Lofoten Islands, Norway Birds fly high above the Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Nicolai Brügger/TNC Photo Contest 2018
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Todd Hesterman with his combine in one of his fields.

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Farmers Leading Sustainable Agriculture

Seven farmers share how they’re creating a lasting legacy for their families, their communities and nature.

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Vinicius Uchoa, a local tree planter, is helping reforest the Mantiqueria Range of Brazil's much-depleted Atlantic Forest.

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Roots for Growth

by Rubens Benini  |  Mar 18, 2019

Mantiqueria tree planter Vinicius Uchoa, a local tree planter, is helping reforest the Mantiqueria Range of Brazil's much-depleted Atlantic Forest. © Robert Clark
Ice breaks at dawn at Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada. This photo was entered into The Nature Conservancy’s 2018 Photo Contest.

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The Beauty of Winter

Abraham Lake Ice breaks at dawn at Abraham Lake in Alberta, Canada. This photo was entered into The Nature Conservancy’s 2018 Photo Contest. © Ying Han
A person with a red umbrella on a rainy night in DC

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Planning for a Rainy Day

by Jenny Rogers  |  Mar 01, 2019

A storm called an El Derecho blankets Washington, D.C. with heavy rain along K Street just after rush hour on May 14, 2018. The heavy line of storms dropped more than an inch of rain in an hour. © Greg Kahn
Elena Kinyua, an innovative farmer in the foothills of Mt. Kenya (in the background). Grows carrots, tree tomatoes, cabbage, avacado and has livestock. She has got a water pan from NWF. She’s put a bag of manure in the water, so that it creates algae that feeds fish, and enriches the water she puts on her plants.

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The Weight of Water

Mar 07, 2019

Water Fund - Elena Kinyua Elena Kinyua, an innovative farmer in the foothills of Mt. Kenya (in the background). Grows carrots, tree tomatoes, cabbage, avacado and has livestock. She has got a water pan from NWF. She’s put a bag of manure in the water, so that it creates algae that feeds fish, and enriches the water she puts on her plants. © © Roshni Lodhia
Shawneece Hennighan speaks to a class

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Interview: Shawneece Hennighan

by Courtney Leatherman  |  Mar 01, 2019

Shawneece Hennighan speaks with students at the University of Vermont. She recruits students from universities and colleges worldwide, including historically black colleges. © Oliver Parini
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Yellow Bird on a tree branch. © Ray Hennessy

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A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) in song.
Red-winged Blackbird A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) in song. © Jim Williams

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.