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Nature Conservancy Magazine
Every issue of our magazine includes great articles about fascinating outdoor places, gorgeous photography from around the world, timely and informative book reviews, and exciting nature travel ideas.
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Featured Image (Download as Wallpaper)
Grizzly bear mother and cubs, Katmai National Park, Alaska © Xanthoula Nafpliotis |
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| Tulips. Photo © Organic Bouquet |
She's the One! Send Mom a Nature Gift
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13th — and this year, you can easily send a gift that benefits Mother Earth, too. Use our special link to send your Mom, Aunt, Grandmother — all the special moms in your life — certified organic
flowers from our flower partner Organic Bouquet that are sustainably
harvested. Ten percent of your total purchase will also be donated to the Conservancy. Or you can send her a Conservancy gift membership or nature ecard!
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| Polar bear in Churchill, Canada. Photo © Lindsey P. Martin |
What's Your Impact on Climate? Find Out with Our New Climate Calculator
How do your everyday choices hurt — or help — climate change? The Conservancy's new climate calculator gives you an easy way to find out! Answer a few simple questions, and the calculator will tell you how much greenhouse gas your activities emit into the atmosphere — and how you can emit less. It's just another way the Conservancy is fighting climate change.
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| Baby elephant in Tanzania, Africa. Photo © Emily Whitted |
The Lifeline of Southern Africa: Partnering to Preserve the Zambezi
Elephants, crocodiles and more than 600 species of birds...the Zambezi River Basin gives life to incredibly rich nature — not to mention millions of people in eight African countries. Find out why the Conservancy is now partnering with local partners to take conservation on the Zambezi to the next level, bringing its experience on the world's other great rivers to Africa.
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| Conservancy cave expert Heather Garland in a cave in the Southern Cumberland Plateau area, Tennessee. Photo © Stephen Alvarez |
Ask the Conservationist: How Do You Become a Conservationist?
An astronaut, a fashion designer, the president of the United States...what did you want to be when you grew up? In this month's Ask the Conservationist, read how Conservancy Lead Scientist John Wiens tells two young people the best path to become a professional conservationist. Learn why conservationists need people as well as nature skills...and then send us your question for the 720 Conservancy staff scientists!
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| Soybean farm, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo © Tom Eisenhart/TNC |
Enviro-Tips: Soy It Ain't So!
From bean curd to edamame, from fake burgers to Tofurky™, soybeans and soy products are quickly becoming a staple of many people's diets. But as soybean plantations encroach on rainforests and produce mostly cattle feed, critics now charge that soy is now a major source of environmental degradation. Enviro-Tips peels back the debate and asks: Is eating soy committing ecocide?
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Podcasts |
Each week, our Nature Stories podcast brings you unexpected tales of people's connections with the natural world. You may subscribe to the series or download the individual stories through the links below.
Fiddleheading
Hear why picking fiddlehead ferns is a Maine rite of spring.
Produced by Rob Rosenthal. |
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Resurrecting the Zapara
The Zapara people once ruled the western Amazon. Now, they fight for cultural survival.
Produced by Alan Weisman and Nancy Hand with Homeland Productions. |
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Inuit
Inuit lives, once guided by the forces of nature, are now succumbing to modernity.
Produced by Michelle Ernsting with Radio Netherlands. |
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Copper River Journey
Raft down an Alaskan river with grizzlies, tidal wives, and mountains without names.
Produced by Guy Hand. |
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| Photo Credits (from top): © Harold E. Malde; © Joe Keenan/TNC; © Bill Kamin; © Guy Hand.
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