Peter Seligmann

For those of us who have made conservation our life's work, Earth Day can be something of a bittersweet occasion. On the one hand, it is a time to celebrate the successes of this vital movement; this year at Conservation International, we are marking our first...

In my 36 years of work in conservation, I have never before witnessed as much attention and concern being paid to the deteriorating health of our oceans, and the resulting consequences of that deterioration for people everywhere. Ocean issues have grown from being a concern of environmental organizations to an...

There is no question that we are living in a time of rapid change and challenge: social networking and mobile media, globalization and see-saw economies, extreme weather events, and our ever-growing human family are forces that are reshaping the ways we live, prosper, and communicate. Stand still or fail to...

If you've never seen a yacht race, it's a wonder to behold. Catamarans with sails the size of a 747 airplane wing cruise by faster than motorboats in the howling wind. Capsizing is a regular occurrence, dunking even the most seasoned sailors into the sea (see video below).

Attending the...

Conservation International (CI) has actively and transparently engaged with corporations for more than 20 years for the purpose of improving environmental practices and preserving the benefits we all receive from nature, like fresh air and clean water. Because the environmental issues facing humanity are massive and complex, we believe that...

In 1987, we launched Conservation International with the express purpose of protecting the most important places on Earth. As we began to initiate programs in tropical South America, we realized that we faced the challenge of identifying precisely where our ecosystem conservation programs should focus. The information for us to...

The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, recognizing that biodiversity is the very fabric of life on earth. Our planet is in the midst of an extinction crisis - the worst, in fact, since the dinosaurs died off 65 million years ago. Despite the focus and...

Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day so it's fitting that President Obama is addressing Wall Street today on the challenge of the economy; nothing could be more appropriate on Earth Day. Think about it - illegal logging in tropical forests around the world, mostly driven by Chinese...