CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Flavio Forner
The Amazon is on fire: 5 things you need to know
By Bruno Vander Velde
August 22, 2019
The Amazon is on fire. Here are 5 things you need to know.
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Conservation International/photo by Sterling Zumbrunn
Endangered species, microplastics in the Arctic, rights for rivers: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
August 21, 2019
In case you missed it: Changes to the Endangered Species Act could weaken wildlife protection in the U.S., microplastics are found in Arctic snow and Bangladesh gives legal rights to all its rivers.
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Luana Luna
Conservationist on climate action: 'Pessimists never get anything done'
By Kiley Price
August 19, 2019
Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan stresses the importance of optimism in the face of climate change during an interview with C-SPAN.
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Jeff Yonover
Your end-of-summer watchlist: nature edition
By Kiley Price
August 15, 2019
Conservation International staff share their favorite nature shows and documentaries to watch this summer.
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Jon McCormack
Eating trees, hunting bans, cancer clues: 3 big elephant stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
August 12, 2019
In case you missed it on World Elephant Day: Elephant diets combat climate change, elephant populations decrease after a lift Botswana lifts its hunting ban and the elephant genome could hold clues to cancer.
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