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CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

© Kyle Obermann
© Inanc Tekguc/Global Diversity Foundation
Tags: Africa agriculture biodiversity climate change climate change adaptation COP22 Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) extinction Fresh Water indigenous peoples Morocco

As native plants vanish, parched Moroccan peaks get seeds of hope

By Marsea Nelson

November 15, 2016
Community nurseries are helping mountain villagers protect their livelihoods in the face of a changing world.
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Tags: agriculture climate change climate change adaptation COP22 food security Guyana indigenous peoples South America

For farmers facing a changing climate, a new hope

By René Edwards

November 13, 2016
In southern Guyana, the Rupununi Innovation Fund helps farmers boost their lands’ productivity and build resilience to climate impacts.
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Mangroves sprouting near the coast of Ecuador
© Lucas Bustamante
Tags: blue carbon COP22 deforestation ecosystem services ecosystems Ecuador gender + conservation mangroves oceans South America women's empowerment

These women protect the trees that protect Ecuador

By Elizabeth Guinessey

November 10, 2016
Mangroves do more than protect coasts — they’re also lifelines for nearby communities.
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