CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Jessica Scranton
Amazon fires, plastic pollution, peatland protection: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
August 26, 2019
In case you missed it: Fires surge in the Brazilian Amazon, countries explore ways to reduce plastic pollution and Indonesian government policies help prevent forest fires.
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Adriano Gambarini
Four questions about the Amazon fires, answered
By Bruno Vander Velde
August 23, 2019
Conservation International experts explain more about the fires raging through the Amazon.
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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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