CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
© Adrián Portugal
When protecting nature helps build peace
By Vanessa Bauza
May 25, 2023
As climate change accelerates, there's a growing sense of urgency to address how changes to our ecosystems can lead to conflict. For years, Conservation International has worked to bring environmental peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity to its work.
Read More
© M. Sanjayan
Ivory investigator killed in Kenya
By Morgan Lynch
February 5, 2018
An ivory investigator was found dead in his home in Kenya on Sunday.
Read More
© AlCortés/Flickr Creative Commons
As Colombia pursues peace, nature could be powerful bridge
By Molly Bergen
September 30, 2016
One of the country’s greatest assets offers a powerful route toward reconciliation.
Read More
© Conservation International/photo by Haroldo Castro
From machetes to maps: How a ‘red line’ eased conflict in Bolivia’s Amazon
By Candido Pastor
August 19, 2016
After years of dispute, competing land users found common ground through a map they drew together.
Read More
© Steven Thackston
Why aren’t we doing more to protect wildlife rangers?
By Sophie Bertazzo
June 3, 2016
Keith Roberts is running an ultra-marathon through the Amazon to raise awareness about rangers’ crucial role fighting wildlife trafficking.
Read More