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Adrenaline Rush: Three Unexpected Encounters with Nature
By Madeline Breen
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Bears, elk and whales — these three close encounters with animals will leave you on the edge of your seat and serve as a reminder of the true wonders of the natural world and the importance of protecting in. More
Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A with Helene Gayle
By Mark Tercek(0)
CEO Mark Tercek and CARE CEO Helene Gayle talk about the intersections of poverty and the environment: "When a child is starving, a family may not be able to think about long-term sustainability." Read the interview now. More
Green Mom: It’s the Little Things
By Megan Sheehan(1)
When the state of the environment feels overwhelming, it's good to remind yourself — and your children — that little things can create big change. More
The Green Buzz
Friday, May 17th
Happy National Bike to Work Day! After you lock up your wheels, read today's green news:- If climate scientists overwhelmingly agree on global warming, why doesn't the public? (NY Times)
- Want healthier tomatoes? Grow them with LEDs. (TreeHugger)
- Jaguars are large, beautiful and thankfully thriving in the Peruvian Amazon. (Mongabay)
- It's Earth's most iconic summit. And it's melting. Fast. (Huffington Post Green)
- Vehicles in the U.S. hit an estimated 1-2 million animals every year. (Scientific American)
Latest Posts
The Caribbean Summit: Leaders Valuing Nature
An upcoming summit will focus on protecting the Caribbean's rich coastal and marine environment for its people, its natural diversity and its economies. More
An Earth Day 6K walk aims to raise awareness of the average distance women and children must walk every single day in Africa and Asia to collect water. The time to address global water challenges is now. More
How to Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard
It's that time of year when winged travelers everywhere are making their spring migrations. So bird nerds want to know: What can we do to make our own backyards accommodating for these frequent flyers? More
Thought Leader Series
Dialogues on the Environment: Q&A with Stewart Brand
By Mark Tercek (2)
From valuing nature to bringing back extinct species… read Mark Tercek’s wide-ranging interview with writer, environmentalist and futurist Stewart Brand now. More
Cool Green Science
Posts by Conservancy Scientists
‘Let’s Get Back to Ecology’: A New Interview with Peter Kareiva
Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Peter Kareiva recently gave an interview to Biodiverse Perspectives, a blog written by more than 100 graduate students in biodiversity science around the world. It's an excellent Q&A, with one of the best distillations yet of Kareiva's thinking on conservation's focus on biodiversity versus the benefits...
The Future of Energy in a World of 400ppm and Rising
Good Fire, Bad Fire: An Ecologist’s Perspective
Adapting the Science of Adaptation – The Importance of Seeing Through Others’ Eyes
How Can We Get to Zero-Carbon Energy?
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