CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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3 ways Indigenous knowledge protects nature

By Mary Kate McCoy

August 9, 2023
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Conservation News is highlighting three stories about Indigenous peoples on the frontlines of protecting the nature they rely on.
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Gerry Allen photographing a secretive hawkfish hidden in a coral head during a marine Rapid Assessment Program.
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New to science: Species discovery in the waters of Fiji

By Mark Erdmann, Ph.D.

June 26, 2017
Mark Erdmann and Gerry Allen were part of a team that completed a rapid survey of Fiji’s Lau Seascape. They discovered nine species that might be new to science.
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Special report: South Pacific survey finds new species, new concerns for coral reefs

By Bruno Vander Velde

June 8, 2017
A new special report outlines discoveries from a recent expedition to survey reefs in a little-explored corner of the Pacific.
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