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Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts.
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All over the world thousands of people, many of whom face danger, hostility, and harsh working conditions, are part of a growing grassroots movement that is trying to turn the tide for the natural world. From park rangers who put their lives at risk in protecting wildlife--some of them getting killed in action--to people fighting to improve the lives of vulnerable people, we highlight their passion, the challenges they face and their achievements. > Read more
> Watch IUCN's Director General introduce our heroes feature
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Trapped in the Amazon!
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Renata Leite Pitman - Brazil
“Ten years ago, moved by curiosity, I planned a three-month expedition to the south east of Peru to learn more about an elusive species, and maybe trap and radio collar it. Ten years latter, I feel it was the animal that trapped me!,” > Read full story
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The man who saves turtles
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Dr Nicolas Pilcher - Malaysia
Nick saves sea turtles. In a nutshell that’s what he does. But he has to look far beyond their nesting grounds to make it work. > Read full story
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Rumbles in the jungle
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Naresh Subedi, Nepal
Office? The jungle. Colleagues? Elephants, rhinos and tigers. Naresh Subedi has many stories to tell. Stories that are not only fascinating and impressive but that can also make your hair stand on end. > Read more
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A blessing in disguise
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Tahir Qureshi – Pakistan
“In 1984, when I was a Divisional Forest Officer, I was kidnapped in the thick forest of Dadu, in southern Pakistan.” > Read more
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Be a hero on holiday
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Find out how the hotel you're staying at can help protect biodiversity. > Watch video
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Help save our species!
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Save Our Species is a global coalition to build the biggest species conservation fund, supporting on-the-ground conservation projects all over the world. We need to act now to stop the biodiversity crisis! > Watch Save Our Species video
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Nature: to die for?
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How can we protect the people who put their lives on the line to save nature? This is the subject of the first of our new World Conservation Debates and we’d like to hear your views.
> Read the article and post your comments
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More than 1,000 rangers are estimated to have lost their lives in the line of duty in the last 15 years.
> More facts
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Rhinos in crisis
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Africa’s rhinos face worst poaching upsurge in decades.
> Read full story
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Photo credits: Header banner and quiz © ewa Magiera; Trapped in the amazon © Nigel Pitman; The man who saves turtles © Carmen Pilcher; rumbles in the jungle © Naresh Subedi; A blessing in disguise © IUCN Pakistan; Nature: to die for © Jim Thorsell; our heroes in action © Ernesto Noriega; Other news © Jeffrey Mc Neely |
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