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We can turn climate risk into resilience by working with nature. A new report shows how locally led nature-based solutions, backed by policy and finance, protect food systems, restore ecosystems, and secure water for generations.
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4arXOvY
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4arXOvY
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We can turn climate risk into resilience by working with nature. A new report shows how locally led nature-based solutions, backed by policy and finance, protect food systems, restore ecosystems, and secure water for generations.
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4arXOvY
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4arXOvY
Mesquite bosques—a type of mesquite woodland near rivers—are among the most biodiverse habitats in southern Arizona. New TNC research shows that restoring them brings big environmental benefits, especially for wildlife and native birds.
Learn more and read "Becoming Bosque": nature.ly/3XyNMBF
Learn more and read "Becoming Bosque": nature.ly/3XyNMBF
Report: Mesquite Bosque Habitat Can Be Effectively Restored
In 2025, TNC released Becoming Bosque: Testing the benefits of mesquite restoration, a report that details learnings from restoration efforts at TNC's Middle San Pedro River Preserve.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Mesquite bosques—a type of mesquite woodland near rivers—are among the most biodiverse habitats in southern Arizona. New TNC research shows that restoring them brings big environmental benefits, especially for wildlife and native birds.
Learn more and read "Becoming Bosque": nature.ly/3XyNMBF
Learn more and read "Becoming Bosque": nature.ly/3XyNMBF
Forests and farms aren’t rivals—they’re partners. A new report shows forests boost crop yields, protect water, and strengthen rural livelihoods. Losing them means hotter temps and disrupted rainfall, but restoration can reverse the trend.
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4iBCZAd
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4iBCZAd
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Forests and farms aren’t rivals—they’re partners. A new report shows forests boost crop yields, protect water, and strengthen rural livelihoods. Losing them means hotter temps and disrupted rainfall, but restoration can reverse the trend.
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4iBCZAd
Read the full report here https://nature.ly/4iBCZAd
Baldcypress trees hold climate secrets! Researchers discovered that their rings reveal past droughts, floods, and even hurricanes in the Southeast U.S. These insights help predict future water stress and climate risks for vulnerable coastal areas.
Learn more here https://nature.ly/4ac7QRM
Learn more here https://nature.ly/4ac7QRM
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Baldcypress trees hold climate secrets! Researchers discovered that their rings reveal past droughts, floods, and even hurricanes in the Southeast U.S. These insights help predict future water stress and climate risks for vulnerable coastal areas.
Learn more here https://nature.ly/4ac7QRM
Learn more here https://nature.ly/4ac7QRM
Tree planting is for the birds—and for us! The Green Heart Louisville Project shows that planting trees boosts heart health and helps bird communities soar.
Explore the full report here https://nature.ly/4iiQDbo
Explore the full report here https://nature.ly/4iiQDbo
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tree planting is for the birds—and for us! The Green Heart Louisville Project shows that planting trees boosts heart health and helps bird communities soar.
Explore the full report here https://nature.ly/4iiQDbo
Explore the full report here https://nature.ly/4iiQDbo
Climate adaptation starts locally. TNC’s CRV project helps communities in Kenya, the Dominican Republic and Colombia address climate risks with nature-based solutions like restoring grasslands and protecting mangroves.
Discover how communities are building resilience https://nature.ly/4plj6jk
Discover how communities are building resilience https://nature.ly/4plj6jk
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Climate adaptation starts locally. TNC’s CRV project helps communities in Kenya, the Dominican Republic and Colombia address climate risks with nature-based solutions like restoring grasslands and protecting mangroves.
Discover how communities are building resilience https://nature.ly/4plj6jk
Discover how communities are building resilience https://nature.ly/4plj6jk
A new study from a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and Cornell finds U.S. farmers often overestimate labor for agroecological practices like cover crops and composting. These methods boost resilience and biodiversity—so time to bust myths!
🔗Read the full study here nature.ly/4qZVjae
🔗Read the full study here nature.ly/4qZVjae
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A new study from a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and Cornell finds U.S. farmers often overestimate labor for agroecological practices like cover crops and composting. These methods boost resilience and biodiversity—so time to bust myths!
