As 2024 comes to a close, global temperatures are at an all-time high — topping the previous hottest-year on record: 2023. Yet amid this backdrop, research consistently shows nature is a powerful climate ally.

December 17, 2024

In southern Africa, grasses can beat the heat better than trees, according to Conservation International research.

December 10, 2024

A recent study on climate solutions downplays nature’s potential, two Conservation International experts say.

December 2, 2024

If someone asked you why biodiversity matters, would you know what to say? Conservation International is here to help.

October 15, 2024

Once underappreciated, mangroves are having a moment. Now, a landmark $36.4 million project aims to give Ecuador’s degraded mangroves a new lease on life.

July 26, 2024

Brutal heat waves swept across the Southern Hemisphere earlier this year. Now it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s turn. Yet humanity continues to actively destroy one of its best allies against the heat: forests.

June 17, 2024

Not long ago, the idea that nature could be humanity's ally against climate change was not widely known. In recent years that idea has increasingly moved into the mainstream. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that recognition has led to some confusion.

January 23, 2024

While it may seem unusual for a medical doctor to work for a conservation nonprofit, it's centered on a powerful premise: that human health and the protection of nature are inextricably linked.

December 5, 2023

Humanity is set to blow past 1.5°C of planetary warming by the early 2030s, according to a new report released today by the U.N. But the report also offers hope in the form of actions that could avert the worst impacts of climate change.

March 20, 2023

Climate risks are growing, but global efforts to adapt to them are not keeping pace. That’s the big-picture takeaway from a new United Nations report, which underscores the funding needed by developing nations to reduce their exposure to climate disasters.

November 7, 2022

A new UN report highlights a powerful and largely untapped solution to stem the climate crisis: nature.

April 4, 2022

A new study finds that without Earth’s complex web of terrestrial and marine ecosystems we would already be seeing far more severe climate impacts than we are now.

September 16, 2021

Restoring tropical forest cover might offer an even bigger climate opportunity than previously thought, a new study finds.

September 23, 2020

A new report revealed the benefits of protecting 30 percent of the world’s land and sea outweigh the costs by a ratio of 5 to 1.

July 9, 2020

In this installment of "What on Earth?" we explore the importance of "natural climate solutions" — and why nature has a p.r. problem.

November 25, 2019

The three themes that stood out over the course of Climate Week were protecting nature to protect the climate, finding funding for conservation and valuing nature beyond science and policies.

September 26, 2019

Wednesday's Climate Week roundup: the role of government in the fight to stop climate change, the impact of non-governmental organizations and making change through nature-based solutions.

September 26, 2019

Sunday’s Climate Week round-up: Experts discuss the economics of climate change, restoring forests are a cost-effective climate solution and nature is “more valuable alive than it is dead.”

September 23, 2019

A new film, featuring youth climate activist Greta Thunberg and writer George Monbiot, highlights nature's ability to help stop climate breakdown.

September 19, 2019

A UN report released today paints a sobering picture of the natural world — and the blame for the damage lies solely at humanity’s feet. Almost 1 million species face extinction; essential crops are under threat; our oceans are overfished.

May 6, 2019

We need nature to fight climate change, our climate expert argues.

April 5, 2019

In Ecuador, it pays to save the forest.

November 23, 2015