CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
3 reasons for hope for the Amazon
By Bruno Vander Velde
February 9, 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.
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‘Audacious’ reforestation effort grows in Brazil
By Bruno Vander Velde
February 7, 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.
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News spotlight: Record deforestation could forever transform the Amazon
By Will McCarry
July 18, 2022
In case you missed it: Brazil's rainforests are in serious trouble.
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Coral reefs are facing their own pandemic: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
November 22, 2021
In case you missed it: Coral reefs are at risk due to a disease outbreak, Indigenous knowledge could help communities in India adapt to climate change and deforestation in Brazil is surging.
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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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