To celebrate and raise awareness of the worlds wild fauna and flora.
The United Nations is highlighting the intrinsic values and contributions of wild animals and plants, particularly endangered and protected species, by devoting 3 of March
Stories
MacGillivray Family
MacGillivray Family
founded the non-profit MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation.
Jacques Cousteau
By: Jeff Trussell
Jacques Cousteau
invented the Aqua-Lung, a predecessor to the SCUBA systems used by divers worldwide today.
James Dilley
By: Laguna Greenbelt
James Dilley
worked to protect open space in Laguna Canyon.
John Muir
By: Harold W. Wood, Jr.
John Muir
advocated preservation, feeling that natural areas promote mental health.
Jane Goodall
By: Jessica, Julian, and Fiona
Jane Goodall
is an authority on wild chimpanzees.
Sylvia Earle
By: Edward Ortiz
"The key is to see ourselves as a part of the natural systems that support us."
Australian Aborigines Protecting Wetlands
Australian Aborigines
Protecting Wetlands
by working to conserve the environment around them.
Benjamin Kahn
By: Christina, Caracol, Maddie, and Sophie<br> from Seattle
Benjamin Kahn
involves school children in regrowing coral to help save damaged reefs in the Red Sea.
Caroline Cannon
By: Betty Bailey
Caroline Cannon
is an Inupiat indigenous leader who is a champion for biodiversity in the Arctic Sea.
Chico Mendes
By: Jeff Trussell
Chico Mendes
gave the ultimate sacrifice in defending rainforests.
Chief Oren Lyons
By: Aibanrihun Lyngdoh
Chief Oren Lyons
is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.
Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver
was an actor and advocate for animals and ecologically sustainable living.
Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey
worked to protect the endangered Mountain Gorilla.
Dr. Elvia Niebla Soil Scientist
By: SACNAS Biography Project<br><h5>Reprinted by permission of Society for Advan...
Dr. Elvia Niebla
Soil Scientist
is dedicated to soil conservation.
Dr. Vandana Shiva
By: David Kemker
Dr. Vandana Shiva
works to preserve biodiversity for the planet.
Dr. Shirley McGreal
By: Julian Siminski
Dr. Shirley McGreal
founded the International Primate Protection League.
Fin Donnelly
By: Jenny Kim
Fin Donnelly
works to keep our rivers and waters clean.
Friends of the Sea Lion
By: Susannah Abbey
Friends of the Sea Lion
rescue, treat, and release these mammals back into the ocean.
Help Mary Save Coral
By: Amanda Molinaro from Irvine
Help Mary Save Coral
works to repopulate the world's coral.
J.N. (Ding) Darling
By: Lauren from Charlotte
J.N. (Ding) Darling
was a conservationist and cartoonist who used his art to raise awareness about the environment.
By: "Friends of the Everglades"<br><h5>Permission to use this material was grant...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
was instrumental in preserving the Florida Everglades.
Jack Johnson
By: Alex from San Diego
Jack Johnson
is a musician who encourages kids to take care of the environment.
Lawrence Anthony
Mike Browne
By: Amanda Molinaro from Irvine
Mike Browne
started Get the Lead Out of Fishing.
Olivia Bouler
By: Betty Bailey
Olivia Bouler
Olivia created 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.
Reef Ball Foundation
By: Claudia Herrera Hudson
Reef Ball Foundation
restores damaged coral reef systems around the world.
Wyland
By: Victoria Murphy
Wyland is an internationally recognized artist and marine life conservationist.
Roxanne Kremer
By: Jennifer Beck
Roxanne Kremer
works with the Mestizo Indians of the Peruvian rainforest to save pink dolphins.
Nancy Caruso
By: Anabelle Vo
Nancy Caruso
is a marine biologist who helped bring kelp forests back to the California coast.
Wangari Maathai
By: Heidi Antocicco
Wangari Maathai
founded the Green Belt Movement that plants trees to help restore the desolate ecosystem in Africa.
Zander Srodes and Turtle Talks
Zander Srodes
and Turtle Talks
has educated over 5,000 students on sea turtles and marine conservation.
Jason Expedition Disappearing Wetlands
"The mission of this JASON Expedition is to work with our host researchers to better understand what wetlands are, why they are disappearing, and how to best manage these ecosystems in Louisiana, in your neighborhood, and around the world."
Wetland and Water Conservation in South Africa
Worldwide Wetland Conservation
By: Staff Writer
Learn about Wetlands the world over and the heroes saving them.
Stephanie Jenouvrier
By: Wendy Jewell
Stephanie Jenouvrier
is a population ecologist researching the effects of climate change on emperor penguins.
South Luangwa Conservation Society together with our neighbours – ZAWA
By: Christina Carr <br>Africa Geographic <br><a href="http://africageographic.co...
South Luangwa Conservation Society together with our neighbours – ZAWA – the wildlife authority – joined forces to try and save the mum and baby elephant.
Jim and Jamie Dutcher
By: Sarah from Laguna Beach
Jim and Jamie Dutcher
are wolf conservationists.
