CONSERVATION NEWS

In case you missed it: Protecting nature is key to preventing future pandemics, underwater odors could provide hints to healthier coral reefs, and lightning storms may fuel climate change in the Arctic.

With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Guanay in Bolivia established a law to protect one-third of its land.

If deforestation continues to accelerate, the Amazon could be at risk of becoming ground zero for the world’s next pandemic, according to a study published today.

A new study found that more countries undermined rather than supported nature in decisions made after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as their national pandemic recovery policies.

In case you missed it: Extreme weather events could overwhelm electrical grids across the United States, the global wildlife trade is decimating local species populations and an endangered ferret was just cloned in the United States.