With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as “the green republic.” Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country’s national park system.
A report by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, on securing a future for Gajah (the elephant) in India, its continued survival in the wild and its humane care in captivity.
Constant protesting leads to a recall of the Victoria government’s plans.
The 1992 international convention articulates a legally binding obligation to maintain the integrity of ecosystems.
The ministry functions as the central state administrative authority and highest inspection authority in environmental affairs.
The Association of Zimbabwe Traditional Environmental Conservationists (AZTREC) is founded in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province.
The Society for the Preservation of Nature in Israel is founded in 1953; today it is the largest conservation organization in Israel.
The international, nonprofit organization works to protect ecologically important habitats.