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CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

© Kyle Obermann
Deforestation in the Amazon to create farmland
© FLAVIO FORNER | Conservation International
Tags: Amazon rainforest carbon carbon emissions carbon sink carbon storage climate change indigenous peoples

News Spotlight: Indigenous land stewardship key to preserving Amazon carbon sinks

By Matthew Ribel

January 23, 2023
In case you missed it: The Amazon is the ecological jewel of the world, home to nearly 400 billion trees and 10,000 species at risk of extinction. It’s also the world’s largest terrestrial carbon sink. Yet a new report shows those climate benefits are not uniformly distributed.
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Giant Green Kelp Forest, Catalina Island.
© Island Effects
Tags: blue carbon carbon carbon sink climate adaptation climate change ocean conservation seagrasses

News spotlight: Could seaweed be our new big climate ally?

By Max Marcovitch

January 9, 2023
In case you missed it: A recent study reveals that underwater forests are much more prolific than previously thought — and may play a key role in stemming the climate crisis.
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Tropical rainforest and river at Selangor State
© Sze Fei Wong
Tags: carbon carbon sink deforestation Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tropical forests

Forests and facts: 5 things to know about a gloomy new study

By Bruno Vander Velde

September 29, 2017
According to a new study, the world’s tropical forests are in such poor shape that they are emitting more climate-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they absorb.
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