🔗Read the full study here nature.ly/4qZVjae
🔗Read the full study here nature.ly/4qZVjae
The Amazon River Basin hosts the world’s largest river ecosystem and a biodiversity hotspot. A new TNC report maps fisheries and monitoring efforts, revealing opportunities to support Indigenous and local communities and ensure conservation for generations!
🔗Learn more here nature.ly/3JHShXp
🔗Learn more here nature.ly/3JHShXp
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Amazon River Basin hosts the world’s largest river ecosystem and a biodiversity hotspot. A new TNC report maps fisheries and monitoring efforts, revealing opportunities to support Indigenous and local communities and ensure conservation for generations!
🔗Learn more here nature.ly/3JHShXp
🔗Learn more here nature.ly/3JHShXp
Drones are helping researchers protect grassland birds like bobolinks at Carpenter Ranch in Colorado. Infrared cameras spot nests without disturbing wildlife, guiding haying schedules to avoid chicks.
It's a smart, low-impact way tech is advancing conservation. https://nature.ly/48W5WnQ
It's a smart, low-impact way tech is advancing conservation. https://nature.ly/48W5WnQ
A Bird’s Eye View: Drones Search for Grassland Birds in Colorado
At The Nature Conservancy’s Carpenter Ranch Preserve, drones assist in the search for bobolinks, and other grassland birds.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Drones are helping researchers protect grassland birds like bobolinks at Carpenter Ranch in Colorado. Infrared cameras spot nests without disturbing wildlife, guiding haying schedules to avoid chicks.
It's a smart, low-impact way tech is advancing conservation. https://nature.ly/48W5WnQ
It's a smart, low-impact way tech is advancing conservation. https://nature.ly/48W5WnQ
Illegal logging threatens the Amazon, but science offers hope. The Forest Fingerprints project is using AI and tree chemistry to trace timber origins, helping ensure forests are managed legally and sustainably. A promising step toward lasting protection.
Read more here https://nature.ly/4nznZns
Read more here https://nature.ly/4nznZns
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Illegal logging threatens the Amazon, but science offers hope. The Forest Fingerprints project is using AI and tree chemistry to trace timber origins, helping ensure forests are managed legally and sustainably. A promising step toward lasting protection.
Read more here https://nature.ly/4nznZns
Read more here https://nature.ly/4nznZns
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Environmental heat stress has significantly increased in India, driving a ~10% decline in labor capacity, with much worse projected under future warming.
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
Migrant Laborers in India Face Increased Heat Stress Driven by Climate Warming and ENSO Variability
Examine the changes in heat stress and labor capacity in major urban centers in India that attract rural-to-urban work migrants Most rural-to-urban migration hotspots in India witnessed a signifi...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Environmental heat stress has significantly increased in India, driving a ~10% decline in labor capacity, with much worse projected under future warming.
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
This highlights the urgent need for targeted adaptation strategies + climate mitigation to protect the vulnerable.
New from @science.nature.org:
🌳 Restoration thinning is helping drought-stressed forests stay resilient. A five-year study found thinned ponderosa pines held more moisture, reducing stress and wildfire risk.
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Five Years of Hourly Soil Water Potential Monitoring Demonstrates Forest Thinning Benefits in the North American Southwest
North American Southwest semi-arid forests are experiencing unprecedented stress due to the combination of the 21st century megadrought and abnormally dense, young forest stands. Restoration thinning...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌳 Restoration thinning is helping drought-stressed forests stay resilient. A five-year study found thinned ponderosa pines held more moisture, reducing stress and wildfire risk.
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
📊 A long-term study in Cameroon shows researcher presence can help protect rainforest wildlife, but only with sustained support. As illegal hunting rises, urgent investment in field stations and community partnerships is key.
🔗Read the full study to learn more https://nature.ly/4noLsYt
🔗Read the full study to learn more https://nature.ly/4noLsYt
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📊 A long-term study in Cameroon shows researcher presence can help protect rainforest wildlife, but only with sustained support. As illegal hunting rises, urgent investment in field stations and community partnerships is key.
