Sustainability/Biodiversity Archive

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Apr 16, 2023 Exciting Developments for the Connectivity of Wild Landscapes

Posted at 16:33h In Animal Well-being, Articles, CLLC (Center for Large Landscape Conservation), Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing, Wild Animals - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil and Kathleen Rowan

The Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), called Climate Conservation initially, was established by veterinarian and conservation biologist Dr. Gary Tabor in Bozeman, Montana, in 2011. WBI was delighted when CLLC agreed to be a WBI partner. Both organizations are building connections and partnerships to...

Northeastern fishing boat | Photo credit: Dan, AdobeStock

Jan 18, 2023 Finally, Some Good News about Cod

Posted at 11:46h In Animal Well-being, Animals, Articles, Oceans, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing - By Andrew Rowan

In June 2020, WellBeing News included an article on sustainable fisheries that mentioned the 1990 collapse of the North Atlantic cod fishery off the coasts of the USA and Canada. A moratorium on catching cod was established in 1992 with the hope that the cod...

A scene from COP15 | Photo credit: Wolf Gordon Clifton

Jan 18, 2023 A Participant’s Reflections on the Montreal Biodiversity (COP15) Conference

Posted at 11:37h In Animal Sentience, Animal Well-being, Animals, Articles, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Tales of WellBeing - By Wolf Gordon Clifton

As the director of Animal People, I had the opportunity to attend the second part of the U.N. Biodiversity Conference – also known as the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15. COP 15 was convened in Montreal in...

European bison | Photo credit: szczepank, AdobeStock

Jan 05, 2023 Measuring Biodiversity and Biodiversity Trends

Posted at 14:19h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Sustainability/Biodiversity, WellBeing News, Wild Animals - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil

The report on the recent international meeting on biodiversity in Montreal describes some political considerations and challenges as the world attempts to protect and sustain biodiversity. But what is biodiversity, and how is it changing around the globe?Biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of...

Coral reef | Photo credit: whitcomberd, Adobe Stock

Jan 05, 2023 COP 15 – Can We Meet Biodiversity Goals & Targets?

Posted at 14:18h In Articles, Environment Well-being, Letter from the President, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Sustainability/Biodiversity, WellBeing News - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil and Kathleen Rowan CEO, WellBeing International

IntroductionInitially scheduled to be held in Kunming, China, in 2020, the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its additional protocols was postponed because of the COVID pandemic and rescheduled into two parts. The first part...

Urban Fox | Video credit: attapun_an | shutterstock

Dec 06, 2022 Living with Urban Foxes

Posted at 16:10h In Animal Well-being, Articles, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Sustainability/Biodiversity, WellBeing News, Wild Animals - By John Hadidian, PhD

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed wild carnivore on the planet, with a natural range that spans the entire Northern Hemisphere. Below the equator, foxes have been introduced to the Falkland Islands and Australia, where they cause widespread damage to domestic...

Fruits and vegetables in a market in India | Photo credit: saiko3p, AdobeStock

Dec 06, 2022 The Global Food System and Sustainability

Posted at 16:09h In Articles, Land Management, Public Awareness/Attitudes, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Well-being, WellBeing News - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil

In the last few years, several major reports have all called for changes in the world’s food system – usually emphasizing the need to shift to diets that emphasize plant-based nutrition – to ensure a sustainable future for the planet. These reports include:-2015 WHO...

Dec 06, 2022 The Well-Being Nexus

Posted at 16:00h In Animal Sentience, Animals, Letter from the President, Sustainability/Biodiversity, Well-being, WellBeing News - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil

Progress following the Passage of the 2022 Animal Welfare, Environment and Sustainable Development Resolution at the UN Environment Assembly In March of this year (2022), the UN Environment Assembly passed a Resolution (EA.5/Res.1) that requested the Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) in Nairobi,...

Geese flying | Photo credit: tntemerson | iStock

Nov 10, 2022 The Nexus Between Animal Welfare, Environment, and Sustainable Development

Posted at 18:25h In Animal Sentience, Animals, Articles, Environment Well-being, Ethics, Regulation, Law, Sustainability/Biodiversity, WellBeing News - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil

The Nexus between Animal Welfare, the Environment, and Sustainable Development was the focus of a Resolution (sponsored by six African states and Pakistan) passed by consensus at the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in March of 2022. The Resolution requested the United Nations Environment...

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Nov 10, 2022 COP27 – Can We Move Forward?

Posted at 16:44h In Environment Well-being, Ethics, Regulation, Law, Letter from the President, Sustainability/Biodiversity, WellBeing News - By Andrew Rowan, DPhil and Kathleen Rowan CEO, WellBeing International

Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 6 and runs through the 18th. World leaders, climate campaigners, and climate stakeholders are gathered amid challenging world economic dynamics,...