In Ecuador, a ‘milestone’ effort to protect mangroves — and people
Once underappreciated, mangroves are having a moment. From global initiatives to community-led efforts, work to conserve these climate superstars is gaining traction. Now, a landmark
Reforestation is cheaper than previously thought
Restoring forests is critical for stopping climate change — but it costs money, and there’s more than one way to do it. So which way
Meet the startup that’s making seaweed more sustainable
Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Conservation International’s investment fund, CI Ventures,
Meet the startup using magnets to keep sharks at bay
Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Conservation International’s investment fund, CI
Meet an organic food startup with Indigenous roots
Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Conservation International’s investment fund, CI
Landmark debt swap to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs
The government of Indonesia announced this week a deal to redirect more than US$ 35 million it owes to the United States into the conservation
In the fight to save a unique desert, tradition meets innovation
KAMIESKROON, South Africa — At first, Rosy Fortuin wasn’t worried when the rains did not come. Here in the semi-arid shrubland of Namaqualand, dry conditions
3 things our experts loved in May
Editor’s note: Conservation International is powered by 1,500 people in more than 30 countries — their interests, like their hometowns, are all over the map.
Can tree farms save a forest? Brazil is about to find out
Editor’s note: Read this story in Portuguese here. MATO GROSSO DO SUL, Brazil — On a blistering day in late August, Will Turner gazed across a
To coexist with giants, meet people’s needs first: expert
Greta Francesca Iori heard the elephant’s sharp trumpet blare and knew she was in trouble. While mapping elephant habitats in a new national park in