CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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New science: detrimental dams, fishery fears, protection rollbacks
By Kiley Price
September 10, 2020
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.
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Malaria surge, eco-friendly concrete, Indigenous territories: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
August 17, 2020
In case you missed it: Deforestation driven by mining has caused a spike in malaria throughout Brazil's Indigenous lands, a new eco-friendly concrete could help slow climate change and minimize the impact of coastal development on marine life, and granting land rights to Indigenous peoples is...
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Four questions about the Amazon fires, answered
By Bruno Vander Velde
August 23, 2019
Conservation International experts explain more about the fires raging through the Amazon.
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The Amazon is on fire: 5 things you need to know
By Bruno Vander Velde
August 22, 2019
The Amazon is on fire. Here are 5 things you need to know.
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Deforestation in the Amazon, fuel-efficient futures, shark by-catch: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 29, 2019
In case you missed it: Deforestation rates in the Amazon exponentially increasing, four major automakers signed a deal with California to increase fuel-efficiency standards and sharks have little refuge from the dangers of bycatch.
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