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Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction, driven by the loss of habitats they’ve occupied for centuries. 🌍

We’re modeling range loss patterns to understand how these changes impact wildlife populations. 🦋📉
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Study: Patterns of wildlife ‘range loss’ could offer clues for conservation
More than one million species are at risk of extinction largely because they are being pushed out of places where they have long lived — known as “ranges.” But not all range loss looks the same.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Dive master and Conservation International Marine Safety Officer Edgardo Ochoa is working to clean up the oceans — one piece of abandoned fishing gear at a time.

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April 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Deep in one of Madagascar’s critical wild forests, protecting lemurs also means strengthening communities.

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April 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Tune in as Greta Francesca Iori discusses the realities of living alongside elephants, misconceptions about poachers and the relationship between poverty and conservation. 🐘

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To coexist with giants, meet people's needs first: expert
Human and elephant conflict is on the rise, largely because of elephants' diminishing habitat. Experts say that protecting the species requires understanding and supporting rural communities that shar...
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April 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Learn about how we are helping communities in Kenya's Chyulu Hills turn nature into a lifeline for education, health and wellbeing.👇 #EarthDay #HealOurPlanet #ProtectOurFuture
The giving trees: In Kenya, forests keep communities from the brink
In Kenya's Chyulu Hills, Conservation International is helping communities turn nature into a lifeline for education, health and well-being.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Preventing pandemics costs far less than fighting them.

For just 1% of the U.S.’s annual pandemic spending, we could protect nature — and stop outbreaks at the source. 🌿🦠

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Protecting nature to prevent pandemics costs just 1% of fighting them
<div>Experts say the yearly cost of future pandemics will be a staggering US$ 2 trillion.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit...
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April 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Leonard Akwany grew up along the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Now, he's helping communities protect the freshwater systems they depend on. 💧🌍

Meet the scientist turning passion into impact:

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Meet a scientist: the freshwater defender
Growing up in Kenya on the edge of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, Leonard Akwany always felt most at home in nature.
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April 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The Impact of Climate Change on Breakfast Crop Yields Worldwide
The Impact of Climate Change on Breakfast Crop Yields WorldwideIntroductionClimate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today. The
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April 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Conservation International’s Dr. Neil Vora hosted a TED Talk to discuss how human health and the protection of nature are inextricably linked.

“There is no human health, or animal health, or environmental health;” Vora says, “They are one and the same.” ⬇️

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In new TED talk, doctor prescribes conservation
While it may seem unusual for a medical doctor to work for a conservation nonprofit, it's centered on a powerful premise: that human health and the protection of nature are inextricably linked.&nbsp;
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April 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Preserving trees while making a profit is not something people tend to think of as compatible. How does it work?

Learn about Green Gold Forestry's "sustainable forest economy." 👇 #EarthDay #HealOurPlanet #ProtectOurFuture
For one former logging company, nature’s green is gold
The Amazon rainforest faced another difficult year. Despite bright spots, humanity is still asking too much of the forest. One company says it has an answer.
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April 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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You showed up for the planet this Earth Day 🌍💪

Together, we’re restoring nature, protecting oceans, and supporting communities.

From all of us at Conservation International — thank you! 💚

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April 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Raja Ampat is a global biodiversity hotspot — thanks in part to decades of conservation led by marine scientist Mark Erdmann.

From launching ReShark to rewilding endangered leopard sharks, his work is restoring balance beneath the waves. 🦈🌊

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Conservation in Raja Ampat: Mark Erdmann and a Holistic Strategy
Raja Ampat in Indonesia is now recognised as the epicentre of biodiversity on the planet. However, its conservation has been 20 years in the making. A key figure in its development and strategy is eco...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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What is black, yellow, and red all over? The yellow-tufted woodpecker, one of the most striking birds of the Ecuadorian Amazon and one of the hundreds of bird species that thrive in the forest.

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April 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Years ago, a road was built across Isla Arena, Mexico — blocking the flow of water to mangroves.

Conservation International Mexico is helping local communities to restore biodiversity and revitalize vital mangrove ecosystems.

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April 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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“I’d spent years working in community-based conservation, but I’d never noticed the gender imbalance in resource management so clearly.”-Kame Westerman

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Meet the scientist helping women find their voice
“Invest in one woman, and that ripples out to her family, her community and beyond. It changes people’s lives.”
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April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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There's still time to thank our scientists — your appreciation means the world 🌍

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April 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Seaweed has many benefits, but the supply chain has some kinks.

Coast 4C, a CI Ventures investee, is working to increase the supply of high quality, sustainable seaweed and ensure that workers are fairly compensated. 👇

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Meet the startup that’s making seaweed more sustainable
In the past decade, seaweed production has boomed as researchers and investors eye its climate potential. Yet alongside seaweed’s promise, there are pitfalls. A company in the Philippines is working t...
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April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Earth has lost 2 billion metric tons of “Irrecoverable Carbon” since 2018.

Thankfully, research updates found reasons for hope. ⬇️
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New research: Critical ‘irrecoverable carbon’ at risk
Earth has lost 2 billion metric tons of “irrecoverable carbon” since 2018 — an amount greater than the United States’ annual greenhouse gas emissions — underscoring the need to halt deforestation and ...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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In South Africa, nature is proving to be a powerful ally—and a source of hope for the future.

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April 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Our recent research found that grasses are more effective at combating climate change than trees in regions of southern Africa.

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Upon reflection: Study gauges grasslands’ climate-fighting powers
<em>In southern Africa, grasses can beat the heat better than trees, according to Conservation International research.</em>
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April 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Learn about how a project designed by BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) and supported by Conservation International is breathing new life into the savanna. As the natural woodland has returned, so has the wildlife. 👇

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Amid a vanishing savanna, new corridor a ‘big win’ for wildlife
<p>Conservation International is helping recover a savanna habitat nearly twice the size of Manhattan.</p>
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April 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The Alto Mayo Protected Forest is the most populated protected area in Peru and one of the most heavily deforested.

Learn about a conservation agreement to protect it. 👇
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A Peruvian forest was vanishing. Coffee and community trust saved it
In the Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru, local farmers have partnered with Conservation International to produce sustainable coffee and halt deforestation. Since 2011, this partnership has helped de...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Shrimp populations were diminishing in the small fishing community of Topón. Their solution was to change their perception of an unlikely ally. ⬇️
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How a fearsome predator helped bring this community back to life
Shrimp powered a small Mexican community’s economy for years — until deforestation nearly wiped them out. To bring them back, the community enlisted an unexpected, and misunderstood, ally.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Conservation International’s Jill Hamilton works in policy and ocean science — a passion that grew from her upbringing.

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From mountains to mangroves: One expert's journey into marine conservation
Growing up in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Jill Hamilton always felt connected to nature — and knew she would pursue a career to protect it. But time spent on the coast with family drew her from the mo...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The Dongjiang River is a critical water source being pushed to its limits.

Learn about “constructed wetlands” and how they aid in moving contaminated water away from freshwater. 👇 #EarthDay #HealOurPlanet #ProtectOurFuture
In China, engineered wetlands remove waste from fresh water
In China, “engineered wetlands” are helping villages decontaminate their water by moving it through traditional infrastructure — such as shallow septic tanks — and into natural ecosystems such as mars...
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April 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM