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Oslo offers a blueprint for net-zero cities: 3 stories you may have missed

By Matthew Ribel

May 17, 2022
In case you missed it: Norway’s capital offers large cities a blueprint for cost-effective climate action, oil companies are selling their aging wells and moderate investments in nature could prevent future pandemics.
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Protecting nature to prevent pandemics costs just 1% of fighting them

By Kiley Price

February 4, 2022
Experts say the yearly cost of future pandemics will be a staggering US$ 2 trillion. For just 1 percent of that cost, the world could prevent pandemics at their source by protecting nature, according to a new study published today in Science Advances.
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2021 in review: Covid raged on — but nature provided hope

By Kiley Price

December 21, 2021
In 2021, Conservation News covered how nature has helped communities stay afloat during the pandemic — and why conservation is critical for public health. Here are some of our most-read stories of the year.
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5 ways nature supports human health

By Kiley Price

November 5, 2021
Conservation News is highlighting how nature nurtures us — and why we must protect it. Here are a few of the ways nature supports human health.
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Protect nature or risk future pandemics, expert warns

By Kiley Price

May 27, 2021
Conservation International's new pandemic prevention fellow recently discussed how his experience chasing infectious diseases and leading NYC's COVID contact tracing program has shown him why human health depends on the health of the planet.
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