Mountain forests are significant carbon stores.
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Towering trees in African tropical mountain forests are a vital, overlooked carbon store threatened by deforestation.
Proboscis monkeys, although endangered, do not tend to receive large amounts of public conservation support.
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Less attractive endangered species don’t tend to receive the same public attention as their more beautiful counterparts: new studies show how we might help change that.
During fracking, water is mixed with fluids and injected into the ground.
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New research shows how fracking could pose a threat to surface water quality, with consequences for human and environmental health.
The food waste households create could be turned into a source of sustainable energy.
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Biogas is often overlooked as a source of renewable energy, but it could be a solution to dealing with the 9.5 million tonnes of food waste created by the UK every year.
Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence.
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Private developers, building professionals and the government all share responsibility for building collapses.
An illegal coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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As the pandemic pushes healthcare online, it’s time to stop overlooking the environmental impacts.
The Marble Arch Mound has been dubbed the “worst attraction” in London.
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Pop-up spaces can be successful, they just need to be better thought through and created with urban ecology in mind rather than economics.
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Clarity and care for the environment should be priorities.
When compared to the option to drive less or not at all, it is hard to see driving an EV as something praiseworthy.
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Choosing to drive EVs looks more like a signal of one’s wealth and privilege than something that warrants moral praise.
A Heat Gradient graphic from the upcoming book Atlas of the Invisible.
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Visualising climate change data in accessible ways can help convince audiences from all backgrounds about the urgency of the climate crisis.
Tourism provides about one-fourth of all jobs in Jamaica.
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The Caribbean has long been the gold standard for western tourism: but our image of the islands as paradises ripe for our enjoyment is harming their environment and people.
In late summer the snow banks on these mountains turn pink, known as “watermelon snow”, thanks to blooming extremophiles.
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How do organisms survive extreme conditions – and how can their adaptations help us develop better technology?
Researchers have found that those who feel more connected to nature tend to feel more connected to all of humanity.
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It may be possible to expand people’s circle of moral concern and, in turn, promote reconciliation through connecting people to nature.
View from Warraber Island.
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Five climate-sensitive infectious diseases exist in the Torres Strait. Traditional Owners are calling on the UN for action.
Cemeteries across the world, particularly in cities, are dealing with serious issues of overcrowding.
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Death is a part of life: but environmentally harmful burial practices, overcrowded cemeteries and unaffordable funerals are denying many the right to a good death.
Plastic pollution is one of the defining problems of our century.
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Making environmentally friendly choices is complex: here’s a guide to help you at home or out shopping.
More than 30 U.S. states have passed laws intended to stop protests like the one against the Line 3 pipeline.
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Native Americans have long struggled to practice their spiritual rituals and protect their landscapes. Crackdowns on Indigenous protests could further erode the free exercise of their religions.
Impalas walk near the elevated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
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Oil spills, cracked buildings and pollution. Just some of the environmental effects of Kenya’s massive railway project.
After years of fighting, anti-fracking activists in Lancashire hailed the government’s 2019 ban on the practice.
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Teenagers directly affected by fracking have voiced disappointment at the political process. They’re looking for other ways to make their voices heard
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Climate change, in its impacts on our society, will have the capacity to destabilise and push social, political and economic systems to their limits. We will have to be bold.