The Incredible Dolphin Airlift - Saved by a Helicopter!

Incredible dolphin airlift! Plus the secret to saving many dolphins and battling climate change.

See the only dolphin to ever fly through the air over roads and highways. And find out the way to REALLY save dolphins, not just one at a time but across the planet! As the United Nations marks the International Decade for Ocean Science, learn the secrets of a

Portuguese marine biologist and the local fisherwomen she enlists as Guardians of the Sea.

Their campaign to protect the seagrass meadows is making a big difference in the fight against climate change.

Protecting the Tree of Life: The Path Forward

Forest biodiversity in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, 28 February 2019. Fährtenleser, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, Edward Norton. Photo provided courtesy of the author.

Though we humans share the earth with the rest of its life forms, and we are an integrated part of its biodiversity, we have an outsized impact on the health of the planet. 

Bertrand Piccard: Profitable solutions exist

UN Environment Programme’s Goodwill Ambassador Bertrand Piccard, who was responsible for Solar Impulse, the first successful round-the-world solar-powered flight, talks about the power of solutions and innovation to advance climate action around the world.

Ellie Goulding: Step up and be brave

A photo of Ellie Goulding scuba diving in Sharm el-Sheikh, focusing on her face

On Biodiversity Day at COP27 (16 November), the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador, and singer and song-writer Ellie Goulding spoke about the importance of coral reefs and why more needs to be done to protect the vibrant ecosystem that sustains life under water.

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez: It's in the self-interest of countries to protect nature

A photo of Carlos Manuel Rodriguez speaking in a microphone during COP27. There is a person sitting next to him.

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, the CEO of the Global Environment Facility, talks about what to expect on the road to the UN Biodiversity Conference that will present a once-in-a-decade opportunity to usher in a new global framework to protect and conserve the world’s biodiversity.

Inger Andersen: Think smartly about our footprint

A photo of Inger Andersen speaking seated in a conference room, in a conversation with another person

Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of UNEP, discusses the importance of protecting the world’s biodiversity for climate action, and speaking ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference in December 2022, she explains why a global biodiversity framework is more needed than ever.