CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Plastic pollution and over-tourism: It’s not (totally) your fault
By Olivia DeSmit
March 26, 2019
When it comes to the relationship between over-tourism and plastic pollution, the headlines don’t paint the full picture.
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When it comes to food production, sustainability pays. Here’s how
By Morgan Lynch
June 5, 2018
Students are finding ways for sustainable fishers and farmers to make more money.
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My ‘aha!’ moment: Fishers are not the enemies of healthy oceans
By Mauricio Castrejon
August 30, 2017
For Mauricio Castrejon, fisheries manager for CI’s Americas field division marine program, his ‘aha!’ moment came when the 2007 financial crisis hit the Galápagos Islands.
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In Galápagos, lobster fishers make unlikely — but effective — conservationists
By Molly Bergen
May 8, 2017
Recently, the spiny lobster was nearly wiped out from the Galápagos — a disappearance that could have spelled disaster for the island’s fragile ecosystems.
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New marine sanctuary in Galápagos Islands a ‘game-changer’ for wildlife
By Bruno Vander Velde
March 24, 2016
The sanctuary will protect an area crucial for biodiversity — and Ecuador’s economy.
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