CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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In Madagascar, rush for precious stones threatens a precious forest
By Bruno Vander Velde
April 4, 2017
The recent “sapphire rush” in Madagascar poses an urgent and destructive threat to the nation’s forests and people.
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Climate-induced species migrations could upend human society: study
By Sophie Bertazzo
April 3, 2017
A new study in Science on climate change’s effect on mass species migration reveals the impact on humans will be monumental.
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