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

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WOPA160213_D079 Aerial view of the Ellsworth Creek Preserve in Washington. © Chris Crisman

Aerial view of Tapajos basin Aerial view of the Tapajos River, a major tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. © Ludus videos

Xikrin women gather bananas and papayas. — Feature

Indigenous Women: Keepers of the Amazon Rainforest

Aug 04, 2019

Amazon Forest Banana and Papaya Panhre, Koprin and Ngrenhrere Xikrin collect bananas and papayas from the forest near Pot Kro village. © Kevin Arnold

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In Central Appalachia, a Deal for the Centuries

Jul 15, 2019

Tackett Creek Tackett Creek, a stream with large stones and reflections, located on the Ataya Tract of the Cumberland Forest Project in Tennessee © Byron Jorjorian

A woman uses a drip torch during a TNC controlled burn. — Feature

Why We Work With Fire

Jun 28, 2019

PUTTING FIRE ON THE GROUND - Nature Conservancy fire worker Char’rese Finney uses a drip torch to start a controlled burn to manage a longleaf pine forest in central Florida. © Carlton Ward Jr.