It is estimated that America loses 3 million acres of open space every year. That’s 3 million acres of forests, streams, grasslands, coast lines and other critical wildlife habitats disappearing annually. Walmart created Acres for America in 2005 to work on this issue.

Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, a WWF fellowship recipient, makes the case of how marine reserves can contribute positively to the well-being of local economies. Another case study of why more must be done to prevent overfishing.

August 1, 2011, the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced a national feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar PV. Although details are still being released, the plan looks like a serious first step toward unleashing significant demand for solar PV in China.

WWF’s short film Astonish Me is a magical tale of discovery and adventure and showcases some of the incredible new species recently discovered around the world.

Media outlets are quick to comment on what is happening on the world around them – including in other media companies – but when it comes to reflection they can be found lacking. The events of the past month have been a case in point.

Oli Valur Steindorsson explains that before making snap judgements about aquaculture companies, the locations and maangement of fish farming sites are key to their environmental and economical success.

Our European Correspondent Katarzyna Dulko-Gaszyna discusses the challenges and necessity of the commitment to sustainability reporting by companies.

Many parks are actively looking to the private sector to help them bridge funding gaps and create value added visitor programs, which have suffered as parks focus their shrinking budgets on operations.