CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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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Aaron Joel Santos/Aurora Photos
‘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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Analiz Montano
How Incan ruins and Brazil nuts are fighting deforestation in Bolivia
By Cassandra Kane
March 3, 2017
Through conservation agreements, indigenous Bolivian communities are expanding their incomes while leaving forests standing.
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Cristina Mittermeier
The countdown is on to protect nature, save economy of tiny forested country
By John Goedschalk
January 20, 2017
To build a sustainable economy based on protecting Suriname’s valuable forests and rivers, time is running out.
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