🔗Read the full study to learn more https://nature.ly/4noLsYt
🔗Read the full study to learn more https://nature.ly/4noLsYt
Renewable energy auctions are evolving! A new TNC Europe paper shows how adding biodiversity and social criteria can boost climate, nature and community wins, just as the EU rolls out its Net-Zero Industry Act and Citizens Energy Package. A better energy future starts here. nature.ly/43zzHXZ
October 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Renewable energy auctions are evolving! A new TNC Europe paper shows how adding biodiversity and social criteria can boost climate, nature and community wins, just as the EU rolls out its Net-Zero Industry Act and Citizens Energy Package. A better energy future starts here. nature.ly/43zzHXZ
Washington can grow solar energy and keep farmland productive. TNC’s agrivoltaics study mapped land, modeled crop impacts, and surveyed 100+ farmers to show how clean energy and agriculture can thrive together. ☀️ 🪴
🔗 Explore the report here to learn more https://nature.ly/48ANwJi
🔗 Explore the report here to learn more https://nature.ly/48ANwJi
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Washington can grow solar energy and keep farmland productive. TNC’s agrivoltaics study mapped land, modeled crop impacts, and surveyed 100+ farmers to show how clean energy and agriculture can thrive together. ☀️ 🪴
🔗 Explore the report here to learn more https://nature.ly/48ANwJi
🔗 Explore the report here to learn more https://nature.ly/48ANwJi
Wildlife can thrive, even near roads. Vermont researchers tracked 8 mammal species and studied 6,000 crossings to guide smarter planning. This work supports a more connected landscape as Vermont aims to protect half its land by 2050.
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Want to learn more? Click here nature.ly/4olIghg
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wildlife can thrive, even near roads. Vermont researchers tracked 8 mammal species and studied 6,000 crossings to guide smarter planning. This work supports a more connected landscape as Vermont aims to protect half its land by 2050.
Want to learn more? Click here nature.ly/4olIghg
Want to learn more? Click here nature.ly/4olIghg
Indigenous and local communities care for Earth’s most biodiverse lands, yet they’re often excluded from conservation reporting. A study shows recognizing these stewards is key to meeting global 30x30 goals and building a more effective conservation movement.
🔗Read more here nature.ly/4h1DGCn
🔗Read more here nature.ly/4h1DGCn
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Indigenous and local communities care for Earth’s most biodiverse lands, yet they’re often excluded from conservation reporting. A study shows recognizing these stewards is key to meeting global 30x30 goals and building a more effective conservation movement.
🔗Read more here nature.ly/4h1DGCn
🔗Read more here nature.ly/4h1DGCn
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At Climate Week NYC, the message was clear: progress is underway. While none of us can do this alone, the number of people who are committed to tackling climate together is growing every day.
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Climate action can't wait
NYC Climate Week: The world leans in, the U.S. checks out, and how to SHIFT into action
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October 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
At Climate Week NYC, the message was clear: progress is underway. While none of us can do this alone, the number of people who are committed to tackling climate together is growing every day.
