http://blog.conservation.org Exploring the vital connections between nature's well-being and our own. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:38:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/9CGpYOYzutY/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/how-can-cambodia-sustain-its-freshwater-fish-factory/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Dr. Les Kaufman http://blog.conservation.org/?p=18029 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tonle-sap-boat-at-sunset.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Tonle Sap at sunset" /></div>Tonle Sap has been called the beating heart of Cambodia. We want to see it keep beating.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/9CGpYOYzutY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/how-can-cambodia-sustain-its-freshwater-fish-factory/feed/ 2 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/how-can-cambodia-sustain-its-freshwater-fish-factory/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/Db_zP97mGck/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/zimbabwean-students-hold-walkathon-to-protect-nature/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Rory Parkinson http://blog.conservation.org/?p=17986 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rhino-south-africa-thumb.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="rhino in South Africa" /></div>There is nothing more rewarding than seeing my students take action in response to what they have learnt.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/Db_zP97mGck" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/zimbabwean-students-hold-walkathon-to-protect-nature/feed/ 1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/zimbabwean-students-hold-walkathon-to-protect-nature/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/mMsrEvVWnFc/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/can-consumer-goods-companies-achieve-zero-deforestation-by-2020-2/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Joanne Sonenshine http://blog.conservation.org/?p=17981 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ci_98186074_cropped.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="boy carrying oil palm in Liberia" /></div>Linking deforestation and agricultural sourcing is an important first step.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/mMsrEvVWnFc" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/can-consumer-goods-companies-achieve-zero-deforestation-by-2020-2/feed/ 1 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/05/can-consumer-goods-companies-achieve-zero-deforestation-by-2020-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~3/StJPj-AGzdQ/ http://blog.conservation.org/2013/04/video-collecting-species-data-in-uganda/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Molly Bergen http://blog.conservation.org/?p=17970 <div class="rssThumbImg"><img width="150" height="100" src="http://blog.conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Badru-photo.jpg" class="attachment-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Badru Mugerwa sets a camera trap in Uganda" /></div>This short film shows what it’s like to work in one of Africa’s richest forest ecosystems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ConservationInternationalBlog/~4/StJPj-AGzdQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.conservation.org/2013/04/video-collecting-species-data-in-uganda/feed/ 0 http://blog.conservation.org/2013/04/video-collecting-species-data-in-uganda/