CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Capital idea: Groundbreaking efforts look to finance ocean protection
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 16, 2016
Two new funds announced at the third annual Our Ocean conference in Washington, D.C., aim to advance ocean conservation — by helping to pay for it.
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Off Hawai‘i’s coast, an unexplored undersea mountain reveals its secrets
By Sophie Bertazzo
September 16, 2016
A thousand meters beneath the ocean’s surface, Conservation International scientists encounter rare marine species.
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Last week, a ‘sweeping’ win for the oceans that you didn’t hear about
By Scott Henderson
September 15, 2016
In a historic move, the presidents of Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador declared their intention to expand their countries’ commitments to ocean protection.
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