CONSERVATION NEWS

In case you missed it: Approximately 2,248 fires burned through the Brazilian Amazon in June, more than 350 elephants in Botswana have died from unknown causes in recent months and several tree species avoid contact with each other to prevent the spread of disease.

In case you missed it: The Russian Arctic recently experienced its hottest day ever recorded, discarded COVID-19 protective gear is polluting the world’s oceans and researchers recently uncovered two new monkey species in Southeast Asia.

In a recent op-ed for Scientific American, a Conservation International social scientist stressed the importance of strengthening environmental protections to prevent future pandemics.

Conservation News asked three conservationists to explain their new realities during the COVID-19 pandemic — and why saving nature is really about saving ourselves.

In case you missed it: Global greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly rising as countries ease COVID-19 restrictions, plastic pollution is growing across national parks in the western United States, and new research revealed that heat and air pollution could cause birthing problems for pregnant women,...