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Water reserve cisterns are seen on the roof of a building backdropped by the Ancient Greek Concordia temple in Agrigento, southern Sicily, Italy in July 2024. Climate change is making droughts worse around the world. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

How ‘climate mainstreaming’ can address climate change and further development goals

Efforts to address climate change can learn a lot from the decades-long gender mainstreaming efforts.
Wild chickens, hens and cocks strut through a parking lot in search of their next meal in Kauai, Hawaii. bluestork/Shutterstock

Why every island’s wildlife ends up looking alike

Wherever humans set foot, they bring with them invasive exotic species. Some animals and plants that are particularly useful to humans are now found all around the globe.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at the COP28 UN Climate Summit in December 2023. in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since she began her run for president, her climate stances have been shrouded in what is likely deliberate ambiguity. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Is being vague a virtue? Why Kamala Harris is keeping her climate cards close

In Kamala Harris’s recent appearances, environmental issues have been mentioned only briefly and she seems to be avoiding diving into specifics. The ambiguity is more than likely intentional.
The researchers drilling on the Guliya Glacier. Lonnie Thompson

Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s climate – and how viruses adapt to climate change

From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.
There have been calls for a joint approach to tackling climate change and biodiversity loss for years, but to date, co-ordinated global policy is still lacking. (Pixabay/Pat Josse)

A window of opportunity for climate and biodiversity

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Convention on Biological Diversity are separate platforms, but climate change and biodiversity loss urgently require a joint approach.

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