Category: Conservation Issues
Beneath the Mists: Loggers and Conservationists Can Be Allies
Written by Brad Parker | May 14th, 2012
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Can tropical forests be logged sustainably and still maintain their incredibly rich biodiversity and benefits to people? A new study published in the journal Conservation Letters provides evidence that with smart forest management, the answer can be “yes.”
Building a Model Future in Melanesia
Written by Jake Cohen | April 20th, 2012
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Learn how building a 3D model is helping an island community in Papua New Guinea to plan for the impacts of climate change and ensure its survival.
Champions for Conservation Resign
Written by Glenn Prickett | March 13th, 2012
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Senator Snowe and Representative Dicks are part of a great tradition of American leaders who’ve understood that conservation is an American value that brings together Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals.
Creating the Next Conservation Movement…Or Do We Even Need One?
Written by Robert Lalasz | March 1st, 2012
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Saving Mother Earth requires people power, right? Really? Five smart people (including the Conservancy’s Sanjayan and Hazel Wong) debate if we actually *need* a mass conservation movement.
More on Myanmar: Taking Care of Teak
Written by Jack Hurd | February 29th, 2012
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The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd explores what Myanmar’s recent unthawing means for its incredibly vast and valuable teak forests.
Making the Business Case for Conservation
Written by Mark Tercek | January 27th, 2012
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Mark Tercek is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Here he looks at an innovative way one company is measuring the value of nature.
Panda Eats Shoots, Leaves—and Meat?!?
Written by Robert Lalasz | January 4th, 2012
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Motion sensor cameras in China captured images of a giant panda eating meat. Find out how the incredibly rare images were captured and what we can learn from them.
Solstice
Written by Bob Bendick | December 23rd, 2011
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Americans are increasingly separated from the natural world, but recent events on Capitol Hill present evidence that we’re not disconnected from nature.
Let’s Not Be the Last Book on the Shelf
Written by Jeff Opperman | December 19th, 2011
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Why is nature always last on the list of people’s priorities? A trip to a closing Borders bookstore gave Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman some ideas.
Mission of Burma
Written by Jack Hurd | December 12th, 2011
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The winds of change are blowing in Burma. What does that mean for the country’s ample forests and natural resources? The Conservancy’s Jack Hurd weighs in.
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