CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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As pandemic pounded Peru, one region thrived on coffee, carbon
By Vanessa Bauza
April 9, 2021
Across Peru, the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions without jobs. But in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, where the Amazon meets the Andes, coffee farmers were spared much of the economic devastation that gripped Peru’s cities and towns.
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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline
By Kiley Price
November 19, 2020
The loss of tourism revenue in the Maasai Mara could spell trouble for the very species that tourists come to see. Now, wildlife conservancies are getting a lifeline.
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In Galápagos, novel conservation approach finds ‘sweet spot’ between production, protection
By Scott Henderson
September 2, 2020
A Conservation International expert explains how an integrated approach to protection and production could help humanity transform how we manage the lands and seas we depend on.
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In protecting their forests, these women transformed their futures
By Olivia DeSmit
March 6, 2019
For International Women's Day, we are celebrating the women of the Roro tribe in Papua New Guinea.
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Where unsustainable mining once reigned, ‘radical change’ beckons
By Olivia DeSmit
January 31, 2019
Conservation International is helping indigenous peoples in the region to shift their economic dependence from mining to sustainable tourism, capitalizing on the draw of the salt flats.
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