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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