by Lee Pace, Actor & Activist, and Executive Producer, “Dulce”
“If you hold onto me, you won’t learn to swim.”
In the opening scene of “Dulce,” a short documentary film screening this week at the Sundance Film Festival, a mother pleads with her young daughter during a swimming lesson. It is a scene that any parent can relate to.
But for Dulce’s mother, the swimming lessons have taken on a sense of urgency. In their hometown of La Ensenada, Colombia, swimming is not solely for recreation. Here, it is for survival.
The people of this coastal community, nestled at the…
By Peter Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and outgoing CEO of Conservation International.
Editor’s note: Peter Seligmann is a giant of international conservation. As co-founder, chairman and outgoing CEO of Conservation International (CI), Seligmann has grown CI from an idea into one of the largest and most active environmental nonprofits worldwide. Over 30 years, CI has supported the conservation of over 600 million hectares (nearly 1.5 billion acres) of some of the Earth’s most critical lands and waters across 77 countries. These protections amount to the size of Indonesia, Mexico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined — a legacy visible…
By Peter Seligmann
Story originally appeared in Green Biz.
Great leaders protect their nations and their communities by addressing current threats, scanning the horizon for approaching storms and transforming policies as needed. They understand that being prepared, as the Boy Scouts have taught us, is the requisite of security.
Today, without any doubt, the Earth’s climate is changing. In 2016, global temperatures were the highest recorded, surpassing the previous record set only the year before. Rising seas are already threatening island nations and coastal communities. …
By Dr M Sanjayan, Conservation International’s Executive Vice President and Senior Scientist
Climate change is the biggest issue of our time. How we respond today will determine the future of our species.
Feeling overwhelmed?
Believe me — I get it. As a conservation scientist and UCLA visiting researcher, I was excited by the opportunity to host Climate Lab,a different kind of video series on climate change. …
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