CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Expert: Ending the global water crisis ‘starts in your back yard’
By Kiley Price
January 29, 2021
Conservation News spoke to a Conservation International freshwater scientist about the key differences between the climate crisis and the water crisis — and why we must tap into different solutions for each.
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New tool provides gauge for freshwater health
By Allie Goldstein
March 19, 2018
Scientists created a scoring system for freshwater health.
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Why are freshwater species in trouble? Bad p.r., for one
By Ian Harrison, Ph.D.
October 11, 2017
New research aims to show people how we can protect important freshwater ecosystems by shining the spotlight on large, charismatic freshwater species that people largely ignore.
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As dams rise along the Mekong, can leaders balance nature and development?
By Sarah Hauck
December 7, 2016
A new tool could help enable simpler — and smarter — decisions concerning critical freshwater sources.
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Threats to protected areas jeopardize global freshwater supplies
By Sophie Bertazzo
July 15, 2016
Where does your water come from? The answer may surprise you.
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