January 2013
The Reykjavik-based nongovernmental environmental organization Landvernd is working with the small community of Árneshreppur, in remote northwest Iceland, to protect the area’s rich and diverse cultural, historic, and natural resources. […]
January 2013
Lake Myvatn and its outflow, the river Laxa, comprise an extraordinary and unique wetland system in the volcanically active zone of Iceland. The lake is a Ramsar site — an […]
January 2013
The otherwise pristine beaches of St. Thomas are littered with the wrecks of boats irreparably damaged by storms and other mishaps. These wrecks are unsightly and dangerous to children who […]
January 2013
Seacology and Nu Skin Taiwan funded a reforestation project with the Tayo aboriginal people in the mountains of Taiwan, where 100,000 trees were planted. At a ceremony commemorating the Tayo […]
January 2013
This project provided funding for repair and rebuilding of houses that were damaged by tsunami. It also replaced tsunami-damaged or lost fishing equipment and boats, and begin ecological restoration and […]
January 2013
The golden-headed or Cat Ba langur is one of the world’s most endangered primates. Only 59 survive, and all but two live on Cat Ba Island, off the north coast […]
January 2013
In 2002, Seacology began support for a langur-guarding program, instituted by the Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations. The program puts local residents in charge of guarding […]
June 2012
The Mnazi Bay Ruvuma Estuary, in the Mtwara district of southeast Tanzania, covers 251 square miles (650 square kilometers). Inside its boundaries are 17 villages, with a total population of […]
June 2012
Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island and a top biodiversity hotspot. 80% of Madagascar’s plants and animals are endemic. Unfortunately, more than 90% of Madagascar’s original forest cover has […]
January 2012
The Great Sea Reef, the world’s third-largest barrier reef, lies offshore from the Qumusea District, on the north shore of Vanua Levu Island. Families from four villages and four settlements […]