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by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jun 26, 2019
The Messenger Came to Tell Us
I work with an amazing and gifted man, Colum Muccio, Administrative and Development Director of ARCAS in Guatemala. Without his help our yel
by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jun 19, 2019
Sleeping Under Parrots and Stars
What do you do when there aren’t many of a particular species left on the planet? You face the reality, dig into hope, team up, and do the
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jun 11, 2019
One Earth Conservation Goes to Washington
Before the meetings I discovered my inner sixth-grader this past week when Gail Koelln and I were the guests of the US Fish and Wildlife Ser
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner with Gail Koelln
Jun 4, 2019
Conservation as a Replicable Process (Part 2)
Even though conservation is continually uniquely created nearly in every moment, like any artistic endeavor, there are certain techniques th
by LoraKim Joyner
May 28, 2019
Conservation as Art and a Replicable Process (part 1)
We have always said that conservation is an art, and cannot be replicated across regions, cultures, habitats, species, organizations, or spe
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
May 22, 2019
Seeding Conservation with Love
I don't know if human kind can ever avoid the tragedy and violence inherent in our species and societies, but there will always be ferti
by Gail Koelln
May 14, 2019
Take Them or Leave Them
As you know, One Earth Conservation works on a daily basis to help some of the most endangered parrots in the world. Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
by Gail Koelln
May 8, 2019
Making Time to Despair...and to Hope
Yesterday morning I freaked out. It doesn’t happen often, but it happens. I stumbled upon the headline, “UN Warns That 1 Million Species Ris
by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
May 1, 2019
Guatemala Census and Celebration!
In 2017, One Earth Conservation invited visitors from the United States to join us on a trip to Ometepe Island in Nicaragua to learn about a
by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Apr 23, 2019
Nurture Nature, Yourself and Your Relationships
One Earth Conservation’s Nurture Nature Program is for anyone who desires a better world for themselves and for others. Deep within we know
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Apr 18, 2019
A New Dawn for Parrot Conservation
The past is full of anguish and loss in these colonized areas of Latin America, but there is still an ever present beauty in the people and
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Apr 17, 2019
Merchants and Parrots: Selling Parrots is Selling Our Souls, Freeing Parrots is Freeing Ourselves
Only by diminishing our ego's need to dominate, can we live truly free. Love dissolves the bars of perceived separation. We live joined
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Apr 11, 2019
Parrot's Patience Wearing Thin
I was ushered quickly towards the school building where the leaders were meeting, when a scarlet macaw swooped over me to land in the trees
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Apr 2, 2019
The Ups and Downs of Parrot Nesting Season in Guatemala
These 6 areas are located where there are the most yellow-naped parrots in all of Guatemala, which is along the pacific coast of the country
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Mar 27, 2019
Poachers and Protectors
The film demonstrates how and why community conservation can work, and must work. If the local people are not engaged and committed, then th
LoraKim Joyner
Mar 19, 2019
Parrot Conservation is a Team Sport
I wish you deep meaning in your love for parrots, and to all of us that have relationships to them, and I also know that we must face the ha
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Mar 13, 2019
A River Separates Hope - Macaw Conservation in Honduras and Nicaragua
There is a town in Nicaragua known as Esperanza, which means “Hope” in Spanish. Right now it doesn’t feel as if there is much hope there, as
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Mar 5, 2019
What Would Berta Cáceres Say?
Often people imagine the life of a field conservationist as being exciting. It can be, but it’s also a march through discomfort and unexpec
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Feb 25, 2019
Ring of Fire
Surrounded by a ring of fire. All around us we see evidence of the destructive nature of nature. This includes human nature, for it is wide
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Feb 20, 2019
How To Keep Parrots Flying Free
In every country I work, I hear one story after another about how international buyers come to an area to buy adult birds, chicks and/or egg
From the field, our Nurture Nature Program, and our staff!
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