CONSERVATION NEWS

In case you missed it: Carbon offsets are helping protect mangroves and support local communities in Colombia, a vacuum could help pull genetic information for wildlife from the sky and more.

For the first time, scientists have quantified the impact these fires have had on animals and plants in the Amazon over the past two decades. And according to their new study published today in Nature, these species are suffering — but there is still time to protect them.

A new tool provides a clear picture of where species are at the greatest risk of extinction — and helps guide conservation actions to protect them.

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

On an expedition to Bolivia's Zongo Valley, a team of researchers recently discovered 20 species completely new to science, and rediscovered several species that had not been seen for decades.