here.

In 2017, Sy Adler and Jim Irvine interviewed Don Mazziotti, a key planner involved with Oregon's Statewide Planning Goal 10, which focuses on accommodating needed housing. Mazziotti's extensive

In 2017, Sy Adler and Jim Irvine interviewed Don Mazziotti, a key planner involved with Oregon's Statewide Planning Goal 10, which focuses on accommodating needed housing. Mazziotti's extensive career includes serving as Beaverton's Community and Economic Development Director, heading the Portland Development Commission, and acting as Portland's chief planner in the 1970s. He also held roles as Oregon's chief information officer and U.S. deputy assistant secretary of transportation.

This oral history is part of "People and the Land," a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and Portland State University. Portland State University Special Collections provides digital access for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. Commercial reproduction, distribution, or screening is prohibited.

Habitat degradation and loss are primarily driven by agriculture, logging, transportation, urban development, energy production, and mining activities.

It is crucial that our demand for

Habitat degradation and loss are primarily driven by agriculture, logging, transportation, urban development, energy production, and mining activities.

It is crucial that our demand for natural resources and land does not come at the expense of other species. We must prioritize sustainable practices to protect planetary biodiversity.

The Ecuadorian Amazon expresses solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota. This support is for their peaceful struggle against an oil pipeline crossing their sacred land at Standing

The Ecuadorian Amazon expresses solidarity with the Sioux Nation in North Dakota. This support is for their peaceful struggle against an oil pipeline crossing their sacred land at Standing Rock.

This message, published February 27, 2017, champions the #NoDAPL movement.

Witness the magnificent California condor in its natural habitat. As North America's largest land bird, it boasts an impressive 10-foot wingspan.

Watch it soar to heights of 15,000 feet,

Witness the magnificent California condor in its natural habitat. As North America's largest land bird, it boasts an impressive 10-foot wingspan.

Watch it soar to heights of 15,000 feet, traveling up to 250 miles daily in search of its next meal.