An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forest
By: Fred Weir <br> Contributor of The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>Permissi...
Yevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. What she did to try to save it may change Russia forever.
John Dennis Liu inspires people to save Earth's ecosystem
By: Debra Bruno <br> Contributor of <br>The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>Pe...
John Dennis Liu says humans can stop destroying their planet. He's documented ecological restoration projects around the world to prove it.
Ikal Angelei: A Kenyan woman stands up against a massive dam project
By: Christina M. Russo <br> Yale Environment 360 <br> <h5>Permission to use this...
Ikal Angelei is helping lead a campaign to stop construction of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia that threatens the water supply and way of life of tens of thousands of indigenous people.
Jack Rudloe
By: Jack
Jack Rudloe
works to conserve the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.
Gail Kaaialii: Biologist
By: Sea Studios Foundation <h5>Permission to use this material was granted by th...
Gail Kaaialii:
Biologist
investigates the origins of life and helps others value all life forms.
Ric O'Barry
By: David Kemker
Ric O'Barry
works to free captive dolphins around the world.
Art
Rachel Carson as a Young Girl
By: Maia Desjardins
David Suzuki
By: Laila from Calgary
Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
By: The Art Miles Mural Project
Eco-Visionaries
By: Students working with Endangered Planet Foundation
Tribute to a Hero - Wangari Maathai - Kenya
By: Linda Gallagher
Jane Goodall
By: Todd and students from Southwestern college in San Diego
Microscopic Sea Creature
By: Nan Yao, Gerald Poirier, Shiyou Xu<br>PRISM Imaging and Analysis Center
The Tallest Man
By: Stanley Bemba of Uganda
Gold on the Mountains - an example of banana fiber mosaic art -
Young Olivia loves birds, and creates over 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.
Mr. Whale
Produced by:Cheikh Seck and Khalil Ba from SENEGAL
Karim Sall, from Senegal, is nicknamed, Mr. Whale for his devotion to protecting sea life, and for his activism for ocean conservation in Senegal.
The Ocean We Want To Know
Producer: Macgillivray Freeman Films
One World One Ocean's new animated video celebrates the wonders of the ocean with stunning facts about our connection to the planet's lifeline.
One World One Ocean
Producer: MacGillivray Freeman Films
One World One Ocean campaign inspires stewardship of the sea.
Home to Turkana
Producer: John Antonelli / Will Parinello
Ikal Angelei returned to her homeland in Kenya to stop construction on a $60 billion dam that would imperil Lake Turkana and the people whose survival depends on it.
The Arctic Garden
Producer: Will Parinello/Tom Dusenberry
Caroline Cannon, an Inupiat indigenous leader, takes aim at offshore oil drilling that threatens her people and the biodiversity in the Arctic Sea.
Help Mary Save Coral
Producer: Miranda Andersen from CANADA
One woman's effort to save the world's underrated natural resource, coral.
Tiger Talk
Producer: Ravi Prakash, Ashutosh Joshi
A tiger tells us his story.
ECO Warrior
Producer: James Pribram, Charles McMahon
The ECO Warrior, James Pribram, works tirelessly in hopes that the ocean will be preserved for the future.
The Researcher
Producer: Kerrin Sheldon / Gaston Blanchet
Dibesh Karmacharya is a conservation biologist who returned to his home country of Nepal to contribute his genetics expertise to a momentous task: conserving the Bengal tiger in the Himalayas.
The New Russia
Producer: Will Parinello
In the face of rampant political corruption, Evgenia Chirikova is mobilizing her fellow Russian citizens to reroute a highway that would destroy Moscow’s Khimki Forest.
Pinkey the Owl's extraordinary story of a "soft release" back into the wild.
Field Spotlight: Monique Pool
Producer: Peter Stonier
Monique Pool: Environmental conservationist. Founder of the Green Heritage Fund Suriname. Friend to all animals, especially sloths.
Tuy Sereivathana | Cambodia
Producer: Tom Dusenbery
Tuy Sereivathana, an animal rights hero.
Ric O'Barry Activist Hero
Producer: Louis Psihoyos
An extraordinary look at animal activist Ric O'Barry (from the feature documentary The Cove).
The Penguin Counters
Producer: Peter Getzels and Harriet Gordon
Tackling climate change, one penguin at a time
Freediving with Sharks
Producer: Lesley Rochat
Lesley Rochat, also known as the Shark Warrior due to her passionate efforts in shark conservation, is a marine and shark conservationist, filmmaker, photographer, writer and inspirational speaker.
Field Spotlight: Nan Hauser
Produced by:Peter Stonier
Nan Hauser is a marine biologist in the Cook Islands working to save whales. "They know something we don't."
Save Kipper
Producer: Marcos Davalos / Directed by Rufus Lusk
William Shatner asks you to save Kipper and protect the Bering Sea.
Big Cat Rescue
Producer: Stephanie Derdouri
The Big Cat Rescue orgnization helps to protect exotic wild cats from in-humane treatment.