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How cool are forests? A hot new study has answers

[ad_1] The shade of a tree can offer instant relief from the heat. But how much can forests buffer scorching

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In Kenya, global crisis sparked ‘a new way to do conservation’

[ad_1] EDITOR’S NOTE: Few places on Earth are as evocative — or as imperiled — as the vast grasslands of

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Amid a vanishing savanna, new corridor a ‘big win’ for wildlife

[ad_1] Brazil is home to a vast, but overlooked, tropical savanna called the Cerrado. This sprawling patchwork of open grassland

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How an extraordinary new effort is giving sharks ‘a fighting chance’

[ad_1] Off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost island, on a bright January day this year, Nesha Ichida waded into the

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Study shows where forests can best bounce back

[ad_1] Around the world, deforestation is on the rise, threatening wildlife and fueling the climate crisis.  Forests must be restored.

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Forests dwindling faster than ever, report warns

[ad_1] From regulating carbon and water cycles to providing food and shelter for countless species, trees are vital to life

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New study reveals a refuge for rare wildlife

[ad_1] The Central Cardamom Mountains are some of Southeast Asia’s most pristine expanses of wilderness — long considered a refuge

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Amid seismic change, race is on to revive Earth’s ‘third pole’

[ad_1] <div><p>Massive change is sweeping through the Eastern Himalayas.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:initial;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">The region, home to roughly <a href="https://www.conservation.org/blog/new-conservation-effort-seeks-1-billion-for-eastern-himalayas#:~:text=This%20interconnected%20ecosystem%20of%20lands,percent%20of%20the%20world&#39;s%20biodiversity.">12 percent</a> of the world&rsquo;s

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Ecuadorean voters reject oil drilling in Amazon

[ad_1] Following a decade-long fight led by Indigenous activists and environmental leaders, Ecuadorians voted decisively to end oil drilling in

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Conservationist prescribes hope in the horror

[ad_1] Neil Vora isn’t just an expert on infectious diseases, pandemics and nature conservation. He also considers himself something of