CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
One year after devastation in Fiji, resilience takes root
By Bridget Kennedy
March 23, 2017
Restoring forests and other ecosystems is helping Fijians still recovering from Cyclone Winston to shore up against future storms.
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To a country on the edge of development, what is nature worth?
By Rachel Neugarten
March 21, 2017
Conflict, poverty and disease prevented the collection of data on the state of Liberia’s ecosystems for decades — until now.
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Analiz Montano
How Incan ruins and Brazil nuts are fighting deforestation in Bolivia
By Cassandra Kane
March 3, 2017
Through conservation agreements, indigenous Bolivian communities are expanding their incomes while leaving forests standing.
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These 7 maps shed light on most crucial areas of Amazon rainforest
By Rachel Neugarten
January 17, 2017
Thirty million people call the Amazonia region home — and they all depend on its forests every day.
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Flavio Forner
Stopping deforestation in the Amazon by 2020? It’s possible
By Molly Bergen
August 10, 2016
Adequately protecting the world’s largest tropical rainforest has long proved elusive. Here’s why it’s finally achievable.
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