Over 30 million people living on Java depend on intact forests to protect their water supply.
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Accidental Conservation: Cocoa + Forest Restoration in Madagascar
Cocoa farmers rely on the hardwood forest to protect their cocoa trees — and their incomes.
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Jared Diamond Explores What We Can Learn from Traditional Societies
In his new book, the author and CI board member compares aspects of traditional cultures with the modern world.
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Growth of ‘Impact Investing’ Helps Build Sustainable Economies
Companies are looking beyond financial return and attempting to benefit both society and the environment.
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Restoring Freshwater Fisheries in the Colombian Amazon
Overfishing isn’t just an environmental problem — it’s also a social one, as fish is the main protein source for local families.
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In Timor-Leste, Striving to Protect Resources for Local Communities
Illegal fishers from outside Timor-Leste are threatening the tiny country’s marine fisheries.
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After Doha, a Time to Reflect and a Time to Act on Climate Change
CI’s Rebecca Chacko recaps the progress — or lack thereof — made at the U.N. climate talks in Qatar.
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When Climate Change Adaptation Isn’t Enough
Loss and damage has been a subject of much discussion here in Doha.
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Hurricane Sandy Invigorates Climate Adaptation Discussions
More people than ever are talking about how nature can help us adapt to climate change impacts.
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Seascapes Approach Helps Solve Complex Ocean Problems
International collaboration in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape is benefitting many local fishers.
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