CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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Best of 2017: Climate-induced species migrations could upend human society: study
By Morgan Lynch
December 22, 2017
Climate change’s effects on the tuna population could change the lives of Pacific Islanders.
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Cacao plantations: Home sweet home for Madagascar’s lemurs?
By Cassandra Kane
December 21, 2017
CI funded new research that found Madagascar’s lemurs are making homes within cocoa plantations.
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Keith A. Ellenbogen
Fish or hydropower? New research eases choices in one of world’s most important rivers
By Morgan Lynch
December 15, 2017
CI scientist’s research finds harmony between fish and hydropower.
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Tradition meets tech: Can satellite data help indigenous peoples protect their lands?
By Bruno Vander Velde
October 25, 2017
A new effort seeks to put data tools in the hands of the people on the front lines of conservation: indigenous communities.
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Sze Fei Wong
Forests and facts: 5 things to know about a gloomy new study
By Bruno Vander Velde
September 29, 2017
According to a new study, the world’s tropical forests are in such poor shape that they are emitting more climate-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they absorb.
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