CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Yellowstone wolves, policy rollbacks, snail trafficking: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 20, 2020
In case you missed it: Wolves in Yellowstone National Park are helping to create more resilient elk populations, changes to one of the United States’ most important conservation laws could increase greenhouse gas emissions and disrupt wildlife habitats, and the illegal wildlife trade is driving the...
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New science: mangrove protection, Caribbean coral loss, dam development and more
By Kiley Price
July 15, 2020
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.
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Environmental setbacks, rock dust, lemur loss, temperature rise: 4 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 13, 2020
In case you missed it: Scientists say permanent changes to society are crucial to limiting global emissions, an innovative farming technique could drastically reduce emissions, one-third of lemur species are on the brink of extinction and new data revealed that global temperatures are rising faster...
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Protect the economy by protecting nature, study urges
By Kiley Price
July 9, 2020
A new report revealed the benefits of protecting 30 percent of the world’s land and sea outweigh the costs by a ratio of 5 to 1.
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Expert: COVID, climate change create ‘perfect storm’ for Amazon fires
By Kiley Price
July 7, 2020
A year after unprecedented fires ravaged the Amazon, the latest data indicate the world’s largest rainforest faces an even higher risk of fires in 2020.
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