Parts of the Amazon rainforest are suffering through the worst droughts ever recorded. As a result major rivers are dwindling and wildfires are burning out of control. Deforestation is behind it.

September 11, 2024

Guyana is making some giant steps for conservation with plans to double its protected areas within the next 18 months.

July 26, 2024

The CDC recently issued a warning to expect an increased risk of dengue — part of a worrying trend on a warming planet, where disease vectors like mosquitoes and ticks thrive.

June 28, 2024

A recent deep-sea expedition off the coasts of Chile and Peru is revealing the secrets of a vast underwater mountain system — and could help make the case for future ocean protections there.

March 4, 2024

In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small community has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions.

February 5, 2024

In 1987, Conservation International had a radical idea to reduce Bolivia's debt in exchange for nature conservation. Since then, the country has become a laboratory for the protection of nature, field-testing ideas that would spread around the world.

October 26, 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.

August 9, 2023

This week, the East Coast of the United States is grappling with something that other places around the world are all too familiar with: wildfire smoke. But it may not stay a novelty for long, Americans should start expecting more of these episodes thanks to climate change.

June 8, 2023

For years, two communities in southeast Colombia have worked to protect the black caiman — the largest predator in the Amazon River basin, which was hunted to near extinction in the area for its highly-prized skin.

May 26, 2023

Years ahead of schedule, Bolivia has met an ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of its land — and that's thanks in large part to Amazonian towns and villages that are accelerating the pace and scale of conservation in the country.

April 12, 2023

When U.S. President Joseph Biden meets with Brazil’s newly elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in Washington this week, climate change and the fate of the Amazon will be one of the many items of discussion, according to news reports.

February 9, 2023

A bold initiative to regrow 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon has made substantial progress despite some unexpected hurdles, according to an upcoming report.

February 7, 2023

In case you missed it: The Amazon is the ecological jewel of the world, home to nearly 400 billion trees and 10,000 species at risk of extinction. It’s also the world’s largest terrestrial carbon sink. Yet a new report shows those climate benefits are not uniformly distributed.

January 23, 2023

Meet three of Conservation International's Amazonia Indigenous Women's fellows working to protect the world's largest rainforest.

August 9, 2022

In case you missed it: Brazil's rainforests are in serious trouble.

July 18, 2022

In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine known as Methuselah has long been considered Earth’s oldest living thing. But in Chile, a new challenger has emerged that could be 500 years older than the reigning champ.

June 6, 2022

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

May 5, 2022

Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.

February 25, 2022

Costa Rica announced Friday that it will expand its protected ocean area from 2.7 percent to more than 30 percent of its territorial waters.

December 17, 2021

According to a Conservation International expert, carbon markets offer two things we need to stop climate breakdown: speed and reach.

November 9, 2021

Forest carbon offsets can help reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions — but they remain contentious in the world of climate policy. Here are 3 myths about them, debunked.

November 3, 2021

For the first time, scientists have quantified the impact these fires have had on animals and plants in the Amazon over the past two decades. And according to their new study published today in Nature, these species are suffering — but there is still time to protect them.

September 1, 2021

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

August 5, 2021

Ana Gloria Guzmán-Mora is the executive director of Conservation International’s Costa Rica program, where she works with local communities and governments to help them meet their goals for protecting the planet.

July 22, 2021

Here are four recent conservation success stories you should know about.

July 15, 2021

On the surface, the international waters off the coasts of Peru and Chile are a seemingly barren expanse. But beneath the waves, two underwater mountain chains — known as the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges — are bursting with life, according to a new study.

June 30, 2021

A unique approach to ocean conservation could help countries balance protection and production for the marine ecosystems they depend on.

June 8, 2021

Across Peru, the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions without jobs. But in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, where the Amazon meets the Andes, coffee farmers were spared much of the economic devastation that gripped Peru’s cities and towns.

April 9, 2021

Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.

April 8, 2021

With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Guanay in Bolivia established a law to protect one-third of its land.

March 25, 2021

If deforestation continues to accelerate, the Amazon could be at risk of becoming ground zero for the world’s next pandemic, according to a study published today.

March 24, 2021

The market for carbon offsets must be scaled up globally to make a sufficient dent in climate change, according to a new report that lays out a path toward a high-quality global carbon market.

February 3, 2021

Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.

January 21, 2021

On an expedition to Bolivia's Zongo Valley, a team of researchers recently discovered 20 species completely new to science, and rediscovered several species that had not been seen for decades.

December 14, 2020

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

September 10, 2020

A Conservation International expert explains how an integrated approach to protection and production could help humanity transform how we manage the lands and seas we depend on.

September 2, 2020

A year after unprecedented fires ravaged the Amazon, the latest data indicate the world’s largest rainforest faces an even higher risk of fires in 2020.

July 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing areas set aside to conserve nature, according to a study published yesterday.

June 3, 2020

Find out how one woolly species is supporting conservation work and livelihoods for communities in Bolivia.

November 7, 2019

Here are three conservation successes you need to know about.

October 29, 2019

Here are 3 takeaways about the Amazon fires from Conservation International scientists.

October 22, 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.

September 25, 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.”

September 24, 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.

September 23, 2019

Here are 3 things you need to know about Climate Week 2019.

September 18, 2019

Conservation International experts explain more about the fires raging through the Amazon.

August 23, 2019

The Amazon is on fire. Here are 5 things you need to know.

August 22, 2019

Forest carbon credits ‘worse than nothing’? There’s more to this story

May 24, 2019

An innovative tool combines weather forecasts with fire-tracking systems to create a "fire-weather forecast."

May 22, 2019

A community in Colombia ensures their mangroves and clams are around well into the future.

June 21, 2018

A team of researchers led by Conservation International explored the biological treasures that exist in an inaccessible corner of Central America.

May 23, 2018

María Hernández describes her life in the Alto Mayo and how it has changed since she and her sister, Maximila, signed a conservation agreement.

April 3, 2018

Abdías Vásquez describes his life in the Alto Mayo and how it has changed since he signed a conservation agreement.

March 27, 2018

Here are three surprising benefits of forests

March 21, 2018

Human Nature talked to Conservation International field staff about their perspectives on why gender matters in conservation.

March 9, 2018

On the first day of the Economist World Ocean Summit, we break down the “blue economy.”

March 7, 2018

Here, we break down “conservation agreements,” an approach that helps conserve biodiversity while improving the quality of life for local communities.

February 20, 2018

Human Nature talked to Conservation International scientists about what their findings about protected areas could mean for the Amazon’s future.

February 13, 2018

The EcoGourmet program connects independent fishers to local restaurants.

November 28, 2017

In the Caribbean Islands, nations are turning to nature to mount an effective defense against extreme weather impacts.

October 13, 2017

A new project seeks to kickstart a revival for the world’s largest rainforest by planting tens of millions new trees.

September 15, 2017

A routine search for spots to train scuba divers led to a disturbing discovery: huge, abandoned fishing nets in the middle of the ocean.

May 3, 2017

The concept of land tenure has major implications for conservation.

October 6, 2016

What makes coffee “sustainable,” and why it even matters.

September 29, 2016

The traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples could help address environmental problems that plague the entire planet.

May 9, 2016

For Norbil Becerra, destroying forests was a necessary evil — until the day he saw a hummingbird.

January 5, 2016

In Ecuador, it pays to save the forest.

November 23, 2015