CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Protected areas see recent rise in legal rollbacks: study
By Olivia DeSmit
May 31, 2019
New study: Rollbacks of legal protections to protected areas are on the rise.
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Meet a scientist: An optimist in the face of climate change
By Bruno Vander Velde
February 6, 2018
Conservation International’s climate change lead talks about how she remains optimistic.
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U.S. lifts ban on some elephant trophy imports
By Bruno Vander Velde
November 16, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the remains of legally hunted elephants in two African countries can be imported into the United States.
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In the news: Government report finds climate change impacting U.S.
By Bruno Vander Velde
August 8, 2017
A U.S. government study finds that climate change is already having effects on many aspects of American life.
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Pope’s message to Trump: Protect our planet
By Sophie Bertazzo
May 24, 2017
Among the gifts Pope Francis gave President Trump at their meeting today was a copy of his 2015 encyclical on the environment, “On Care For Our Common Home.”
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