CONSERVATION NEWS

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Conservation International's CEO has an important message: We must continue to protect nature so that people and the planet thrive together.

In case you missed it: Human activities that expand into nature could increase exposure to animal-borne illnesses, activists are using virtual protests to support climate action during the coronavirus pandemic and the U.N. will now allow airlines to purchase verified carbon offsets.

Conservation News spoke to the co-author of a groundbreaking new study reports that the secret to sustainable agriculture lies in the soil — or more specifically, in the carbon stored in the soil.

In case you missed it: Scientists agree that ending the global wildlife trade could help stem global disease outbreaks, self-imposed isolation in response to coronavirus could help individuals cut their carbon emissions and the recent decline in global air travel should spur individuals to reassess...

As the deadly coronavirus spreads, climate experts fear that it could derail many of the major global climate negotiations — but there is a silver lining.