Wildlife Conservation Society

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·Aug 31

On the Trail to Lac Télé

My trek to the heart of the world’s largest tropical peatland in the northern Republic of Congo — By Morgane Cournarie | August 31, 2023 At the end of the Boha road, the sun had barely risen over the trees that form a wall of green where the Likouala forest begins. Already steaming hot, the air dripped with humidity. Shouldering our packs, Ms. Nguidzi turned her head, saying…

Peatland

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Peatland

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Our Ocean, Our Future

·Jul 26

Sharks and Rays Indicate Ecosystem Health in Mozambique

By Dave van Beuningen | July 26, 2023 While the East Coast of Africa, including the shorelines of Mozambique, contain some of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world, the outlook for sharks and rays and the ecological role they play is in question. In 2019, Mozambique joined the…

Biodiversity

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Sharks and Rays Indicate Ecosystem Health in Mozambique

Biodiversity

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Our Ocean, Our Future

·Jul 26

Safeguarding Livelihoods and Shark and Ray Populations in Mozambique

By Naseeba Sidat | July 26, 2023 Sharks and rays are important sources of protein and are economically profitable, contributing to the livelihoods of many coastal communities. They also contribute to the health of the oceans by maintaining balance in the food chain and controlling the populations of their prey…

Environment

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Safeguarding Livelihoods and Shark and Ray Populations in Mozambique

Environment

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WCS Conservation Solutions

·Jun 2

It’s World Peatlands Day: Why Should We Care and What Can We Do About It?

By Kemen Austin | June 2, 2023 There is more carbon stored in peat than in all of the world’s forests combined. …

Environment

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It’s World Peatlands Day: Why Should We Care and What Can We Do About It?

Environment

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Our Ocean, Our Future

·Mar 11

East Los Colorados Archipelago, Cuba

By Stephen Martinelli | March 10, 2023 Last week at Our Ocean 2023 in Panama, WCS announced the launch of the 30x30 Ocean Accelerator to advance the historic goal of protecting 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030. As part of our launch, we’re highlighting a few of the…

Cuba

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Cuba

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One Planet, One Health, One Future

·Mar 3

Wildlife Health Surveillance in Laos Demonstrates One Health in Action

By Emily Denstedt | March 10, 2023 For those of us working in conservation, public health, or veterinary medicine, you may have heard or used the term “One Health.” And if you haven’t yet, you will soon. The World Health Organization’s One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) has defined One…

One Health

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One Health

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Communities for Conservation

·Mar 3

One Intern’s Dive into Community-Based Conservation

By Emily Bernal | March 2, 2023 In 2021, I had an undergraduate college experience that afforded me an opportunity to travel the globe. Whereas in “normal times” a student like me might trade her computer for a backpack and passport for new experiences in a far-flung part of the…

Indigenous People

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One Intern’s Dive into Community-Based Conservation

Indigenous People

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Communities for Conservation

·Dec 21, 2022

Advancing Community-Led Conservation Through Social Safeguards

By Kasper Agger | December 21, 2022 Mwamagembe, with a population of 6,500 inhabitants, comes across as a perfectly normal village in rural Tanzania. A dusty road runs through the village, lined with simple one-story buildings and a few restaurants where food is cooked on the open fire. Life is…

Wildlife

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Advancing Community-Led Conservation Through Social Safeguards

Wildlife

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Communities for Conservation

·Dec 13, 2022

Global Biodiversity Protection Must Center Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Human Rights

By Sushil Raj | December 13, 2022 [Note: this essay was originally published by PBS Nature.] The long-awaited biennial Conference of the Parties-or COP-to the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity got underway last week in Montreal after a two-year delay caused by the covid pandemic. The convention is working toward…

Environment

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Global Biodiversity Protection Must Center Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ Human Rights

Environment

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Communities for Conservation

·Dec 5, 2022

WCS Conservation Hero: Sulemani Mohamed/Tanzania

December 5, 2022 Sulemani Mohamed loves sharks. While most people fear the apex predators, they are a “keystone species” — an animal that helps define and maintain entire marine ecosystems. …

Tanzania

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Tanzania

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