Conservation

Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands

Small gangs of buffaloes sat submerged in green and muddy waters. Their back ridges rose over the surface like a chain of black is...

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Colombia’s ‘tree of life’ births a new culinary and conservation movement

The guáimaro tree is a keystone species of Colombia’s tropical dry forest, an incredibly biodiverse ecosystem with species adap...

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The race to save the Japanese giant salamander

Conservationists are calling for an alternative vision of rural development in order to protect the species from extinction...

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‘A huge worry’: Christmas beetle decline spurs calls for citizen sightings

Researchers urge members of the public to look out for the beloved insect that was once a mainstay of Australia’s summer...

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The 30 Percent Goal: Is Bigger Always Better for Biodiversity?

The UN biodiversity conference now meeting in Montreal is considering a proposal to commit to putting 30 percent of land and sea u...

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Lithium exploration drilling near Litchfield National Park raises sustainability questions

The race to find lithium — the indispensable ingredient that is powering the world's electric vehicles — is heating up in the ...

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‘Biological Strip Malls’ Have Taken Over the Planet

A 2019 United Nations report identified biotic homogenization among the major trends reshaping ecosystems since 1970. Researchers ...

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COP15: three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference

With the dust still settling on the UN climate change summit in Egypt, another round of international talks is beginning in Montre...

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Scientists are using facial recognition software to track and protect seals

Scientists are taking a controversial technology associated with surveillance, and adapting it for conservation. It's called Seal...

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Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize i...

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How Nepal Grew Back Its Forests

KANKALI COMMUNITY FOREST, Nepal — The old man moved gingerly, hill after hill, cutting dry shrubs until he was surrounded by tre...

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The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a Western river

U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habi...

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