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Climate change has the world's attention now — but not too long ago, most people hadn't even heard of it.
So what's next in conservation? What new ideas will become part of our common lexicon in five, ten or twenty years? Nature.org asked twelve experts from The Nature Conservancy to weigh in on the future of protecting nature. Read their responses — and then tell us what you think the next big idea in conservation should be.
Fast Forward to the Future of Conservation
A Dow Jones Average for the EnvironmentEddie Game | Get Urbanites Interested in Conservation |
Get Kids Back to NatureBrigitte Griswold | Sea Change for Ocean ManagementLynne Hale, Mike Beck and Scott Smith |
Conservationists — Can We Talk?Jonathon Adams and Alan Holt | Bringing Business to the ParksSteve Watkins |
A New Market for ShellfishRob Brumbaugh | Small Island Nations: Green Leaders?Pat Naehu |
The Turbine Beneath Our FeetAlison Bowden | Truly Sustainable HydropowerJeff Opperman |
Taking a Census of NatureMike McManus | Measuring Conservation SuccessRebecca Goldman |
Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © View from a cliff in Ecuador (Mark Godfrey/TNC); © Female bobolink, Nebraska (Chris Helzer/TNC).