Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans
As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference next week, a new report issued a stark warning: The world is falling short of its
Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans
As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference next week, a new report issued a stark warning: The world is falling short of its
Your guide to the UN biodiversity summit
Next week, leaders and representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather in Cali, Colombia, for the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP16. Together, they
What on Earth is ‘land tenure’?
Editor’s note:From “climate adaptation” to “blue carbon,” from “landscape approach” to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere these days. Conservation International’s Human Nature blog looks
Meet a scientist protecting ‘overlooked’ ecosystems
Maira Bezerra’s training as a scientist began early. As the daughter of scientists — dad was a geologist, mom was a biology teacher — Bezerra’s
Meet a scientist: the community connector
Editor’s note: A 2017 survey found that 81 percent of Americans could not name a living scientist. No, not a single one. At Conservation International,
Meet the startup turning the tide on plastic pollution
Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Yet doing so can be
To achieve global conservation goals, secure Indigenous rights
Nature is in crisis: Nearly 1 million species face extinction due to human activities and climate change. To help prevent widespread ecological collapse, many world
Sharks are deserting coral reefs. Here’s why that matters
As ocean temperatures have soared in the past year, new research shows that some sharks are abandoning coral reefs — a troubling sign for both
3 myths about carbon offsets, busted
This post was updated on November 4, 2021. Do we really need to talk about carbon offsets? Yes: They’re in the news a lot lately,