CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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If coronavirus halts climate convenings, ‘we must find other avenues for progress’
By Kiley Price
March 11, 2020
As the deadly coronavirus spreads, climate experts fear that it could derail many of the major global climate negotiations — but there is a silver lining.
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Despite dire headlines, ‘it would be a mistake to write off tropical forests’
By Will Turner, Ph.D.
March 6, 2020
Despite dire headlines, tropical forests are still among our best allies to fight climate change, an expert explains.
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Study: Protecting tropics could save half of species on brink
By Kiley Price
February 26, 2020
Conservation News spoke to the lead author of a groundbreaking new study that offers a solution to save more than half of the world's species that are at risk of extinction, while slowing climate change.
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Study: Climate breakdown is moving the farming frontier
By Bruno Vander Velde
February 12, 2020
A new study finds that as climate change forces agriculture to higher latitude areas such as Russia and Canada, there is potential to release 177 gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the equivalent of over a century of U.S. carbon emissions.
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Conservation in pop culture: fashion’s footprint, a reef's revival and more
By Kiley Price
January 16, 2020
In an occasional series, we review shows, podcasts and more that bring nature to life for you.
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