CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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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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Climate Week: Youth, morality and the fate of the Amazon

By Bruno Vander Velde

September 24, 2019
Monday‘s Climate Week roundup: France commits US$ 100 million to a fund to protect the Amazon, religious leaders discuss the ethics of conservation and scientists declare a “planetary emergency.”
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Inside the cloud forest on top of the Chyulu Hills, a volcanic mountain range, located in south-eastern Kenya.
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Climate Week: Economics, forests take center stage

By Bruno Vander Velde

September 23, 2019
Sunday’s Climate Week round-up: Experts discuss the economics of climate change, restoring forests are a cost-effective climate solution and nature is “more valuable alive than it is dead.”
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Amid din of global climate debate, silence is golden

By Sophie Bertazzo

June 6, 2019
In interview with Elle magazine, climate lead Shyla Raghav lays out how she avoids burnout and remains optimistic.
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As climate warms, Ecuador fights fires with forecasts

By Olivia DeSmit

May 22, 2019
An innovative tool combines weather forecasts with fire-tracking systems to create a "fire-weather forecast."
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