A simple idea to ease conservation costs: Transferring funds
Around the world, nature conservation is not always easy for local governments.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2021
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Conservation International
Protected areas can safeguard global biodiversity and build peace in conflict hotspots
Today, the Conservation International (CI) Policy Center for Environment and Peace released five case study summaries that show that protected areas, through transparent and open agreements, can help to alleviate conflict ...
Ecology
Nov 14, 2014
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Study says deforested areas in the Amazon vulnerable to loss of legal protections
A study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that protected areas that are deforested are more likely to subsequently lose legal protections.
Environment
Feb 14, 2018
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Tuna populations at risk
[B]International agency challenged to stop over-fishing[/B] A historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world's most important marine resources.
Environment
Jun 19, 2008
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New study reveals large scale conservation essential
Scientists were surprised with findings of a recent study that reveals many animal species believed to persist in small contained areas actually need broad, landscape level conservation to survive.
Environment
Jun 10, 2008
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A new chemical method for distinguishing between farmed and wild salmon
Wild salmon and farmed salmon can now be distinguished from each other by a technique that examines the chemistry of their scales.
Biochemistry
Sep 30, 2009
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Empowering the Malagasy people to fight against the illegal exploitation of Madagascar's natural resources
As the three-year "Preserving Madagascar's Natural Resources Program" (SCAPES) comes to a close, the challenge now rests with the Malagasy people to leverage new capacity to combat illegal exploitation of the island's natural ...
Ecology
Sep 28, 2016
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World's 500+ alliance for zero extinction sites provide wealth of tangible benefits to the human species, too
A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE assessed, for the first time, more than 500 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites around the world to review the potential and realized benefits which conserving these ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2012
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New study reveals strong connections between reef health and land management in Hawaii
A study published today in the open access journal Collabra provides valuable insight for ridge-to-reef conservation projects. The study shows that even along the same coastline, reefs can experience drastically different ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2016
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Endangered tapir photographed in Batang Gadis National Park Area, North Sumatra
An endangered Malayan tapir and its young have been documented by camera traps in Batang Gadis National Park (BGNP). In Indonesia, the tapir can only be found in North Sumatra and are very rarely seen.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2016
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