People and Nature

Conservation is about people and nature! See how our work benefits both — from alleviating poverty to protecting drinking water to helping farmers irrigate smarter.

Conservation is about people and nature! See how our work benefits both — from alleviating poverty

Cool Green Science Blog Posts: People and Nature

The Sustainable Prisons Project
Prisoners are helping restore nature in Washington.

Hunters, Anglers and Climate Change
Are hunters and anglers doing enough to help address climate change?

Traditional Fire Practices in Mexico
Fire managers are looking to rural communities for help.

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See how our new program could help revive both fish and fishermen.

Can We Save Maine’s Fisheries?
When fish stocks plummet, fishermen are out of work. See how our new program could help revive both fish and fishermen.
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The Titan people have been fishing the same reefs in Papua New Guinea for 40,000 years

Titans of the Coral Sea
The Titan people have been fishing the same reefs in Papua New Guinea for 40,000 years. But for the first time, they're running out.
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) can help reduce poverty and improve health in local communities.

Poverty: Marine Protected Areas
A Conservancy study shows that marine protected areas (MPAs) can help reduce poverty and improve health in local communities.

Learn how Georgia farmers are using wireless technology to irrigate with less wasted water

Agriculture: Smart Irrigation
Learn how Georgia farmers are using wireless technology to irrigate with less wasted water.

Return to Ancestral Lands

Indigenous People: Return to Ancestral Lands
We’re helping Australia’s Aboriginal people reconnect to ancestral lands — see a slideshow.

The Conservancy's summer internships are connecting urban youths with nature

Children: Getting Kids into Nature
The Conservancy's summer internships are connecting urban youths with nature — and forging a permanent bond.

A new conservation water fund ensures Bogota’s 8 million residents have clean drinking water

Water: Clean Drinking Water
A new conservation water fund ensures Bogota’s 8 million residents have clean drinking water.

A conflict between local villagers and loggers almost came to blows

Conflict: Stopping a War in Borneo
A conflict between local villagers and loggers almost came to blows — until the Conservancy stepped in to facilitate sustainable forestry.

Zip-lining for Conservation

Ecotourism: Zip-lining for Nature
Can ecotourism helps protect Ecuador’s unique habitats? The Conservancy and partners are working to find out.

Indonesia’s Floating Classroom

Education: Floating Classroom
Our marine education program helps adults and children in the Coral Triangle value their marine resources.

 
 
 
 
Nature pictures (top to bottom): Photos © Ami Vitale (Villagers fishing on the river at Cururu, Bolivia); © Pieter van Beukering (Marine Protected Areas Can Help); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Smart Irrigation); © Ami Vitale (Return to Ancestral Lands); © TNC (Getting Kids Back to Nature); © Shirley Saenz/TNC (Clean Drinking Water in Colombia); © Robert Lalasz/TNC (Stopping a War in Borneo); © Bridget Besaw (Eco-Tourism: Zip-lining for Conservation); © Edwin Shri Bimo (Indonesia’s Floating Classroom) Close
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