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Countries Want Debt Relief for Conservation. Is China Ready to Play a Role?

“Debt-for-nature” swaps are helping some lower-income countries increase conservation. The world’s largest nation-state creditor has the leverage for deals—if it chooses to use it.

By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin

An aerial view of the Great Miami River as it flows through a forest in Ohio. Credit: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Forestry Carbon Credit Programs Have a Poor Track Record. Can a More Refined Approach Fix the Problem?

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?

By Charles Paullin

Preserving Alabama’s Flagg Mountain, the Southernmost Appalachian Peak

By Dennis Pillion

Eric Soderholm, coastal wetlands restoration lead at The Nature Conservancy, takes a soil sample to evaluate the water saturation of peat at the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. Credit: Sydney Bezanson/The Nature Conservancy

Virginia Once Drained and Dried Peatlands, but Now Eyes Them as Carbon Sinks

By Diana Kruzman

Kerry Schwartz, a retired hydrogeology faculty member and water resources educator at the University of Arizona, holds up a small sample of water from the spring in Alum Gulch. Credit: Esther Frances/Inside Climate News

The Renewable Energy Transition Has Residents of a Small Arizona Town on Edge

By Esther Frances, Megija Medne and Phillip Powell

Katharine Hayhoe’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope and Work Together

By Dan Gearino

Greenpeace Says Model Forest Protection Project Proves REDD Offsets Don't Work

By Leslie Berliant

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