CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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3 ways Indigenous knowledge protects nature

By Mary Kate McCoy

August 9, 2023
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Conservation News is highlighting three stories about Indigenous peoples on the frontlines of protecting the nature they rely on.
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© Jonathan Irish. Maasai Mara National Reserve

When COVID halted wildlife tourism in Kenya, one area weathered the storm

By Will McCarry

July 6, 2023
Every year, Kenya’s Maasai Mara region attracts droves of tourists, eager for a glimpse of one of the largest movement of animals on Earth. Until 2020, when everything changed. Yet, what began as a crisis presented new opportunities.
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Meet the South African startup putting cattle to work for conservation

By Will McCarry

June 12, 2023
Livestock herding and wildlife conservation are often perceived as conflicting pursuits, with the belief that one must come at the expense of the other. However, in South Africa, a fresh approach centered on Indigenous knowledge is challenging this perception.
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News spotlight: Traditional mud buildings could keep a capital cool

By Matthew Ribel

July 11, 2022
In case you missed it: Mudslinging is on the rise in the Senegalese city of Dakar.
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Climate change is keeping people up at night — literally: 3 stories you may have missed

By Kiley Price

May 31, 2022
In case you missed it: Rising temperatures are disrupting peoples’ slumber, carbon offsets are helping the Indigenous Hadza people protect the forests they depend on and elephants are consuming massive amounts of plastic from dumpsters in India.
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