CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Orca grandmothers, carbon powerhouses, rare bird soars: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
December 16, 2019
In case you missed it: Grandmother orcas can help boost the survival rates of their grandcalves, new research could lead to better protections for mangroves and a bird that was previously extinct in the wild gets a second chance.
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Olivier Langrand
Climate emergency, oil spill aftermath, 'The Elephant Queen': 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
November 12, 2019
In case you missed it: The United States begins the withdrawal process from the Paris Agreement, an oil spill spreads along the northeast coast of Brazil and a new documentary follows a herd of elephants through Kenya.
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CI/Mike Matarasso
Protecting Africa’s oceans to secure our futures
By Jessica Donovan-Allen
March 20, 2019
Jessica Donovan-Allen, senior director of Conservation International Liberia, discusses why ocean conservation is vital in western Africa.
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CI/Tim Noviello
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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Luciano Candisani/iLCP
Where to target ocean conservation? New research points the way
By Olivia DeSmit
December 20, 2018
Around the world, oceans are providers: of food, of livelihoods, of entire economies. But, where do people depend on them the most? Knowing this could help to better protect marine ecosystems.
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