Saving the Coastal Ecosystems That Protect Us This week's investigative reporting, analysis and environmental news. No. 171, Feb. 11, 2021 Hello Revelator readers, Coastal wetlands provide habitat, buffer storms and sequester carbon. But we're losing these valuable ecosystems to development and sea-level rise. Here's what federal and local governments need to do to quickly change course to protect wildlife and communities. A groundbreaking fisheries program at the University of British Columbia is centered on Indigenous knowledge and also draws from western science to develop the best tools to meet our environmental challenges. Read our conversation with its lead researcher. On the surface Nepal and Namibia don't have much in common, but both are conservation success stories that began decades ago and provide powerful models for addressing today's biodiversity crisis.