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Amid seismic change, race is on to revive Earth’s ‘third pole’

<div><p>Massive change is sweeping through the Eastern Himalayas.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:initial;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">The region, home to roughly <a href="https://www.conservation.org/blog/new-conservation-effort-seeks-1-billion-for-eastern-himalayas#:~:text=This%20interconnected%20ecosystem%20of%20lands,percent%20of%20the%20world&#39;s%20biodiversity.">12 percent</a> of the world&rsquo;s biodiversity…

2 years ago

Ecuadorean voters reject oil drilling in Amazon

Following a decade-long fight led by Indigenous activists and environmental leaders, Ecuadorians voted decisively to end oil drilling in one…

2 years ago

Conservationist prescribes hope in the horror

Neil Vora isn’t just an expert on infectious diseases, pandemics and nature conservation. He also considers himself something of a…

2 years ago

Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans

As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference next week, a new report issued a stark warning: The world…

2 years ago

Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans

As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference next week, a new report issued a stark warning: The world…

2 years ago

Your guide to the UN biodiversity summit

Next week, leaders and representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather in Cali, Colombia, for the United Nations biodiversity summit…

2 years ago

Meet a scientist: the community connector

Editor’s note: A 2017 survey found that 81 percent of Americans could not name a living scientist. No, not a…

2 years ago

Meet a scientist protecting ‘overlooked’ ecosystems

Maira Bezerra’s training as a scientist began early. As the daughter of scientists — dad was a geologist, mom was a…

2 years ago

To achieve global conservation goals, secure Indigenous rights

Nature is in crisis: Nearly 1 million species face extinction due to human activities and climate change.  To help prevent…

2 years ago

Meet the startup turning the tide on plastic pollution

Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time.…

2 years ago