With new protections, a critical fishery gets new lease on life
Fishing is a way of life in Peru. And two out of every three fish consumed in Peru is caught in the Mar Tropical de
Conservation works, offers hope for biodiversity
A sweeping analysis of more than 600 conservation efforts — some dating back a century — found that they’re making a big difference for nature,
Meet a scientist: the fisheries aficionado
Ana Gloria Guzmán-Mora is the executive director of Conservation International’s Costa Rica program, where she works with local communities and governments to help them meet
Climate, biodiversity fight gets $5B shot in the arm
The fight to stop climate change and biodiversity loss just got a major boost. In an announcement today at New York Climate Week, nine philanthropic
Amid a deforestation crisis, two countries plant seeds of hope
Earth lost 3.7 million hectares (9.2 million acres) of tropical forest last year, an area nearly the size of the Netherlands, according to new data
What drives deforestation — and how can we stop it?
This summer, dangerous heatwaves have shattered records around the world. The extreme temperatures would be “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, according to an ever-growing
As coffee demand grows, farmers work to deliver a sustainable brew
For two decades, Conservation International has worked with Starbucks to support responsible coffee farming, protect biodiversity and reduce the coffee industry’s impacts on climate through
New data shows loss in Earth’s vital carbon sinks — and reasons for hope
Earth has lost 2 billion metric tons of “irrecoverable carbon” since 2018 — an amount greater than the United States’ annual greenhouse gas emissions. That’s
Home sweet home for Madagascar’s lemurs?
This post was updated on October 2, 2019. Lemurs are making themselves at home in Madagascar’s cacao and vanilla plantations, a new study finds. New
One-fifth of Mekong River fish face extinction
Unsustainable development has pushed one-fifth of the fish in the Mekong River — the lifeblood of Southeast Asia — to near extinction, according to a