CONSERVATION NEWS
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News spotlight: UN report concludes climate adaptation is 'too little, too slow’
By Max Marcovitch
November 7, 2022
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.
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IPCC report: Countries miss the mark on climate action, but nature could help get us back on track
By Kiley Price
April 4, 2022
A new UN report highlights a powerful and largely untapped solution to stem the climate crisis: nature.
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Study maps climate potential of letting forests be
By Kiley Price
September 23, 2020
Restoring tropical forest cover might offer an even bigger climate opportunity than previously thought, a new study finds.
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Protect the economy by protecting nature, study urges
By Kiley Price
July 9, 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.
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To avert climate disaster, look to land: study
By Sophie Bertazzo
January 27, 2020
New research will help tropical countries protect and restore their lands — while averting climate disaster.
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