Lofoten Islands, Norway Birds fly high above the Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Nicolai Brügger/TNC Photo Contest 2018
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Fields and windmills in Mölsheim, Germany.

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Climate Action from the Ground Up

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Fields and windmills in Mölsheim, Germany. © Karsten Wurth
Aerial views of the Ellsworth Creek Preserve.

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There is a Forgotten Solution to Climate Change That We Must Invest In – Nature

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Ellsworth Creek Preserve Aerial views of the Ellsworth Creek Preserve. © Chris Crisman
(ALL INTERNAL RIGHTS, LIMITED EXTERNAL RIGHTS) November 2015. Trees on the banks of the Klamath River. The Yurok Tribe, the largest tribal group in California, owns land around the Klamath River and are participants in California's forest carbon offset program. With profits from the sale of these forest carbon offsets, the tribe has been able to reacquire additional tracts of land that had historically been a part of their reservation. Photo credit: Kevin Arnold

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How Nature Can Help Heal Our Planet

Klamath River Trees (ALL INTERNAL RIGHTS, LIMITED EXTERNAL RIGHTS) November 2015. Trees on the banks of the Klamath River. The Yurok Tribe, the largest tribal group in California, owns land around the Klamath River and are participants in California's forest carbon offset program. With profits from the sale of these forest carbon offsets, the tribe has been able to reacquire additional tracts of land that had historically been a part of their reservation. Photo credit: Kevin Arnold © Kevin Arnold
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Me Becomes We. Working together to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. © TNC

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Cascades and Cottonwood. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. © Ted Truex

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.