When I set out to write about conservation optimism, I found myself asking, ‘How does one hold onto hope amid this drumbeat of loss?’ As I often do when I need inspiration, I went for a walk in the bush — the Manly Warringah War Memorial State Park, known simply as “Manly Dam” to locals...
WCP Zambia leads the project in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), designed through dialogue with traditional leaders, healers, and local communities. Every step is rooted in cultural understanding and shared responsibility. After research identified belief-based use as a key driver of the illegal pangolin trade, the team behind the program has ensured the community is at the heart of the solution, engaging with healers and community leaders to design messages together and to select communication channels that resonate with local values, traditions, and lived experiences.
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
Bee's Dad shares that when she was just twelve she set out her mission: “to save the sharks; because someone has to.” Her life was far too short, but her legacy lives on in all the people she reached with her message of curiosity and compassion for these misunderstood and oft-maligned creatures.
In the December 2025 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Yara Barros talks about her work as a conservation biologist and Executive Coordinator of Project Jaguars of Iguaçu.
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!
"Centuries ago, the 2.5m wingspan of the white-tailed sea eagle was a common sight in the skies over the island of Great Britain." In this special blog celebrating the 50th anniversary of the successful reintroduction of white-tailed eagles to the UK, hear from RSPB Ambassador and conservationist Dave Sexton, who shares his experiences as a conservationist on the project, the history behind the remarkable success story, and his reasons for conservation optimism.
In the November 2025 blog of Conservation Optimism’s “Meet The Optimists” series, Kumar Paudel shares his sources of inspiration, his conservation journey, and his work as a conservationist working to protect pangolins and endangered species in his home country, Nepal.