César Chavez Day celebrates an extraordinary civil rights and environmental justice leader. Chávez (1927-1993) pioneered efforts to protect farmworkers, notably through a 1988 hunger strike that exposed the devastating impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment.

Despite progress, this fight continues. Pesticides still poison an estimated 20,000 U.S. farmworkers annually, disproportionately affecting Latino and other minority, low-income communities. The Center for Biological Diversity continues this critical work. Learn more by reading our report on glyphosate use in California: http://ow.ly/10642v

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking environmental documentary. It follows a filmmaker uncovering the planet's most destructive industry and why leading environmental organizations avoid discussing it. The film was published on June 6, 2014.

Produced by Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn, it is an Animals United Movement (A.U.M.) production.

A Western conservation effort to protect the sage grouse, a bird known for its unusual mating call, has sparked conflict among environmental interests. This story was published on July 22, 2014.

Produced by Kassie Bracken and Ben Laffin, the full article is available here.

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Amed Jkoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity. He warns that its rapid loss, occurring at an unprecedented pace globally and locally, poses a severe threat to our environment, economies, cultures, and societies.

This degradation fundamentally alters our self-perception and place in the world. Human impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate continues to grow, yet the complex and diverse services flowing from biodiversity are often unknown and undervalued.

Jean-Pierre Quignard, an Ichthyology professor, discusses the severe consequences of warming Mediterranean waters. He candidly admits that as a fish researcher, he sees no solutions to the climate change modifications impacting his field.

Uploaded December 17, 2009, this GoodPlanet Foundation project is based on 7Billion Others, an initiative by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and supported by BNP Paribas.

Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and face extinction without urgent intervention. SOS is dedicated to reversing this crisis. Learn how to help protect these Great Apes.

We achieve this by raising awareness, empowering local communities as rainforest guardians, restoring damaged habitats through tree planting, and campaigning against threats to wild orangutans. Your support helps us safeguard their forests and future. Please donate.

SOS was established in 1997 by the late Lucy Wisdom.

For 45 years, Bernie Krause of Wild Sanctuary has recorded wild soundscapes, from wind and birds to insect larvae. His extensive work reveals how human activity, even seemingly safe practices, has radically altered many natural environments.

Krause's recordings offer surprising insights into nature's symphonies, from a grunting sea anemone to a mourning beaver. This unique perspective, originally published July 15, 2013, highlights profound lessons we can learn from the natural world.

In a TEDxSingaporeWomen talk from March 18, 2013, Dr. Low Hong Yee explores Nano Imprint technology. This innovative field creates natural structures and textures, enabling applications such as chemical-free color.

A 2010 L'Oréal for Women in Science Fellowship recipient, Dr. Low aspires to industrialize her research. She currently leads an Industrial Consortium on Nanoimprint Technology. Discover more about her work here.

This video introduces the Ecological Mangrove Restoration (EMR) method, outlining its objectives and deliverables. It was filmed in Krabi, Thailand, during the March 2012 inception workshop for the "Mangrove Restoration Project in Asia."

This project involves four countries and five partner NGOs, administered by the Global Nature Fund of Germany. Funding is provided by the German Federal Ministry of International Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Foundation Ursula Merz.

On January 29, 2013, Thomas Lovejoy discussed his experiences in international conservation efforts, with a particular focus on African savannas.

Lovejoy emphasized the critical need for conscious planetary management, stating: "We still tend to think in the very short term and locally when in fact we are disturbing global systems and the way that the planet actually works. We need to consciously manage the planet."

Ben Collen explains current methods for monitoring biodiversity loss and introduces novel approaches to the challenge.

This discussion was originally published on January 29, 2013, via the Yale University YouTube channel. Learn more about Ben Collen.

Katrin Boehning-Gaese discusses models and methods. Her research predicts climate change's impact on species distributions.

This content was originally published on January 29, 2013.