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Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/bssRq
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Africa’s rivers and wetlands host over 3,200 freshwater fish species, vital to people and ecosystems. A new WWF-led report shows 26% are at risk of extinction. But there’s hope: science-based solutions offer a path forward. Explore the report and join the movement nature.ly/3VKg5fH
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Africa’s rivers and wetlands host over 3,200 freshwater fish species, vital to people and ecosystems. A new WWF-led report shows 26% are at risk of extinction. But there’s hope: science-based solutions offer a path forward. Explore the report and join the movement nature.ly/3VKg5fH
Wireless cameras and AI are helping spot invasive species fast on Santa Cruz Island, protecting fragile ecosystems before damage is done. 📷💻
With future upgrades, this tech could scale globally. A win for conservation, biosecurity and biodiversity! nature.ly/42HXOUf
With future upgrades, this tech could scale globally. A win for conservation, biosecurity and biodiversity! nature.ly/42HXOUf
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Wireless cameras and AI are helping spot invasive species fast on Santa Cruz Island, protecting fragile ecosystems before damage is done. 📷💻
With future upgrades, this tech could scale globally. A win for conservation, biosecurity and biodiversity! nature.ly/42HXOUf
With future upgrades, this tech could scale globally. A win for conservation, biosecurity and biodiversity! nature.ly/42HXOUf
Brazil’s soybean exports to China are booming, but so are emissions. A new study suggests sourcing from regions with less deforestation could cut carbon impacts. 🫘
Smarter supply chains and clearer standards can help drive sustainable trade! #ClimateAction
https://nature.ly/42JVtYI
Smarter supply chains and clearer standards can help drive sustainable trade! #ClimateAction
https://nature.ly/42JVtYI
Accounting for commodity carbon footprints at the sub-national level: A case study of soybean exports from Brazil to China
Quantifying the carbon footprint of agricultural products is crucial for effective carbon mitigation and responsible sourcing, given that the food pro…
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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Brazil’s soybean exports to China are booming, but so are emissions. A new study suggests sourcing from regions with less deforestation could cut carbon impacts. 🫘
Smarter supply chains and clearer standards can help drive sustainable trade! #ClimateAction
https://nature.ly/42JVtYI
Smarter supply chains and clearer standards can help drive sustainable trade! #ClimateAction
https://nature.ly/42JVtYI
🌪️ In Belize, lianas, woody vines, may help trees survive tropical cyclones by anchoring them. As storms intensify, understanding these surprising forest dynamics is key to protecting biodiversity. 🌳
Nature’s resilience runs deep. 🔗 Learn more here https://nature.ly/4mnyyt3
Nature’s resilience runs deep. 🔗 Learn more here https://nature.ly/4mnyyt3
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌪️ In Belize, lianas, woody vines, may help trees survive tropical cyclones by anchoring them. As storms intensify, understanding these surprising forest dynamics is key to protecting biodiversity. 🌳
Nature’s resilience runs deep. 🔗 Learn more here https://nature.ly/4mnyyt3
Nature’s resilience runs deep. 🔗 Learn more here https://nature.ly/4mnyyt3
Coastal ecosystems thrive when habitats like seagrass and kelp forests are connected. New research shows restoring the whole seascape, not just isolated spots, can rebuild resilience, reverse biodiversity loss and strengthen ocean health. 🌊 Let’s get to work. 🔗 Read more https://nature.ly/48m53o9
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Coastal ecosystems thrive when habitats like seagrass and kelp forests are connected. New research shows restoring the whole seascape, not just isolated spots, can rebuild resilience, reverse biodiversity loss and strengthen ocean health. 🌊 Let’s get to work. 🔗 Read more https://nature.ly/48m53o9
Nature holds the key to climate progress. Reforestation and agroforestry could absorb vast carbon, but barriers remain. A global review offers insights to unlock their full potential. With the right support, we can turn possibility into progress. Read more here https://nature.ly/4pqm6f5
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nature holds the key to climate progress. Reforestation and agroforestry could absorb vast carbon, but barriers remain. A global review offers insights to unlock their full potential. With the right support, we can turn possibility into progress. Read more here https://nature.ly/4pqm6f5
Global investment in nature-based solutions for freshwater hit $49B in 2023 across 880+ programs.
Despite global disruptions, funding remains strong led by China, the U.S., and EU. A new TNC and Forest Trends report urges scaling up to meet rising water and climate needs. https://nature.ly/460ad7T
Despite global disruptions, funding remains strong led by China, the U.S., and EU. A new TNC and Forest Trends report urges scaling up to meet rising water and climate needs. https://nature.ly/460ad7T
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Global investment in nature-based solutions for freshwater hit $49B in 2023 across 880+ programs.
Despite global disruptions, funding remains strong led by China, the U.S., and EU. A new TNC and Forest Trends report urges scaling up to meet rising water and climate needs. https://nature.ly/460ad7T
Despite global disruptions, funding remains strong led by China, the U.S., and EU. A new TNC and Forest Trends report urges scaling up to meet rising water and climate needs. https://nature.ly/460ad7T