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Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans

[ad_1] As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference next week, a new report issued a stark warning: The world is falling short of

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Your guide to the UN biodiversity summit

[ad_1] Next week, leaders and representatives from nearly 200 countries will gather in Cali, Colombia, for the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP16.  Together,

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Meet a scientist: the community connector

[ad_1] Editor’s note: A 2017 survey found that 81 percent of Americans could not name a living scientist. No, not a single one. At Conservation

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Meet a scientist protecting ‘overlooked’ ecosystems

[ad_1] Maira Bezerra’s training as a scientist began early.  As the daughter of scientists — dad was a geologist, mom was a biology teacher —

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To achieve global conservation goals, secure Indigenous rights

[ad_1] Nature is in crisis: Nearly 1 million species face extinction due to human activities and climate change.  To help prevent widespread ecological collapse, many

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Meet the startup turning the tide on plastic pollution

[ad_1] Editor’s note: Around the world, innovative businesses are helping to solve some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Yet doing so can

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3 myths about carbon offsets, busted

[ad_1] This post was updated on November 4, 2021. Do we really need to talk about carbon offsets? Yes: They’re in the news a lot

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Sharks are deserting coral reefs. Here’s why that matters

[ad_1] As ocean temperatures have soared in the past year, new research shows that some sharks are abandoning coral reefs — a troubling sign for

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Countries agreed to protect 30% of the planet. Now what?

[ad_1] More than six months ago, nearly every country on Earth signed on to the most ambitious plan ever to protect nature — a sweeping

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Protecting the ocean helps fight malnutrition

[ad_1] Protecting more of the ocean could slash the risk of malnutrition for up to 3 million people worldwide, according to a new study co-authored