CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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To improve crop yields, just add trees

By Syaiful Purba

October 20, 2016
In an Indonesian province plagued by deforestation, a group of women farmers has found a more sustainable way to feed their families.
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How ‘protected’ are Amazon’s protected areas?

By Sophie Bertazzo

October 18, 2016
New research on a phenomenon known as PADDD suggests they are not as secure as we might think.
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Historic airline emissions agreement could be good news for forests

By Jamey Anderson

October 13, 2016
A new international agreement on aviation emissions has the potential to boost forest conservation, for the benefit of people and the planet.
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Trust fund to help protect some of Philippines’ last primary forests

By Molly Bergen

October 7, 2016
A new trust fund aims to finance the management of the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape.
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What on Earth is ‘land tenure’?

By Bruno Vander Velde

October 6, 2016
The concept of land tenure has major implications for conservation.
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