Nature
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Is nature ‘failing’ to curb climate change? Not quite
The headline was ominous: Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? The article,…
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3 ways climate change affects tropical rainforests
This post was updated on December 8, 2020. Not everyone lives in a tropical rainforest — but everyone benefits from…
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4 things you didn’t know elephants do for you
Editor’s note: On April 18, 2018, Conservation International released its virtual reality film, “My Africa.” The film tells the story…
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3 things you didn’t know trees did for you
Without forests, life on Earth as we know it would be unthinkable. Regular readers of this blog know that forests…
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5 ways that climate change affects the ocean
This post was updated on December 3, 2021 For an ecosystem that covers 70 percent of the planet, oceans get…
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3 ways to prevent the next pandemic with nature, according to science
From testing to hospitalizations to economic recovery efforts, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are projected to cost the global economy…
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It’s 2023 — is this the year fresh water has its moment?
From roaring rivers to seasonal springs, freshwater is essential to life on Earth. Yet these ecosystems — and the species…
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Funding critical commitments to nature
The recent United Nations biodiversity and climate summits ended with major commitments for stemming climate change and stopping the loss…
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‘Audacious’ reforestation effort grows in Brazil
A bold initiative to regrow 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon has made substantial progress despite some unexpected hurdles,…
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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…
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