Science Writer
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Time to Bust the Silos: Coral Reefs, Human Health + Sewage Pollution
The human health and marine conservation sectors are fighting the same root causes and effects of poor water quality. They’re just fighting them separately. New science says the opportunities for collaboration are there and it's past time to bridge the gaps.
Cara Cannon Byington
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Nature Can Be Cost Effective for Improving Urban Water Supplies
In the first rigorous, peer-reviewed study on water fund Return on Investment (ROI) for cities in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, TNC […]
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Day of the (Turtle) Dogs
Meet the turtle dogs -- they track and retrieve turtles. For science!
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What Scientists Can Learn from Sound and Silence
Sound holds the potential to help fill one of the most vexing evidence gaps in conservation: How do we know what we're doing is actually working?
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A Tale of Two Paths to the World in 2050
Can the world actually meet people’s needs for food, water and energy while doing more to protect nature? Is it even theoretically possible? New science says, Yes, but there are a lot strings attached.
Cara Cannon Byington
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Making Nature’s Value Visible (To All): Coral Reef Edition
To all the benefits of coral reefs, add one more: flood reduction. Without coral reefs, annual global damages from flooding would double.
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Solving (Part of) the Urban Forest Paradox
Power to the Trees: New research from TNC and NASA shows targeted urban reforestation efforts can provide meaningful public health benefits in terms of reduced mortality and morbidity.
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New Study Shows Flood Risks Across the U.S. are Underestimated (in a Big Way)
New research has sobering news for people living in the Lower 48 United States: you may be at risk from river flooding and not even know it until the waters start to rise.
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