Conservation International

Forests do far more than store carbon, they help sustain the freshwater systems millions of people rely on every day. In western Beijing, Conservation International and partners are supporting sus...

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Indigenous Peoples steward more than a quarter of Earth’s land, protecting some of the world’s most important biodiversity strongholds and carbon stores. That stewardship is rooted in generations o...

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When Sushma Shrestha Sangat began studying Indigenous knowledge systems around the world, she found herself returning to lessons she had known since childhood. Passed from one generation to the ne...

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What inspires someone to dedicate their life to protecting nature? For Johnson Cerda, Vice President of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Engagement and Partnerships at Conservation Interna...

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What inspires someone to dedicate their life to protecting nature? For Johnson Cerda, Vice President of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Engagement and Partnerships at Conservation Interna...

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The golden dart frog, one of the most poisonous animals on Earth, is of deep cultural importance to Colombia’s Eperãra Siapidaarã community. But it’s under threat due to habitat destruction. In p...

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Description: What sparks a lifelong commitment to conservation? For Trond Larsen, Senior Director of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science at Conservation International, it was a hidden Andean stre

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What sparks a lifelong commitment to conservation? For Trond Larsen, Senior Director of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science at Conservation International, it was a hidden Andean stream once filled ...

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Janeth Piaguaje, a Siekopai woman from the Secoya Remolina community in Ecuador, grew up in a territory rich in biodiversity, where the charapa turtle was a constant presence in the rivers. But pol...

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More than 4 million trees. That’s what it looks like when the communities of Madagascar’s Lake Alaotra came together to fight for a healthier future. Around Lake Alaotra, also known as Madagascar...

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In Navitilevu Bay, Fiji, the coast is the heartbeat of everyday life. But when Cyclone Winston tore through the island in 2016 it left the mangroves devastated - threatening the shores, livelihoods...

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For the people of Phuduhudu, Botswana, herding isn’t just a livelihood, it’s a way of life. But growing pressure on the land makes water less reliable, resulting in degraded lands and shrinking hab...

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Millions of people depend on Colombia’s high mountain ecosystems for water, food and livelihoods. But climate change and unsustainable land use puts these landscapes, and the communities that depen...

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The ocean provides everything for coastal communities in Timor-Leste: food, livelihoods, and protection. So, when reefs suffer, so do the people who depend on them. That’s why Conservation Inte...

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Conservation isn’t automated. It isn’t generated, optimized or outsourced to machines. It’s driven by people. This #EarthMonth, we’re celebrating and spotlighting the people whose knowledge, commit...

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Conservation isn’t automated. It isn’t generated, optimized or outsourced to machines. It’s driven by people. This #EarthMonth, we’re celebrating and spotlighting the people whose knowledge, commit...

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What does it take to find your calling? For Maíra Bezerra, Conservation International Senior Director of Freshwater Science, a stormy day spent face-to-face with thousands of the largest crocodil...

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What does it take to find your calling? For Maíra Bezerra, Conservation International Senior Director of Freshwater Science, a stormy day spent face-to-face with thousands of the largest crocodil...

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