CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Keith A. Ellenbogen
Indonesian province leaps ahead in conservation
By Olivia DeSmit
March 25, 2019
The government of the province of West Papua announced legislation establishing it as Indonesia’s first “conservation province.”
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Why is biodiversity important?
By Julie Shaw
November 15, 2018
Four reasons biodiversity is essential to humanity.
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Robin Moore/iLCP
End-of-summer reading list: 4 staff picks
By Jessica Pink
August 22, 2018
As summer draws to a close, here are the five environmental books Conservation International staff can’t put down.
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Chris Burkard
‘Absolutely raw’: In remote islands, documenting nature brings high risk, high reward
By Louisa Barnes
July 30, 2018
Award-winning photographer Chris Burkard set out in a tiny, twin-engine plane to capture the beauty of the islands and the critical need to conserve them.
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Meet a scientist: the whale whisperer
By Morgan Lynch
July 12, 2018
We spoke with Olive Andrews about what whales can teach us about the health of the oceans — and her longtime friendship with a humpback named “Nala.”
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