CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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News spotlight: Ice sheet warming at highest rate in 1,000 years
By Mary Kate McCoy
January 30, 2023
In case you missed it: One of the coldest regions of the planet is experiencing its highest temperatures in at least a millennium. While grim, the findings are in line with what’s becoming clearer and clearer — Earth’s frozen regions are steadily warming.
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News spotlight: Gullah Geechee people look to nature to save their coastlines — and culture
By Kiley Price
August 1, 2022
In case you missed it: Communities across the southern coast of the U.S. are now losing their land — and the culture it represents — to sea-level rise. Nature can help.
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On a typhoon-swept island, one town rebuilds its coast guard: nature
By Kimberly Hoong
September 1, 2017
In this series of photos, Human Nature looks at one community’s efforts to rebuild what has been lost.
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4 ways climate change is making life harder for tigers
By Leah Duran
July 19, 2017
A new threat looms for these remaining tigers: climate change.
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6 facts you need to know about mangroves
By Andrew Kolb
July 25, 2016
Mangroves are a key piece of how we address climate change. It’s time we stop overlooking them.
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