We protect nature for the benefit of humanity. We spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, for biodiversity and for people.
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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……
Governments are paying twice for nature-harming subsidies: first for the subsidies, then to repair the unintended damage.
@ConservationOrg’s new global analysis published today from #COP17 finds costs a hidden price tag of up to $24.7 trillion. reuters.com/business/environ…
Earlier this year, French Polynesia announced a marine protected area the size of France, safeguarding critical habitat for endangered sharks, whales, dolphins, and sea turtles.
A major step toward protecting 30% of the planet’s lands and waters by 2030. conservation.org/news/the-wo…
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.
Explore the questions shaping the #COP17 — from protecting nature to funding action over on @ConservationOrg’s guide to the global biodiversity summit. conservation.org/news/your-g…
As we prepare for #COP15 to bring the global community together around biodiversity, let’s celebrate the scientists whose work helps turn knowledge into action.
Show your gratitude to the people making advancements #TogetherForScience at the link below.
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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.
LEARN MORE: conservation.org/press/conse…
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. 🦈
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.
For Ana Gloria Guzmán-Mora, “all roads led back to the ocean” — where communities and scientists come #TogetherForScience. conservation.org/news/meet-a…
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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Indigenous knowledge protects nature through safeguarding species, restoring landscapes, and preserving marine ecosystems with generations of traditional practices and wisdom. #IndigenousPeoplesDay conservation.org/news/3-ways…
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…
For Edgardo Ochoa, “everything is connected” — people, discovery and action working together to understand and protect our oceans #TogetherForScience. conservation.org/news/meet-a…
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.
Across Poyang, communities are rising to meet that challenge to stabilize the lake’s ecology.
Their efforts show how behind the work to restore the places and wildlife communities depend on are people working side by side, #TogetherForScience. conservation.org/news/a-comm…
Researchers uncovered deep-sea life, reminding us how much remains to be discovered — and why protecting the high seas matters so much. conservation.org/news/deep-s…
Women in STEM are breaking barriers and finding innovative solutions to tough challenges.
Behind that work to address the world's biggest challenges are people. Scientists, communities, partners and women working side by side, #TogetherForScience. conservation.org/news/be-con…
Researchers uncovered deep-sea life, reminding us how much remains to be discovered — and why protecting the high seas matter. conservation.org/news/deep-s…
The premium you pay for certified seafood rarely reaches the fishers, a new @Conservation International study found.
But putting communities first could change that.
LEARN MORE: conservation.org/news/who-pr…
