CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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New science: deep-sea hotspot, Indigenous ocean conservation and more
By Kiley Price
December 2, 2021
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent research published by Conservation International experts.
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These ecosystems could determine our climate future: study
By Kiley Price
November 18, 2021
Nature’s stashes of climate-warming carbon is packed into a small percentage of Earth’s lands, finds a new study that pinpoints the ecosystems humanity must protect to avert a climate disaster.
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New map pinpoints where people depend on nature the most
By Kiley Price
October 4, 2021
A new study is the first to quantify people’s dependence on nature, and underscores the extent of the threat that climate change and the destruction of nature pose to human life.
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Meet a scientist: To adapt to climate change, this expert looks to nature
By Will McCarry
September 29, 2021
Conservation News spoke with Conservation international's Giacomo Fedele about the ways in which communities are adapting to rising temperatures on their own terms and how he manages to stay optimistic despite an uncertain climate future.
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Study: Nature has saved us from worst climate impacts — for now
By Kiley Price
September 16, 2021
A new study finds that without Earth’s complex web of terrestrial and marine ecosystems we would already be seeing far more severe climate impacts than we are now.
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