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New Financing Nature 2026 Report Offers Playbook for Financing Nature Protection at Scale

Governments today spend more in a single month on subsidies that harm nature than they spend protecting it in an entire year.
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New Bipartisan Research Shows Western Voters Strongly Oppose Selling or Transferring Public Lands

New bipartisan polling commissioned by The Nature Conservancy shows broad, overwhelming support for protecting public lands across the West, with majorities in every state favoring conservation over ...
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Farmers and Nature to Benefit from Newly Launched Agroforestry Project

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and partners today announced the launch of the Expanding Agroforestry Project (EAP), an effort to help U.S. farmers strengthen their operations, diversify revenue and ...
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Gaining Ground: State of Private Investment in Nature, 2026

As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, protecting and restoring nature is increasingly recognized as essential for environmental and economic resilience. A convergence of structural, ...
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From Floodplains to Main Streets: Restoring the Magnificent American Elm

On a sunny late-May morning in this western Vermont town, a small team of researchers from the U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy began injecting thousands of young American elms with the ...
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The Nature Conservancy Releases “Sediment Strategies” Report Outlining How to Recycle Dredged Sediment to Restore Marshes

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has announced the release of a new report—Sediment Strategies—providing a roadmap to restore marshes by recycling dredged material. The report provides actionable ...
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Reviving Western Waterways With a Hands-on Approach

Remember the joy of playing in creeks as a kid—building structures with sticks, stones, mud and a lot of imagination? That same spirit of curiosity and creativity is driving a quiet revolution across ...
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The Nature Conservancy and Brookfield Reach Deal for Four Lower Kennebec River Dams

BRUNSWICK, MAINE – On September 15, 2025, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Brookfield signed a purchase and sale agreement for the four dams on the lower Kennebec River in Maine. These include the ...
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Idaho Latino Conservation Week Returns to the Treasure Valley September 13–21, 2025

The Idaho Latino Conservation Week Planning Committee is excited to announce the return of Latino Conservation Week (LCW), taking place September 13–21, 2025 throughout the Treasure Valley. This ...
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World’s First Nature Bonds Project Reaches Final Step in Seychelles

The island nation of Seychelles has made history—again. A decade ago, motivated by a desire to protect its ocean for the long-term, but burdened by debt, the Republic of Seychelles pursued a ...
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Doubling Down on Nature: State of Investment in Nature-based Solutions for Water Security

A 10-year analysis by The Nature Conservancy and Forest Trends shows investment for nature and water is flowing in the right direction.
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Nevada passes two bills to preserve the state’s groundwater for future generations

In a move that marks a major step toward preserving water for the state’s future, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed two bills, Nevada Assembly Bill 104 (AB 104) and Senate Bill 36 (SB 36), into law.