CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
© Flavio Forner. Protected area in the Brazilian Amazon
Study: Protected forests are a climate powerhouse
By Mary Kate McCoy
June 1, 2023
Protected forests keep significantly more climate-warming carbon out of the atmosphere than unprotected forests, according to a new study. The research illustrates just how important protected areas are in the fight to curb climate change.
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© Kyle Obermann
3 things our experts loved in May
By Max Marcovitch
May 31, 2023
Conservation International is powered by 1,500 people in more than 30 countries — their interests, like their hometowns, are all over the map. In this monthly feature, our experts share some of their favorite things.
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© Jonathan Irish. Black caiman
News spotlight: How Indigenous communities brought a sacred caiman back from the brink
By Mary Kate McCoy
May 26, 2023
For years, two communities in southeast Colombia have worked to protect the black caiman — the largest predator in the Amazon River basin, which was hunted to near extinction in the area for its highly-prized skin.
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© Adrián Portugal
When protecting nature helps build peace
By Vanessa Bauza
May 25, 2023
As climate change accelerates, there's a growing sense of urgency to address how changes to our ecosystems can lead to conflict. For years, Conservation International has worked to bring environmental peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity to its work.
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© Grant Linley/Charles Sturt University. Swamp wallabies in New South Wales
After Australia's bushfires, AI cameras capture wildlife recovery
By Mary Kate McCoy
May 11, 2023
Three years after Australia’s most devastating fire season ever, new images from motion-activated cameras placed across the country’s scorched forests are giving researchers an unequaled view into wildlife recovery.
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