Questions and Answers: It is still possible to conserve the Amazon
© smarterpix.com / artush Questions and Answers: ‘It is still possible to conserve the Amazon’ By: Claudia Mazzeo This article was supported by the World Conference...
Category : CLIMATE CHANGE
Sümpfe als Klimaretter: Irland speichert Tonnen CO₂ durch 33.000 Hektar neue Moore
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© smarterpix.com / DieterM Irland forstet seine Sümpfe und Moore wieder auf, um den Klimawandel zu bekämpfen. Obwohl Sumpfgebiete nur drei Prozent der Erde bedecken, speichern...
Want to fight climate change? Don’t poach gorillas (or elephants, hornbills, toucans, etc.)
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Wildlife that disperse large seeds like this toucan are key to preserving carbon rich tropical forests. Credit: John Robinson/WCS Here’s a climate solution we can...
Survey: Tourists’ long-term plans more uncertain under climate change
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain North Carolina State University researchers found in a new study that while many tourists visiting a mountain destination in southern Mexico...
The obscure calculation transforming climate policy
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© smarterpix.com / diego.cervo After long debate, economists and philosophers are reaching consensus on how to value future generations By Ula Chrobak 12.6.2022 Barring a mass...
Study finds greater excess mortality after hurricanes for most socially vulnerable in the US
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over recent decades, there was a large variation in cyclone-related excess deaths by hurricane, state, county, year, and social vulnerability for...
Nearly two-thirds of the top fossil fuel producers in Australia and the world aren’t on track for 1.5°C climate target
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Credit: Shutterstock Rapid reductions in fossil fuel production and use are essential to limit global warming to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Our new research...
Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status—but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems
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© smarterpix.com / Givaga As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach...
Greenpeace slams Poland’s new river protection law
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Polish firefighters set up a floating dam to catch dead fish from the river Oder in August 2022. Environmentalists on Friday slammed the passing of...
Dead trees around the world are shocking scientists
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Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to...