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Climate Change
- News spotlight: Deforestation linked to dramatic decline in Amazon rainfallon September 15, 2025
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
- Where Andes meet Amazon, a new ‘lifeline’ for wildlifeon July 30, 2025
As global temperatures rise, wildlife around the world are on the move, a new protected corridor in one of the planet’s most biodiverse countries aims to help.
- A climate ally needs support — but at what cost?on July 3, 2025
A Conservation International study finds key detail on restoring the world’s mangroves: a price tag.
- Can a new paper defuse climate infighting?on June 26, 2025
To fix climate, all the tools need to be on the table, experts say.
- Can Mongolia’s oldest traditions survive a changing climate?on June 25, 2025
For thousands of years, Mongolian nomads have herded across the country’s vast steppe grassland. But as Mongolia warms more than three times faster than the global average, their future is in question.
Oceans
- What on Earth is ‘coral bleaching’?on September 23, 2025
Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?
- Landmark high seas treaty crosses finish lineon September 20, 2025
After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.
- 5 ways the ocean keeps our climate in checkon September 8, 2025
The ocean is engine of all life on Earth, but human-driven climate change is pushing it past its limits. Here are five ways the ocean keeps our climate in check — and what can be done to help.
- Is there a better way to farm shrimp? A new project says yeson July 24, 2025
The world’s appetite for shrimp has surged — and environmental destruction has followed in its wake. A new program from Conservation International has a solution.
- 5 things you didn’t know about sea-level riseon July 10, 2025
It’s indisputable: Around the world, seas are rising at a faster rate than at any time in recorded history. But there’s more to this story than you might realize.
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Biodiversity
- Candid cameras catch a glimpse of rare wildlifeon October 22, 2025
Deep in the mountains of Palawan, Conservation International scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species.
- ‘A profound loss’: Conservation world mourns Jane Goodallon October 1, 2025
“Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care for the natural world,” said Daniela Raik, interim CEO of Conservation International.
- Off Mexico’s coast, divers nab biggest ‘ghost’ yeton August 27, 2025
In a grueling and delicate dance, a team led by Conservation International removes a massive undersea killer.
- Protect wildlife: Buy a printon August 21, 2025
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.
- Axolotls are on the brink. Can we bring them back?on August 12, 2025
A project from Conservation International and a Mexican university offers a glimmer of hope for the critically endangered axolotl.
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- Securing the Future of Glacier Monitoring in a Warming Worldon December 12, 2025
The results of a recent community effort highlight the rapid decline of glaciers worldwide, as well as the importance and challenges of glacier monitoring.
- A Climate-Friendly Holiday Gift Guideon December 11, 2025
Six fun and thoughtful ways to keep our climate and planet in mind this holiday season.
- American Geophysical Union 2025: Key Scientific Presentations From Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate Schoolon December 10, 2025
Check out a guide to some of our notable research at this year's AGU conference.
- The Sights and Sounds of COP30on December 5, 2025
Environmental epidemiologist Robbie Parks shares a podcast and photos from this year's climate summit in Brazil.
- COP30 Is Over. But for the World’s Most Vulnerable, the Crisis Is Ongoing.on December 4, 2025
Anyieth Philip Ayuen, a graduate of the Climate and Society program, on the importance of keeping resilience, literacy and survival at the center of global climate policy.
From BBC News
- Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peakon December 12, 2025
The meteor shower peaks this weekend with dark skies giving the UK a good chance of seeing them, weather-permitting
- BBC Inside Scienceon December 11, 2025
New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
- Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphinson December 11, 2025
Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.
- Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impacts of fossil fuelson December 11, 2025
Survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a claim against the UK's largest oil company.
- Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impacts of fossil fuelson December 11, 2025
Survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a claim against the UK's largest oil company.

