These times are indescribably difficult. We are deeply saddened and angered by the longstanding injustice, discrimination and violence against Black communities across America. We stand with Black Lives Matter. As hundreds of thousands of peaceful protestors take to...
We are proud to share field impact highlights from around the world. Our recent progress spotlights collective resilience and showcases the clear link between the health of wildlife, habitat and people. Targeted work to protect areas of high biodiversity has perhaps...
The diversity of plants can be easy to miss, especially when related species look alike on the surface. For example, many Belizeans are surprised to learn that there are seven species of prickly yellow (in the genus Zanthoxylum, literally “yellow wood”) in the...
According to a landmark report released this week, one million plant and animal species are facing extinction which has alarming implications for human survival. While nothing in this report by the UN Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and...
Days before our planned departure to Belize with a small group of our Board members and supporters, I received a call from our trip leader, botanist Dr. Steven Brewer. He excitedly reported that a tree species he found with colleagues in 1997 was coming into flower...
