Schools of jackfish pictured in the ocean off Losin, Thailand. Overfishing is a contributing factor in global climate change.
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Recent research shows how reducing overfishing is both an ecological imperative and a critical means to addressing climate change.
Protecting the planet for future children might mean having fewer children.
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You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically has a much greater impact.
Southern Africa’s rhinos need new watering holes and patches of tree cover before 2085.
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In the worst-case scenario currently being mapped, Earth’s temperature could increase by 4.3°C before 2100. Southern African rhinos will have no possibility of surviving this unless parks act now.
Millions of Ghanaians rely on private commercial transport to commute.
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Critics have described Ghana’s emissions tax as premature.
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When we see false information circulating, we might move to debunk it. But prebunking lies and explaining manipulation techniques can work better.
New insight from the genetic mapping of Arabica coffee plants could help breeders develop climate-resilient varieties of coffee.
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With new insight into the genetic complexity of coffee crops, new, more climate-resilient varieties could be bred in the future.
Signs reflecting conspiracy theories around the 15-minute city are displayed outside Parliament Hill in May 2023. Alongside other comparable initiatives, 15-minute cities represent an effort to place collective health and well-being at the centre of urban planning.
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Canada’s cities must be planned around resident
health and well-being, our research reveals the key barriers to developing truly healthy cities.
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The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
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Australian passenger cars on average use 20% more fuel than passenger in the US – which has had efficiency standards in place since 1975.
Pine trees reflected in smooth water of the lake. Waterlogged valley in the snowy Rocky Mountains.
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Integrating local and Indigenous knowledge into conservation can help to support diverse diets without compromising biodiversity goals.
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Tobacco lobbyists are strongly regulated – could a ‘tobacco-style’ ban work for fossil fuel interests?
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From making journeys more fuel-efficient to reducing food waste.
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By allowing a case against local greenhouse gas emitters to go ahead, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has opened the door to a new front in climate law – one that takes tikanga Māori into account.
The first State of the World’s Migratory Species report says nearly all migrating fish listed are threatened with extinction because of over harvesting.
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Migrating animals are vital to the health of ecosystems worldwide but a new report says they are in grave danger.
Too much fresh water from Greenland’s ice sheet can slow the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation.
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Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to watch for.
A storage tank for liquefied natural gas.
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The US Department of Energy will review its process for approving new LNG projects.
Temperatures dropped well below freezing in Liverpool.
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It’s getting warmer, but there are bumps on the way.
Fleeing a forest fire in Vina del Mar, Chile, February 2024.
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This was no ‘natural disaster’. There are lessons to learn from areas that survived the fires.
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Australia lags the US and Canada when it comes to involving Indigenous people in projects on their land. With the growth of renewable energy we have an opportunity to make a fresh start.
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Most of the problems confronting the world come down to population growth. But where women are given the choice, they limit the number of children they have.