CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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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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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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