CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Tradition meets tech: Can satellite data help indigenous peoples protect their lands?
By Bruno Vander Velde
October 25, 2017
A new effort seeks to put data tools in the hands of the people on the front lines of conservation: indigenous communities.
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Indigenous leaders: What we wish Westerners knew
By Sophie Bertazzo
August 8, 2017
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we’re revisiting an interview with indigenous leaders from around the globe.
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Charlie Shoemaker
In Kenya’s storied hills, traditional ways confront a modern problem: climate change
By Cassandra Kane
July 26, 2017
Offset your carbon footprint through a new REDD+ project in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya.
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Disney’s 'Moana' resonates with message of conservation
By Sophie Bertazzo
June 8, 2017
Traveling aboard Samoa’s traditional double-hulled voyaging canoe, CI connects with communities through the film’s central themes of ocean conservation and Polynesia culture.
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‘We are not tourist attractions’: Indigenous leaders assert their voices in conservation
By Leah Duran
May 5, 2017
Indigenous peoples are Earth’s original — and perhaps last — stewards. Their leadership could define the next generation of conservation.
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