CONSERVATION NEWS

This month, Conservation News is revisiting some of the most interesting and significant stories and issues we covered in 2020.

In case you missed it: Indigenous communities fear that their traditional languages will be lost forever as elders fall victim to COVID-19, melting ice is increasing the risks associated with winter activities and protected areas could be at risk due to climate change.

In case you missed it: Government officials in China are cracking down on the illegal wildlife trade, banks around the world have pledged to increase investments to protect nature and combat climate change, and overfishing in the Indian Ocean is skyrocketing.

In case you missed it: A new report outlines five strategies to reduce the risk of future pandemics with nature, oil drilling could soon begin in the Okavango region of Africa, and climate change and overfishing could negatively impact Antarctic krill.

To prevent the next pandemic, governments must protect nature, according to a new report released today.