Market-based Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation Solutions Must Consider Gender

To be equitable, market-based climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation solutions must also consider gender at their core.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Where There’s Smoke: Wildfire, Forest Restoration and Human Health

A new paper argues forest health and human health should not be viewed as separate concerns when it comes to wildfires.

Matthew L. Miller

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Planting Trees in Pasturelands Keeps Things Cool

Farmers in the tropics can harness the cooling benefits of tree cover by incorporating trees within their pasturelands.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

How Hyenas Sanitize The City

In an Ethiopian city, spotted hyenas provide the garbage disposal.

Kris Millgate

Tropical Deforestation May Reduce Safe Work for Millions

Deforestation reduced safe work hours for more than 4.9 million people across the tropics.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Deforestation Is Killing Workers in Tropical Countries

New science estimates that heat increases caused by deforestation are killing more than 100 people per year in Berau, Indonesia.

Justine E. Hausheer

Tracking Nature Inequity and COVID-19 Case Rates

A new study quantifies nature inequity across all urbanized areas in the United States and found that neighborhoods with less nature access had greater COVID-19 case rates.

Matthew L. Miller

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The Disturbingly Long Tapeworms of Alaskan Bears

What’s that trailing from the bear? (It's not the cute cub)...It's an overlooked (and gross) creature of salmon ecosystems.

Matthew L. Miller

Mammals, Wildlife Trade + the Next Global Pandemic

Scientists report a strong association between wildlife trade and zoonotic disease risk with 25% of mammal species in the trade hosting 75% of viruses known to be transmissible between animals and humans.

Cara Cannon Byington

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Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics

Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.

Justine E. Hausheer

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Can Freshwater Reserves Protect Tropical Fish Diversity?

A new paper details the conservation success of community-led freshwater reserves in Thailand.

Matthew L. Miller

Heat Exposure From Deforestation Decreases Cognitive Performance of Rural Workers

New research shows that the associated heat exposure is harming the cognitive performance of rural subsistence workers.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief