Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>\u201cHeal our planet, protect our future\u201d: six words driving a global movement to protect nature. Conservation International and our supporters are meeting the moment in an ambitious new campaign. In recognition of this campaign, Conservation News is spotlighting some of our stories and successes from around the world. Click here to make a gift and support this critical work<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n For years, Conservation International has sounded an urgent call to humanity: We can\u2019t prevent the worst impacts of climate change if we don\u2019t protect nature. With climate tipping points closer than ever before, we must work swiftly to secure To that end, Conservation International is moving faster than ever before, partnering with countries, companies and communities to expand natural climate solutions at a larger scale. In the past year, we\u2019ve made remarkable progress. Here are some highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n For climate-fighting farms, squeeze in some trees<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Planting crops and grazing livestock often means cutting down trees. But are forests and farms really at odds? A groundbreaking study published last year by Conservation International says no. In fact, researchers found, farmland worldwide could stash Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A farm using agroforestry practices in Indonesia.<\/em><\/p>\n In Bolivia, a \u2018conservation mosaic\u2019 gets another (big) piece<\/a><\/p>\n Last year, in the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small town took a big step to protect one of the Amazon\u2019s most biodiverse regions. With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Sena has legally protected Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Piece by piece, we are knitting together the fabric of conservation in the Amazon,\u201d said Conservation International-Bolivia Vice President Eduardo Forno.<\/em><\/p>\n Race is on to revive Earth\u2019s \u2018third pole\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n The Eastern Himalayas \u2014\u202fhome to 12 percent<\/a>\u202fof the world\u2019s biodiversity and 1 billion people \u2014 is one of the\u202ffastest-warming places<\/a>\u202fon Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n a sustainable future for us all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n away as much planet-warming carbon as the global emissions of all cars combined \u2014 just by adding some trees. <\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/ciorg.imgix.net\/images\/default-source\/default-album\/ci_74318513_full?&auto=compress&auto=format&fit=crop?&auto=compress&auto=format&w=800\")
\n 450,000 hectares (1.1 million acres) of Amazon rainforest \u2014 the most recent piece in a massive, interconnected \u201cconservation mosaic\u201d created largely by local municipalities and Indigenous communities that are taking forest protection
\n into their own hands. In the past 25 years, Bolivian towns have protected 10 million contiguous hectares (25 million acres) of the Amazon \u2014 an area nearly the size of Iceland. <\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cicloud.imgix.net\/images\/default-source\/vault-images-s3\/ci_44642503_full.jpg?sfvrsn=a877b572_1&&auto=compress&auto=format&fit=crop?&auto=compress&auto=format&w=800\")
\u00a9 Gabriela Villanueva<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Earth due to climate change. As glaciers recede and monsoon seasons shift, some rivers are drying up while others face more\u202ffrequent and severe floods<\/a>,
\n all while the region\u2019s forests continue to be chipped away. For the people who live in and around the world\u2019s \u201cthird pole\u201d \u2014 so-called because of the vast amount of ice stored in these mountains \u2014 these recent
\n changes threaten farms, fisheries and access to clean water.\u202fAgainst this backdrop comes \u201cMountains to Mangroves,\u201d a massive initiative led by Conservation International to accelerate conservation across some of the most rugged and
\n mountainous regions on Earth.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/cicloud.imgix.net\/images\/default-source\/vault-images-s3\/ci_11207369.jpg?sfvrsn=a6e47061_9&&auto=compress&auto=format&fit=crop?&auto=compress&auto=format&w=800\")