CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Ian Lenehan
Climate Week: Money, nature and what really matters
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 26, 2019
The three themes that stood out over the course of Climate Week were protecting nature to protect the climate, finding funding for conservation and valuing nature beyond science and policies.
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Climate Week: ‘We need to get it right, now’
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 26, 2019
Wednesday's Climate Week roundup: the role of government in the fight to stop climate change, the impact of non-governmental organizations and making change through nature-based solutions.
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Christian Ching
Climate Week: From the Amazon to the oceans
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 25, 2019
Tuesday's Climate Week roundup: UN report warns grim future for oceans, marine scientists map out how to prevent that future and leaders discuss building resilience in coastal communities.
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Climate Week: Youth, morality and the fate of the Amazon
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 24, 2019
Monday's Climate Week roundup: France commits US$ 100 million to a fund to protect the Amazon, religious leaders discuss the ethics of conservation and scientists declare a "planetary emergency."
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Katrine Olson
France backs bold new pact to save Amazon
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 23, 2019
France has committed US$ 100 million to a new South American-led initiative to protect the Amazon rainforest, with Conservation International pledging an additional US$ 20 million.
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