CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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A simple idea to ease conservation costs: transferring funds
By Bruno Vander Velde
June 24, 2021
A growing phenomenon called “ecological fiscal transfers” is helping ease the burden on local governments — and is proving a simple and powerful way to channel funding to conservation.
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Study: Too often, COVID recovery comes at nature’s expense
By Kiley Price
March 11, 2021
A new study found that more countries undermined rather than supported nature in decisions made after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as their national pandemic recovery policies.
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Report: Coffee companies pledge to tackle the bitter consequences of climate change
By Kiley Price
February 1, 2021
Freshly brewed, a new report on the future of sustainable coffee offers grounds for optimism.
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New UN climate report is bleak, but there's a solution: trees
By Kiley Price
August 8, 2019
The UN report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns of detrimental environmental consequences if land use management does not become more sustainable.
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Cutting global emissions in half by 2030? With new roadmap, it’s possible
By Olivia DeSmit
September 13, 2018
A new report says drastically reducing emissions is the only way to stop climate change in time.
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