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CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

© Kyle Obermann
© Conservation International/photo by Jeanne Tabangay
Tags: Asia Asia-Pacific conservation heroines deforestation forests gender + conservation indigenous peoples Philippines protected areas video women's empowerment

On remote Philippine island, female forest rangers are a force to be reckoned with

By Molly Bergen

March 8, 2016
Palawan communities are linked to the land by tradition, spirituality and survival — and women like Nolsita Siyang are rising up to defend it.
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© Charlie Shoemaker
Tags: Africa agriculture biodiversity climate change Communities conservation heroines ecosystem services food security gender + conservation South Africa women's empowerment

Photo essay: In South Africa, a woman’s struggle to sustain the land that sustains her

By Tessa Mildenhall

March 6, 2016
At an age when many people are slowing down, Gertruida Cloete continues to face daily hardships while protecting her fragile, wild home.
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