Tag: forests
Forests are crucial to combating climate change—will Biden rise to the...
Unsustainable logging by the forest products industry is driving massive carbon emissions.
Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage...
In many places, preserving and restoring mangrove forests can be an extremely economically effective strategy for protecting coasts from tropical storm damage.
Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at...
"The central point of this study is to show the need of acquiring an integral vision of the region to fight the destruction that has been taking place.”
Scientists’ urge international body to protect and regrow forests as a...
"...our message as scientists is simple: Our planet's future climate is inextricably tied to the future of its forests."
Murder of activist in India highlights growing risk to environmental defenders
Ajit Maneshwar Naik, a 57-year-old environmental activist who fought against the construction of new dams on the Kali River in the state of Karnataka in India, was killed last month.
Study: Children have better nutrition when they live near forests
The data show that forests aren't just correlated with improvements in people's diets. We show that forests cause these improvements."
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How an ancient irrigation method makes sustainable life possible in the U.S. Southwest
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
China – Cultural revolution 2.0 and great leap backward?
Young people in China and America face similar problems. Both countries need a profound revolution but it must be real and ground up, not a populist sham from those in power.
Babies poop has ten times more microplastics than in adults, study finds
“Unfortunately, with the modern lifestyle, babies are exposed to so many different things for which we don't know what kind of effect they can have later in their life.”
WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines
The WHO determined that air pollution inflicts on human health at even lower concentrations than previously understood.
Eugenics rears its unsavory head: Vaccine schism saves the intelligent & sacrifices the backward
Right-wing vaccine resistance could remove thousands of Trump voters in critical red states.