CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Primates face greater extinction threat than any other large mammal group
By Molly Bergen
February 3, 2017
Tropical forest destruction threatens 63 percent of the world’s primate species with extinction. But experts say there’s hope of reversing this trend.
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Guyana aims to shift economy from gold to green
By Molly Bergen
January 27, 2017
A new initiative aims to improve mining practices and ease the country’s transition to a greener economy.
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The countdown is on to protect nature, save economy of tiny forested country
By John Goedschalk
January 20, 2017
To build a sustainable economy based on protecting Suriname’s valuable forests and rivers, time is running out.
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These 7 maps shed light on most crucial areas of Amazon rainforest
By Rachel Neugarten
January 17, 2017
Thirty million people call the Amazonia region home — and they all depend on its forests every day.
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The trees that could make or break Mexico City’s future
By Molly Bergen
December 15, 2016
CI’s Jürgen Hoth talks air pollution, the illegal drug trade and why planting trees isn’t always the answer.
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