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Photo of a digger clearing access to forest for selective logging in Borneo.
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Selectively Logged Forests Are Not Broken

by Erin Martin-Jones 23 January 202323 January 2023

Borneo’s logged forests are buzzing with life and have unrealized conservation potential.

Rows of green leaves and grass grow between the dry stubble of already harvested wheat.
Posted inNews

Satellite Data Reveal Uptick in Cover Cropping on Farms

by Katherine Kornei 20 December 202220 December 2022

Over the course of a decade, farmers growing corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest increased their adoption of cover cropping—a tenet of so-called conservation agriculture—by fourfold.

Una mujer con sombrero planta semilla al frente de la foto, mientras que un grupo de hombres y mujeres hacen lo mismo en el fondo.
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El conocimiento tradicional es esencial para la sustentabilidad en el Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 December 202216 December 2022

Durante la COP26, el Panel Científico por la Amazonia enfatiza la necesidad del conocimiento indígena y local para orientar las recomendaciones científicas y políticas.

Photograph of 2 people floating on the Madison Blue spring in northern Florida.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Importance of Springs and Why Humanity Needs to Protect Them

by Matthew J. Currell and Brian G. Katz 30 November 202230 November 2022

A new book explores why springs are critical for humanity and ecosystems, the threats they are facing, and how we can act now to protect and restore them.

A pile of unprocessed coal briquettes is photographed from above. The image is in shades of gray and black and is more illuminated in the center than along the edges.
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Lake Sediments Record North Carolina’s Coal Legacy

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 October 202214 October 2022

Coal ash–polluted lakes are in residential and recreational areas, invoking concern for the health of local residents and ecosystems.

Aerial view of a farm in Illinois
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Wetlands on the Farm: Potent, Nutrient-Capturing Tools in (Relatively) Small Packages

by Kristen Coyne 21 September 2022

Constructed wetlands can significantly reduce water pollution from tile-drained farms.

Aerial view of the Colorado River
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Building Resilience in the Face of a Dwindling Colorado River

by Jane Palmer 5 August 202225 October 2022

Policymakers, industry and conservation professionals, and tribal members explore pathways to a sustainable future for the millions of people reliant on the “lifeblood of the American West.”

Ben Freeman holding a collared trogon in Peru.
Posted inFeatures

Benjamin Freeman: Slowing Birds’ “Escalator to Extinction”

by Richard J. Sima 25 July 202225 July 2022

From Bolivia to Peru, Freeman researches how a warming world affects tropical birds.

Jimena Díaz Leiva standing in front of pine trees and cliff faces in Yosemite National Park.
Posted inFeatures

Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202222 December 2022

Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.

Emil Cherrington stands on a boat in the middle of a river in Belize in May 2019.
Posted inFeatures

Emil Cherrington: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202225 July 2022

Showing how eyes in the sky can help people on the ground.

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