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Yasuní National Park in Ecuador
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On carbon offsets, Wirecutter story doesn’t cut it

By Bruno Vander Velde

March 1, 2023
A recent article claims that buying carbon offsets for your flight doesn't help the climate crisis. This conclusion is bafflingly wrong: Paying to protect an area of forest to offset the climate footprint of your flight does in fact — demonstrably and verifiably — help.
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5 ways you can help endangered species today

By Olivia DeSmit

April 18, 2019
Human Nature asked five Conservation International experts for their best tips to help endangered species.
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5 ways you can help fight climate change

By Shyla Raghav

March 14, 2019
Conservation International's climate lead shares 5 ways youth can help stop climate change.
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The hidden cost of online shopping — and what you can do about it

By Bruno Vander Velde

November 17, 2017
In this new Climate Lab video, CI CEO M. Sanjayan takes you inside the world of online shipping and its impacts on the planet.
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What on Earth is a ‘carbon offset’?

By Cassandra Kane

July 27, 2017
What are carbon offsets? A way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Learn more.
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