CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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News spotlight: Record deforestation could forever transform the Amazon
By Will McCarry
July 18, 2022
In case you missed it: Brazil's rainforests are in serious trouble.
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Methuselah: Still the world's oldest tree?
By Vanessa Bauza
June 6, 2022
In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine known as Methuselah has long been considered Earth’s oldest living thing. But in Chile, a new challenger has emerged that could be 500 years older than the reigning champ.
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Climate change is keeping people up at night — literally: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
May 31, 2022
In case you missed it: Rising temperatures are disrupting peoples’ slumber, carbon offsets are helping the Indigenous Hadza people protect the forests they depend on and elephants are consuming massive amounts of plastic from dumpsters in India.
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Conservationist: Proposed US bill is an investment in nature — and the people who protect it
By Kiley Price
May 13, 2022
Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives to support a proposed bill that could help local communities around the world fight climate change by protecting the forests they depend on.
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New science: Removing ‘climber’ plants doubles tree growth — and more
By Kiley Price
May 5, 2022
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.
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