CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Melissa Thomas
Amazon synod, clam gardens, Indonesia fires: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
October 15, 2019
In case you missed it: Pope Francis urges members of the Catholic Church to protect the Amazon and indigenous peoples, a tribe in the Pacific Northwest maintains clam populations using traditional practices and Indonesia faces one of its worst fire seasons on record.
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Christian Ching
Climate Week: From the Amazon to the oceans
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 25, 2019
Tuesday's Climate Week roundup: UN report warns grim future for oceans, marine scientists map out how to prevent that future and leaders discuss building resilience in coastal communities.
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Pete Oxford/iLCP
Climate Week: Youth, morality and the fate of the Amazon
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 24, 2019
Monday's Climate Week roundup: France commits US$ 100 million to a fund to protect the Amazon, religious leaders discuss the ethics of conservation and scientists declare a "planetary emergency."
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Katrine Olson
France backs bold new pact to save Amazon
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 23, 2019
France has committed US$ 100 million to a new South American-led initiative to protect the Amazon rainforest, with Conservation International pledging an additional US$ 20 million.
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Jorge Illich-Gejo
What is Climate Week? 3 things you need to know
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 18, 2019
Here are 3 things you need to know about Climate Week 2019.
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