Governments cannot successfully protect species, restore ecosystems, or conserve important natural areas if decisions about land and ocean use continue to ignore biodiversity, says a new paper co-authored by WCS. newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas… #COP17Armenia
“These are the people on the front line.”
Financial resources for #30x30 need to reach the ground, WCS’s Madhu Rao, chair of the @IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, tells Mongabay.
Read the interview: news.mongabay.com/2026/10/iu… #COP17Armenia
🎧 LISTEN: Multilateralism, says WCS’s Susan Lieberman, where people, governments, and cultures come together to act for the common good, is the only way we will save our biodiversity. #COP17Armenia
New #WCSWildAudio: apple.co/4Bcc3Ah
NEWS: We are partnering with @Hersheys to protect Nigeria's largest remaining rainforest and support cocoa farmers in Cross River State. $2.5M over 4 years will support deforestation-free cocoa, thriving communities, and wildlife conservation. bit.ly/4eBLpXx
A protected area on a map is not enough.
As #COP17Armenia opens, we welcome a new @IUCN report calling for ecological integrity to be central to conservation efforts.
Read our statement: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas…
Planetary goals like 30x30 don’t happen all at once. They happen piece by piece, when communities lead the protection of the places they know best. wcs.org/cbd #COP17Armenia
We now have an important new roadmap for conserving jaguars. New WCS-led research has produced a comprehensive map of how the iconic big cats move across the Americas. bit.ly/3VPtFBE
It’s a full circle moment, WCS’s Craig Piper tells @RogerClark41 and @NY1, to be planting American chestnut trees @BronxZoo, where chestnut blight was first identified over 100 years ago.
🙏 @NYRP and The American Chestnut Foundation
ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…
Next week is the start of #CBDCOP17. It’s an opportunity to take stock of how governments are doing on the 2030 biodiversity targets. “Failure is not an option.”
Follow along: wcs.org/cbd
There are just four years remaining to achieve the world’s 2030 biodiversity targets.
Success must be measured by a fundamental question: Are the world’s commitments actually delivering results for biodiversity?
Follow along during #CBDCOP17: wcs.org/cbd
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#Patagonia, My Gateway to Nature | By Mariano Gonzalez Roglich for @PBS Nature
"My career in #conservation has taught me that protecting #nature is about listening more than talking. And about trying to find ways to coexist."
pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/pat… #HispanicHeritageMonth
We applaud Fiji for launching its National Action Plan for Coral Reef Conservation at #PreCOP31. Science and partnership turned into action. 🙏 to @theGEF and @BloombergDotOrg for supporting this work.
ALT Coral in Fiji
Last week, the armed group ADF attacked the Nduye Patrol Substation in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This resulted in the death of eco-guard Jean TANDU KOLIWA.
Mr. TANDU KOLIWA was 27 years old, married, and the father of one child. He joined @IccnRdc, DRC’s protected area management authority, in March 2026 and was part of the Anti-Poaching Department of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
Mr. TANDU KOLIWA fell in the line of duty while engaging the ADF attack. He was trying to preserve the integrity of this World Heritage Site in the face of the negative forces that are casting a shadow over the region.
Our sincere condolences to Jean TANDU KOLIWA’s family and his fellow rangers.
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La semaine dernière, le groupe armé ADF a attaqué la sous-station de patrouille de Nduye, située dans la Réserve de Faune à Okapis (RFO), en République Démocratique du Congo. Cette attaque a entraîné la mort de l’éco-garde Jean TANDU KOLIWA.
M. TANDU KOLIWA était âgé de 27 ans, marié et père d’un enfant. Il avait rejoint l’Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN), l’autorité chargée de la gestion des aires protégées en RDC, en mars 2026 et faisait partie du Département de Lutte anti-braconnage de la RFO.
M. TANDU KOLIWA a perdu la vie dans l’exercice de ses fonctions alors qu’il ripostait à l’attaque de l’ADF, s’efforçant de préserver l’intégrité de ce site classé au Patrimoine Mondial face aux forces néfastes qui affectent la région.
WCS présente ses sincères condoléances à la famille de Jean TANDU KOLIWA ainsi qu’à ses collègues éco-gardes.
20 American chestnut trees are cause for celebration at our @bronxzoo, writes @nytimes. “This is so much more than planting trees to us,” said Craig Piper.
Proud to partner with @NYRP and The American Chestnut Foundation on this effort.
nytimes.com/2026/10/05/nyreg…
100+ years after chestnut blight was first documented at WCS’s @BronxZoo, American chestnuts are back.
20 hybrid trees are taking root at the zoo thanks to @NYRP and The American Chestnut Foundation—a powerful story of conservation and restoration.
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