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Elizabeth takes a break with Sushmita and Shuchi.

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Local Conservation, Global Impact

Elizabeth King travels from Maine to India to see the country’s first water fund in action.

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Amina Ahmed fishes for octopuses after the no-take zone is re-opened in Lamu, Kenya.

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A Daring Experiment in Kenya

On Kenya’s North Coast, a group of women decided to try something daring. They are closing off a critical octopus fishery for four months at a time.

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Naronyo Nang’oiho stands with his livestock in Selela, northern Tanzania.

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Keeping Grasslands Healthy in Northern Tanzania

Jan 06, 2020

Grazing Coordinator Naronyo Nang’oiho stands with his livestock in Selela, northern Tanzania. © Roshni Lodhia
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How Making Beer in Arizona Can Save Water

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researcher in barley field ASU graduate student Raul Rosevear doing soil sample work in a barley field at Shield Ranch © Andrew Kornylak
Bees on a sunflower.

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Planting for Pollinators

by Lisa Bramen  |  Mar 02, 2020

A PLUS FOR POLLINATORS - Honeybees explore a sunflower on the Vollmer-Sanders farm. © Paul Kingsbury/The Nature Conservancy
An aerial view of agricultural fields around a river.

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Human Nature—Visualized

Mar 05, 2020

Clean Energy From Above Aerial view of wind turbines on agricultural land. © Thomas Richter
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A Transformative Deal for Nature

by Linda Krueger  |  Jan 16, 2020

Carolina Sunrise A stunning sunrise that displayed all the colors of the rainbow on the coast of North Carolina, USA. © Elyse Browning/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Captured in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area, Florida, United States.
An Endangered Florida Panther. Captured in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area, Florida, United States. © William Freund/TNC Photo Contest 2018

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Disappearing habitat is pushing many species, like the endangered Florida panther, to the brink of extinction.

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A highly threatened Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) at Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, Florida. This captive animal resides at the ranch as part of an educational exhibit for schools and tourists. The 92,000 acre Babcock ranch in southwest Florida, protects some of the best wetland and wildlife habitat in the state.
NCM100520_D101 A highly threatened Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) at Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, Florida. This captive animal resides at the ranch as part of an educational exhibit for schools and tourists. The 92,000 acre Babcock ranch in southwest Florida, protects some of the best wetland and wildlife habitat in the state. © TNC

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.