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300,000ha Queensland cattle station bought for conservation after $21m donation

State government and Nature Conservancy jointly purchase Vergemont station, which contains habitat for endangered night parrots

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024

The West's iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could boost their chances

Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms. However, new research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023

Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’

Parts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2023

The Nature Conservancy oyster project adding 'ecosystem engineers' to Noosa River

Scientists and environmentalists across the country are working to help shellfish reefs recover, with hundreds of kilograms of oysters added to the Noosa River.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Analysis-First U.S. coral insurance marks the rise of the reef brigades

Conservation group The Nature Conservancy's vision for the future of coral protection involves speed boats, and a global army of snorkellers and divers deployed when tropical storms and hurricanes damage reefs.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Indian city that turned dirty lake into a natural biofilter shows how to adapt to climate change

The city faces twin crises: a booming population and worsening floods.

Fortune · Nov 8, 2022

How debt-for-climate swaps can help solve low-income countries' fiscal and environmental challenges at the same time

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley spoke passionately to the United Nations General Assembly in September about the mounting debt many developing countries are shouldering and its increasing impact on their ability to thrive.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022

Behind the scenes at Nachusa Grasslands, where animals from mice to bison find stability

On a hilltop about 95 miles west of Chicago grow plant species that have been there for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The soil is sandy, so when the surrounding lowlands were used for agriculture, the hill remained untouched. From that vantage point, Nachusa Grasslands sprawls below with sections…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 24, 2022

The new plan to fight a coral reef disease devastating the Caribbean

Some say NOAA's new plan to tackle a coral disease in the Caribbean might not come fast enough.

Axios · Oct 7, 2022

Low-income communities learn to tackle climate-fueled heat

Some low-income communities of color around the United States are learning to tackle extreme neighborhood heat fueled by climate change through nonprofit programs that educate and engage

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022