http://blog.conservation.org Exploring the vital connections between nature's well-being and our own. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:08:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/the-rocky-road-to-warsaw/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/the-rocky-road-to-warsaw/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:42:24 +0000 Shyla Raghav http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18617 With atmospheric carbon at record highs, climate talks need to keep pace.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/the-rocky-road-to-warsaw/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/pursuing-responsible-mining-in-liberia/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/pursuing-responsible-mining-in-liberia/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:05 +0000 Heidi Ruffler http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18581 Liberia's mineral wealth may hold the key to the country's future development — but is it sustainable?]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/pursuing-responsible-mining-in-liberia/feed/ 2 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/timor-leste-ratifies-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/timor-leste-ratifies-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Niquole Esters http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18552 It may surprise you to learn that much of our planet actually belongs to no one.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/timor-leste-ratifies-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/governor-of-amapa-talks-green-development-in-brazil/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/governor-of-amapa-talks-green-development-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Patricia Yakabe Malentaqui http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18541 The leader of the Amazonian state discusses the triumphs and challenges of protecting its valuable forests.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/governor-of-amapa-talks-green-development-in-brazil/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/world-oceans-day-means-business/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/world-oceans-day-means-business/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Greg Stone http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18496 Our oceans are the world's single largest economic asset.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/world-oceans-day-means-business/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/qa-with-nan-hauser-whale-wonder-woman/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/qa-with-nan-hauser-whale-wonder-woman/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:09:00 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18466 "Tagging whales is the most exciting, terrifying thing that I have ever done."]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/qa-with-nan-hauser-whale-wonder-woman/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/for-global-marine-life-a-much-needed-checkup/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/for-global-marine-life-a-much-needed-checkup/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Elizabeth Selig http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18442 Leading up to World Oceans Day, learn how we're using science to assess the health of our seas.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/for-global-marine-life-a-much-needed-checkup/feed/ 1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/conservationist-killed-in-costa-rica-where-illegal-wildlife-drug-trades-threaten-security/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/conservationist-killed-in-costa-rica-where-illegal-wildlife-drug-trades-threaten-security/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Sebastian Troeng http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18416 CI is deeply saddened to hear of the murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/06/conservationist-killed-in-costa-rica-where-illegal-wildlife-drug-trades-threaten-security/feed/ 30 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/sloths-the-guiana-shields-most-adorable-ambassadors/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/sloths-the-guiana-shields-most-adorable-ambassadors/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 04:01:00 +0000 Rebecca Field http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18377 In Suriname, a sloth sanctuary houses animals displaced by habitat loss before releasing them into protected forests. ]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/sloths-the-guiana-shields-most-adorable-ambassadors/feed/ 13 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/where-the-millennium-development-goals-fell-short-valuing-nature/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/where-the-millennium-development-goals-fell-short-valuing-nature/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Fred Boltz http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18369 We have a critical opportunity to chart a new course for sustainable development.]]> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/where-the-millennium-development-goals-fell-short-valuing-nature/feed/ 1