CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Deforestation in the Amazon, fuel-efficient futures, shark by-catch: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
July 29, 2019
In case you missed it: Deforestation rates in the Amazon exponentially increasing, four major automakers signed a deal with California to increase fuel-efficiency standards and sharks have little refuge from the dangers of bycatch.
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EU bid to halt imported deforestation ‘moot without investment’
By Sophie Bertazzo
July 23, 2019
In a new communication, the European Union announced steps it will take to promote global reforestation efforts and end deforestation related to EU imports of agricultural commodities.
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‘Ecological SWAT team’ documents treasures from a lost city
By Bruno Vander Velde
June 20, 2019
A team of scientists completed a biological survey of the “White City” of Honduras, a recently discovered set of ancient ruins deep within the Mosquitia rainforest.
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How an unheralded US law could help protect Africa’s forests
By Sophie Bertazzo
June 14, 2019
The head of Conservation International's Africa field division has a suggestion for the continent’s decision-makers: redirect some of your debt to the United States into conserving nature.
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New protected area in Amazon announced
By Bruno Vander Velde
June 4, 2019
Recently, the Bolivian government established the Bajo Madidi Municipal Conservation and Management Area.
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