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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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© Jeff Sheldon
Tags: biodiversity hotspots Colombia Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Hawaii India Mozambique Panama Tunisia Vietnam World Conservation Congress 2016

We can be heroes: Local leaders with super powers for conservation

By Jamey Anderson

September 9, 2016
Fifteen conservationists came together at the World Conservation Congress to showcase the power of community action for the environment.
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Bottles litter a beach on the south of Ile de La Gonave in Haiti.
© Robin Moore
Tags: climate change coastal ecosystems Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Goldman Environmental Prize Haiti mangroves marine management marine protected area (MPA) overfishing

Q&A: In Hard-Luck Haiti, a One-Man Mission to Save Its Coasts

By Molly Bergen

June 2, 2015
Grassroots environmentalist Jean Wiener led community efforts in Haiti to create the nation’s first marine protected areas — important work now recognized by a prestigious award.
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