CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

Jeff Sheldon

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

Fifteen conservationists came together at the World Conservation Congress to showcase the power of community action for the environment.

Gregor Aljančič

Tags: amphibians biodiversity Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Fresh Water Science

The presence of olms in Balkan caves is a good omen for the health of the groundwater they inhabit.

Tags: Asia biodiversity Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) ecosystem services extinction Health IUCN Red List Nepal vultures

In the spirit of Halloween, we share the story of one of nature’s “creepy creatures” that is more important than most people realize.

Tags: Africa biodiversity Climate Change Communities Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) deforestation ecosystem services extinction food security Madagascar Madagascar ecosystem mapping mapping natural capital Science

In order to save their own skin, the people of Madagascar must save the living “skin” of their country.

Tags: agriculture Asia biodiversity Communities Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) ecosystem services forests Fresh Water green economies India Rio+20 sustainable livelihoods Western Ghats

Communities in western India don’t need to learn about sustainability — they are already living it.