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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline
This article originally appeared in Conservation News and Global Heroes Magazine on November 19, 2020. From July to October each year, millions of wildebeests, zebras and other wildlife travel from Tanzania to Kenya’s Maasai Mara region — a phenomenon known as “The Great Migration.” But the animals are not usually the only ones that flood…
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New science: Saving freshwater species, lessons from China and more
This post originally appeared in Conservation News on November 12, 2020. Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts. 1. To save freshwater species, protect land and water Combining freshwater and terrestrial conservation efforts can increase protection of freshwater species by up to 600 percent, according to a recent…
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Newly discovered coral species face uncertainty in Pacific’s depths
This article originally appeared in Conservation News on October 29, 2020. A team of researchers recently discovered three new species of black coral in the North Pacific — each more than 670 meters (2,221 feet) below the ocean’s surface. While the lifespans of these particular species are not yet known, black corals are among…
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Notes from the field: Sun-powered water, COVID and fishing, and more
This article originally appeared in Conservation News on October 22, 2020. Though news headlines about the state of the planet may seem bleak, they don’t always capture the whole story. Right now, around the world, the work of protecting nature and the climate is happening in the field — and achieving small triumphs that don’t…
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Meet a scientist: the scuba specialist
This article originally appeared in Conservation News on October 7, 2020. Edgardo Ochoa is the marine and diving safety officer at Conservation International, where he has logged countless hours underwater helping marine researchers stay safe at sea. Conservation News spoke to Ochoa about his shark encounters, the dangers of decompression sickness and his passion to…
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Study maps climate potential of letting forests be
This article originally appeared in Conservation News on September 23, 2020 Humanity has cleared nearly half of the world’s forests. But what would happen if we let many of these lands to return back to forests — and how much climate-warming carbon would they absorb? Knowing the places where restored forest cover could have the greatest…
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In high seas, scientists see a lifeline for coral reefs
This article originally appeared in Conservation News on September 14, 2020. The vast, underexplored seas covering much of the planet could be the key to saving what remains of a more familiar undersea feature, a new study finds. The “living rock” that thrives in tropical shallows around the world, coral supports a quarter of all marine life.…
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Indigenous leaders: To tackle climate change, ‘we must first address racial inequality’
This post originally appeared in Conservation News on August 6, 2020. For centuries, social injustices against Indigenous peoples have hindered their ability to conserve the nature they depend on. As countries shrink or eliminate areas set aside to protect nature in the name of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous peoples are even more…
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3 ways to prevent the next pandemic with nature, according to science
This post originally appeared in Conservation News on July 23, 2020. From testing to hospitalizations to economic recovery efforts, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are projected to cost the global economy US$ 5.6 trillion dollars this year. A new study published today in Science outlines a groundbreaking plan to decrease the risk of future pandemics by 27…
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New science: mangrove protection, Caribbean coral loss, dam development and more
This post originally appeared in Conservation News on July 15, 2020. Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts. 1. Mangroves and coral reefs can help protect millions from rising seas More than 31 million people worldwide live in regions that are extremely vulnerable to sea-level…
Kiley J. Price 