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A shortfin mako encountered off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Neil Ferdinand Nathan
Apex predators like this shortfin make have an outsized influence on their ecosystems. Unfortunately, they’re also the hardest hit by fishing.

Big sharks have a big impact — and a big problem

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A ranger watches hippos through binoculars.
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A ranger watches hippos in the Akagera national park, Rwanda, which is managed by the NGO African Parks. Management of many of the continent's protected areas is being transferred from governments to nonprofit NGOs.
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Sand dunes surround palms, trees, shrubs and a small lake in the UAE.
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Jing Yang via iStock
A desert oasis is perhaps the most striking example of a groundwater-dependent ecosystem.
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Fishing boats in Peru
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Renato Molina
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researchers working with Senegalese partners
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UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners
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David Valentine
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Matt Perko
David Valentine
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A collage of marine creatures.
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Harrison Tasoff
Transferable conservation credits could incentivize comprehensive protection the ocean’s diverse habitats and wildlife.
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Yellowstone National Park sign with mountains in the background.
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Anna Pietrzykowska via iStock
National parks are far from the only way to protect areas of land. Systems like, indigenous governance, community management and Eco-certified production can also foster conservation.
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winners of business plan competition with large first-place check
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NVC Finals judge Jason Rollman (left, in blue shirt) congratulates EyeClimate, the 2024 New Venture Competition Finals champions (from second to left) Bowen Zhang, PhD student; Max Gordon, undergraduate student; and Satish Kumar, PhD student