CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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5 wins for nature in 2021
By Kiley Price
December 15, 2021
Good news: 2021 saw a series of major wins for the climate, for wildlife and for habitats around the worldwide. Here are 5 of them.
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In Colombia, a new way to protect mangroves takes root
By Raul Quintana
May 19, 2021
A recently-launched blue carbon finance project for the first time takes into account not only the carbon that mangrove trees store in their trunks and leaves, but also the carbon they sequester in their soils, often for millennia.
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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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On a typhoon-swept island, one town rebuilds its coast guard: nature
By Kimberly Hoong
September 1, 2017
In this series of photos, Human Nature looks at one community’s efforts to rebuild what has been lost.
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On World Mangrove Day, a new strategy to protect the world’s most important ecosystem
By Jorge Ramos, Ph.D.
July 26, 2017
Mangroves are critically important for coastal communities around the world. Here’s what one group is doing to protect them.
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