CONSERVATION NEWS

News, views and features from the front lines of conservation

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More than monuments — study shows World Heritage sites are biodiversity havens

By Max Marcovitch

August 31, 2023
For more than 50 years, UNESCO has protected cultural and natural wonders as World Heritage sites due to their “outstanding universal value.” Turns out, there's another big reason these marvels are irreplaceable: their biodiversity.
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It had to be a snake: New species gets famous name

By Will McCarry

August 15, 2023
A new species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford in honor of his decades-long environmental advocacy. Unlike the actor's famously ophidiophobic character Indiana Jones, Ford reportedly likes snakes — and found a quick kinship with this one.
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New science: Protecting even a small area can reap big benefits for people

By Mary Kate McCoy

December 15, 2022
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.
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From scary to sensual: our best wildlife stories

By Morgan Lynch

March 2, 2018
In honor of World Wildlife Day, we’re resurfacing three of our favorite critter-related stories.  
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Climate-induced species migrations could upend human society: study

By Sophie Bertazzo

April 3, 2017
A new study in Science on climate change’s effect on mass species migration reveals the impact on humans will be monumental.
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