CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Pacific islands face hardships as tuna follow warming waters
By Olivia DeSmit
July 1, 2019
Human Nature spoke with a tuna expert about the powerful ways climate change will affect tuna populations.
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Amazon facing worst fire season on record, expert says
By Sophie Bertazzo
July 21, 2016
New tech could help countries and remote communities fight wildfires before they start.
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As Indonesia’s dry season looms, a new tool can predict daily forest fire risk
By Karyn Tabor
July 12, 2016
Amid escalating fires, Indonesia searches for a “Smokey the Bear”-type warning system.
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Q&A: El Niño’s grip foreshadows uncertain future for a country on climate’s edge
By Bruno Vander Velde
January 22, 2016
Most Papua New Guineans grow their own food, so they feel the effects of unpredictable weather firsthand.
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‘Big, hot blob’ puts Hawaiian reefs at risk
By Cassandra Kane
October 22, 2015
As El Niño takes hold in the Pacific, the island state braces for a record coral bleaching event.
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