CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Elfstrom
How to fix Earth’s broken landscapes? Start with forests, farms, finance
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 30, 2019
Scientists, indigenous activists, teenagers, farmers, CEOS and more met at the Global Landscapes Forum, closing out Climate Week by discussing the importance of restoring nature.
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Ian Lenehan
Climate Week: Money, nature and what really matters
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 26, 2019
The three themes that stood out over the course of Climate Week were protecting nature to protect the climate, finding funding for conservation and valuing nature beyond science and policies.
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Robin Moore/iLCP
New UN climate report is bleak, but there's a solution: trees
By Kiley Price
August 8, 2019
The UN report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns of detrimental environmental consequences if land use management does not become more sustainable.
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Robin Moore/iLCP
What on Earth is 'reforestation'?
By Trisha Calvarese
August 5, 2019
In this installment of “What on Earth?” we explore the “reforestation” — what it is, why it’s important, and how it can help stop climate change.
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In global climate change fight, half a degree could make all the difference
By Olivia DeSmit
August 23, 2018
Scientists say if Earth’s temperature were to warm any more than 1.5°C, we would experience devastating losses.
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