The best Conservation newsletters

An independent newsletter covering U.S. public lands, national parks, wildlife and conservation policy through news-driven, reported articles. Readers get context on controversies such as corporate donations to Yellowstone, border construction in Big Bend and park incidents.

Investigative and advocacy-driven reporting on U.S. public lands policy, covering Forest Service decisions, congressional legislation, and court rulings. Includes a Congressional Public Lands Scorecard grading members of Congress on their votes.

A weekly roundup of good news on health, climate, human rights, development, conservation and science, backed by data and linked sources, plus a podcast with interviews on solutions-focused work. Readers get a counterweight to negative news coverage and access to a searchable progress library.

Weekly essays by ecologist Jonathan Tonkin on biodiversity, climate and water, mixing analysis of global reports with personal reflection. Readers get a scientist's perspective on conservation progress alongside thoughts on attention, family and living well while caring for the future.

A daily newsletter offering one simple climate action each weekday, paired with upbeat stories about clean energy, innovation and conservation. It also includes a Saturday quiz, a Sunday good news roundup, and occasional interviews with climate figures.

A Substack by a writer with 26 years of rainforest conservation and Indigenous community experience, covering nature, wildlife, Indigenous cosmology, consciousness and planetary health. Issues mix long-form place and culture essays, art and cultural features, and personal updates on the newsletter's structure and archive.

A weekly roundup of good-news environmental and climate developments, such as battery and electric truck growth, wildlife population data and conservation successes. It also includes longer interviews, such as with a Kazakh rewilding expert.