In the Philippines, a photographer visits a local youth group dedicated to raising conservation awareness in one island community.
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Category Archives: Communities
CI at 25: Securing Community Well-Being Through Conservation
For 25 years, health and social development have been integral to CI’s work across the globe.
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Living With Sea Turtles
Many residents of the Philippines’ Turtle Islands moved there to escape political conflict. Now they’re learning to live with their new neighbors.
How Species Surveys Help People
Our Rapid Assessment Program does more than discover species; it also provides valuable scientific data for local communities.
Roots of Change in a Brazilian Mangrove Community
A staff writer sees firsthand how CI’s work in Brazil protects the traditional livelihoods of coastal dwellers.
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Environmental Education on the Brazilian Savannah
In the world’s most biologically-rich savannah grassland, we recently held a workshop to help local teachers pass on knowledge about this threatened ecosystem with their students.
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In Indonesia, Ecotourism Protects Fish, Provides Jobs
More than 1,400 species of fish and 550 species of hard corals. In Raja Ampat, you can spend hours underwater without a single second of boredom.
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Climate Impacts Species + Communities in Papua New Guinea
How does climate change affect birds and other species — including us? CI’s Bruce Beehler recently went into the forests of Papua New Guinea to find out.
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World Food Day Reminds Me Why I Work for CI
Before joining Conservation International, I spent 10 years at a nonprofit working to alleviate poverty and hunger around the world.
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New Kayapó Fund Helps Indigenous People Preserve Environment and Culture
Today Conservation International (CI) and the Brazilian National Economic Development Bank (BNDES) announced the establishment of an $8 million fund
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