http://blog.conservation.org Exploring the vital connections between nature's well-being and our own. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/cX6i_9BMF-M/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/indigenous-leaders-call-for-greater-respect-for-their-rights/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 22:24:51 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18262 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/KanyinkeSena.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Kanyinke Sena" /></div>CI’s Indigenous Advisory Group members advocate for indigenous voices to be incorporated into international decision-making processes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/cX6i_9BMF-M" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/indigenous-leaders-call-for-greater-respect-for-their-rights/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/indigenous-leaders-call-for-greater-respect-for-their-rights/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/xg8me0bxfBc/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/a-sustainable-future-relies-on-us-china-collaboration/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:32 +0000 Peter Seligmann http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18328 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/HongKong.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Hong Kong" /></div>Countries must undertake joint initiatives as populations grow and increase their demands on nature.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/xg8me0bxfBc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/a-sustainable-future-relies-on-us-china-collaboration/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/a-sustainable-future-relies-on-us-china-collaboration/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/SVPD6xDtkPg/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/in-the-qatari-desert-an-oasis-for-vanishing-species/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18241 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tim-with-cockatoo.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="cockatoo at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, Qatar" /></div>To celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity, here's an inspiring story from an unexpected place.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/SVPD6xDtkPg" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/in-the-qatari-desert-an-oasis-for-vanishing-species/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/in-the-qatari-desert-an-oasis-for-vanishing-species/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/ZV3xCotCNwE/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/hillary-clinton-and-harrison-ford-link-conservation-and-national-security/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:04 +0000 Kevin Connor http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18296 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/HarrisonAndHillary.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Harrison and Hillary" /></div>Famous figures lend their voices for the protection of nature and human well-being.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/ZV3xCotCNwE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/hillary-clinton-and-harrison-ford-link-conservation-and-national-security/feed/ 1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/hillary-clinton-and-harrison-ford-link-conservation-and-national-security/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/TzE--BC6lVE/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/cambodia-expedition-wrap-up-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Les Kaufman http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18277 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/angkor-wat-and-tree.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="tree at Angkor Wat" /></div>This is an integrated freshwater ecosystem with a highly uncertain future — yet I am hopeful.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/TzE--BC6lVE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/cambodia-expedition-wrap-up-where-do-we-go-from-here/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/cambodia-expedition-wrap-up-where-do-we-go-from-here/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/xFN9MaNfcv8/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-qa-with-stephen-nash-wildlife-artist/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18198 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="125" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mandrill.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="drawing of mandrill" /></div>Art depicting wildlife is a powerful tool for conservation, influencing both artists and viewers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/xFN9MaNfcv8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-qa-with-stephen-nash-wildlife-artist/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-qa-with-stephen-nash-wildlife-artist/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/zNa0KakyKlk/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-what-ive-learned-from-finding-poop-in-the-woods/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Jackson Frechette http://blog.conservation.org/?p=17247 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="99" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jackson_thumb.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Researcher Jackson Frechette, Veun Sai Conservation Area, Cambodia" /></div>As seed dispersers, gibbons play an important role in forest growth.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/zNa0KakyKlk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-what-ive-learned-from-finding-poop-in-the-woods/feed/ 5 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-what-ive-learned-from-finding-poop-in-the-woods/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/mcPxu-6T9E8/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-10-primate-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18116 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aye-aye_thumb.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="aye-aye" /></div>Bug-eyed tarsiers, dancing lemurs and more.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/mcPxu-6T9E8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-10-primate-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind/feed/ 1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-10-primate-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/KCjJjTKrSBg/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-new-book-provides-comprehensive-guide-to-worlds-primates/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Russell A. Mittermeier http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18054 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/yellow-tailed-woolly-monkey.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Yellow-tailed woolly monkey. (© CI/photo by Stephen Nash)" /></div> CI President Dr. Russ Mittermeier reflects on a project four decades in the making.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/KCjJjTKrSBg" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-new-book-provides-comprehensive-guide-to-worlds-primates/feed/ 5 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/why-monkeys-matter-new-book-provides-comprehensive-guide-to-worlds-primates/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/9twcMaH90H8/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/tonle-sap-visit-finds-little-evidence-of-once-abundant-species/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Les Kaufman http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18057 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/floating-family.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="floating house on Tonle Sap, Cambodia" /></div>CI's Les Kaufman shares his latest thoughts from Cambodia.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/9twcMaH90H8" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/tonle-sap-visit-finds-little-evidence-of-once-abundant-species/feed/ 2 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/tonle-sap-visit-finds-little-evidence-of-once-abundant-species/