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Although China’s tree-planting efforts have increased carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and protected the soil from erosion, they have also led to drastic water shortages.
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Scientists were struggling to keep track of illegal fishing in international waters and the seabirds it threatened. Then they had an idea.
Montreal climate march, September 27 2019.
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New research shows changing your lifestyle for environmental reasons can lead you into political action.
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The UK’s official climate advisor recommends up to 50,000 hectares of new woodland each year by 2050.
Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist, addresses a press conference during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22 2020.
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Jane Goodall’s comments at Davos may seem harmless, but they reflect a dangerous misreading of the climate crisis that needs to be challenged.
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Psychedelic drugs are creating waves as evidence mounts of their therapeutic potential. New research also suggests they might mitigate the climate crisis by unlocking a lost connection to nature.
Oil tankers load up in a port at twilight.
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The Great Acceleration inaugurated the Anthropocene in the 1950s. Now, a similar race for resources and space is happening in the ocean.
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Finding out what would motivate people to reduce their carbon emissions can be determined by examining behaviour.
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We need to tackle individualism to tackle climate change.
Lake Jialong in the Central Himalaya is a new lake created by glacial meltwater.
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Meltwater lakes forming at the head of glaciers are causing them to shrink faster, which will affect the flow of big rivers that supply millions of people downstream in Asia.
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Since 2019, night train networks have seen a remarkable revival across Europe.
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The words used to describe the natural world are dwindling - some are even being hijacked and given modern new meanings.
Tropical peat swamps like this are being cleared at record rates.
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Researchers found that palm oil plantations up to five years old were more harmful to the climate than already established ones.
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Humans are not very sensitive to changes in air pressure, but they can have a big effect on the weather.
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CO₂ will need to be removed from the atmosphere to avoid catastrophic heating. Can the process be incentivised?
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And why they may be about to change their diets in the years ahead.
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Sweeping changes are in store for British farming, but they’re not guaranteed to benefit struggling ecosystems.
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The ecological costs of huge, repetitive, high-severity wildfires on ecosystems could be colossal.
A common guillemot colony on the Farallon Islands, California.
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As well as a stark warning about climate change, the disaster underlines the importance of wildlife monitoring.
The next 20 years of Britain’s electricity policy must look very different from the previous 20.
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You can’t demand rebellion for long without inviting the suspicion of the state.
Smoke covers a street market in Palermo, Italy. October 8 2019.
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Pollutants like nitrogen dioxide are a silent killer, but everyone isn’t equally at risk.
‘In Australia, beds are burning. So are entire towns, irreplaceable forests and endangered and precious animal species such as the koala.’
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I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action.
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George Monbiot’s documentary could delight and frustrate cultured meat lovers in equal measure.
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The UN’s climate change conference is coming to the UK this year, and former industrial powerhouse Glasgow is just the city to demonstrate its environmental commitment.