Government spending can work better for people, nature, and the economy.
As delegates at #COP17 examine nature-harming subsidies, reforming incentives can and must support biodiversity and climate goals.
Explore @ConservationOrg's latest report: conservation.org/projects/ac……
What sparked @conservationorg's Trond Larsen’s lifelong commitment to conservation? A hidden Andean stream filled with frogs — and years later, the loss of them. Curiosity and knowledge come #TogetherForScience.
My Why | Finding Purpose Through a Lost Frog Species
Four years ago, the world committed to protect 30% of lands and seas by 2030. At #COP17, we’ll be working #TogetherforScience and for the future to accelerate action, invest in nature, and support the people protecting our planet.
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To date, no whale shark pupping ground has ever been confirmed anywhere in the world.
Collaboration & discovery come #TogetherForScience as newborn whale shark sightings & research led by @KonservasiID, @ConservationOrg’s in-country partner, offer clues to this ocean mystery. 🦈
RARE NEWBORN WHALE SHARK SIGHTING OFFERS NEW CLUES TO A GLOBAL MYSTERY
Healthy oceans begin along the coast.
In Mexico's Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve, @ConservationOrg Mexico is working with local community members, training them to help monitor and restore mangroves, supporting the health of coastal and marine ecosystems for generations to come.
Oceans and Mangroves | Pathways to a Healthy Future
The people who know the Amazon best have cared for it for generations. But climate change threatens the forest — and the knowledge passed down to protect it.
Supporting Indigenous leadership is essential to the Amazon’s future. #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Climate change threatens Amazon plants and culture
Indigenous communities have protected nature by bring traditional knowledge and scientific understanding #TogetherForScience.
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, discover how their ancient knowledge is shaping conservation: conservation.org/news/inside…
An Uprooted People, a Legacy of Conservation
What does it take to build a future for all? For John Buchanan of @ConservationOrg, it was discovering jaguars thriving alongside farms in Brazil’s Cerrado. It takes everybody, everyday, working #TogetherForScience.
'My Why' | The Magic of Maps
In Timor-Leste, coral reefs provide food, livelihoods & protection. We’re working to equip local youth & communities with the tools & knowledge to safeguard them 🪸 – because lasting conservation starts local.
Protecting the Reefs of Timor-Leste
Efforts aim to reintroduce the critically endangered axolotl into the wild by reviving a traditional farming culture. @unam_mx @_CIMexico
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To save the axolotl, Mexico looks to the past
The rosewood tree provides the scent to some of your favorite perfumes, but years of overharvesting pushed it toward extinction.
Now, with support from @ConservationOrg, @CaminoVerde & @SERNANP, communities are showing that harvesting rosewood doesn't contribute to its threat.
3 years, the same land, and a new future.
@CIColombia is helping restore Hulia's forests, farms, and communities — building resilient, healthier soils and bringing wildlife back to the landscape. #InternationalCoffeeDay
3 years, the same land, and a new future.
A powerful symbol of hope hatched in Colombia’s lush Huila landscape.
There are less than 1,000 black & chestnut eagles left in the wild, but forest restoration & sustainable coffee-growing practices are helping this endangered bird of prey soar again. #InternationalCoffeeDay
Bird Brings Enormous Hope to Entire Species
For thousands of years, Peru’s coastal communities have ridden the waves on caballitos de totora — reed boats woven by hand. In Huanchaco, the tradition lives on, supported by healthy wetlands where the reeds grow.
In celebration of #NationalCoffeeDay, meet Raina Lang, @ConservationOrg’s Managing Director, Sustainable Coffee, and hear how an unexpected conversation with a coffee farmer helped shape her path in conservation.
