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Conservation International Ventures Supports Effort to Grow Local, Sustainable Food Production in Kenya
April 23, 2020
Conservation International Ventures, the impact-investing arm of Conservation International, recently disbursed financing to Victory Farms, a sustainable aquaculture business that produces tilapia on Lake Victoria and sells primarily to low-income neighborhoods across Kenya.
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Mt. Panié - Last Stand for New Caledonia's Sacred Kauri
April 22, 2020
Today, at the Earth Optimism Summit, Conservation International will premiere their newest film, "Mt. Panié - Last Stand for New Caledonia's Sacred Kauri", directed by Emmy-award winning cinematographer, photographer and marine conservationist Shawn Heinrichs.
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Conservation International Reports Increase in Poaching And Tropical Deforestation Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
April 21, 2020
Conservation International CEO Dr. M. Sanjayan today released a statement on the recent increases in poaching and tropical deforestation worldwide.
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STUDY: Coral Reefs Show Best Chance for Recovery When in Well Managed Local Marine Protected Areas and Fisheries
April 16, 2020
A new study co-authored for Science by Jack Kittinger, Senior Director of the Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Program at Conservation International, finds that coral reefs facing less fishing pressure and that are located away from human populations see the greatest chance at recovery.
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Conservation International Statement on Postponed Global Conservation Events
April 3, 2020
Conservation International’s Senior Vice President for Global Policy and Government Affairs James Roth released the following statement following the postponement of several global conservation conventions originally set to take place later this year.
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New Research Identifies Carbon-Rich Lands That Are Essential to Avoiding Climate Catastrophe
March 31, 2020
We know that the world needs to “keep it in the ground” when it comes to fossil fuels. Now new research in the journal Nature Climate Change from Conservation International and six other organizations shows that some land areas, if destroyed or degraded, would release so much carbon that they must be protected if we are to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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