Human Nature covers a wide range of geographies, from Colombia to China to Cameroon. Aside from contributions from our field staff working in more than 25 countries, we also publish posts from additional countries where CI invests via partners, and from international conferences and other events that our staff attend. In addition, our experts sometimes provide commentary about other regions relevant to our work. We hope you’ll use this map to explore the content of greatest interest to you.
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Nature provides the raw material for many helpful products. How can we ensure that resource owners share in the benefits?
Continue reading "Sharing Nature’s Bounty"
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP), an initiative seeking to protect threatened species
Continue reading "Marking 10 Years of Progress in South Africa’s Succulent Karoo"
Sarshen Marais is currently attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Bonn, Germany. Here, she
Continue reading "For Climate Change Adaptation, Traditional Knowledge is Critical"
The Walt Disney Company recently selected CI’s Restoring Wetlands in Namaqualand project to be a recipient of funding from Disney’s
Continue reading "Water is Life: Your Vote for CI Helps Dry South African Communities"
The Walt Disney Company recently selected CI’s Restoring Wetlands in Namaqualand project to be a recipient of funding from Disney’s
Continue reading "Restoring Wetlands in Namaqualand"
With the UNFCCC COP16 negotiations now drawn to a close, conservation organisations appear to be satisfied with the decisions made
Continue reading "Good News for Climate Adaptation at Cancun Meeting"
Here we are again — another meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and another opportunity
Continue reading "Climate Change Adaptation: On the Ground in South Africa"
Their noise has been compared to the trumpeting of an elephant, a swarm of locusts or a blaring foghorn –
Continue reading "The World Cup, Diehard Soccer Fans and…Kelp?"
Although the people of South Africa’s Namaqualand region have raised domestic herds for millennia, herding has recently become a more
Continue reading "Notes from the Field: Sheep Tagging in South Africa"
Tom Friedman has long been a good friend to CI. In his most recent column, he’s exploring Costa Rica with
Continue reading "Ecotouring Costa Rica"