Nature
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Kenya’s wildlife tourism, a casualty of COVID, gets a lifeline
From July to October each year, millions of wildebeests, zebras and other wildlife travel from Tanzania to Kenya’s Maasai Mara…
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Climate change could soon outpace humanity’s ability to adapt
The catastrophic impacts of climate breakdown may soon outpace humanity’s ability to adapt to it, according to a new report.…
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Funding cuts leave a forest at risk
One of the world’s most important places for nature is a small strip of mountainous forest no more than about…
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In Indonesia, villagers find innovative ways to adapt to climate change
Climate change is already affecting people around the world — so adapting is crucial. In some places, at least, people…
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In wind-swept Andes, (sustainable) vicuña wool is good as gold
The vast plains of the Altiplano in southern Bolivia are a seemingly lifeless expanse. With sparse vegetation, desert sands and…
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In Galápagos, novel conservation approach finds ‘sweet spot’ between production, protection
Scott Henderson is the vice president of the Sustainable Landscapes and Seascapes program at Conservation International. A visitor to the…
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In high seas, scientists see a lifeline for coral reefs
The vast, underexplored seas covering much of the planet could be the key to saving what remains of a more…
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In fishing industry, women face hidden hardships: study
The fishing industry is facing a reckoning. Journalists and researchers in recent years have uncovered slavery, child labor and human…
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In new film, top scientists urge action to avoid Earth’s ‘tipping point’
Earth is teetering perilously close to a tipping point — a state of environmental collapse beyond which humanity cannot survive.…
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In historic move, Costa Rica makes big splash for conservation
Costa Rica announced Friday that it will expand its protected ocean area from 2.7 percent to more than 30 percent…
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