News about the growing ecological crisis may cause people to feel grief and fear. It is understandable to seek relief from these feelings and look for good news. But what if grief is the good news?
A subsistence farmer gathers withered maize from his farm. James Wakibia/
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Smallholder farmers are bearing the brunt of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Deliberate steps are required to support them and boost agricultural output,
Environmental degradation and altered landscapes, both due to human action and climate change, increase the incidence of already known diseases and the risk of new zoonoses emerging
Getting serious about protecting global biodiversity requires not just policy but a revolution in how we talk about, and with, our planet’s forests.
“Traffic jams” of boats and floating houses on the dry bed of Lake Puraquequara, in the outskirts of Manaus: a combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and insistence on works with a huge environmental impact contribute to an unprecedented and extremely urgent condition in the region.
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A combination of climate change, a strong El Niño and an insistence on works of enormous impact are contributing to an unprecedented and extremely urgent situation in the region
You might look at the task ahead of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels and despair. But we’ve changed energy sources many times before – and it’s never a straightforward process.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by climate change.
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The UN ‘30 by 30’ biodiversity strategy aims to set aside 30% of land as protected areas. New research shows these areas do support biodiversity, but big parks also increase it outside their borders.
Forest fragmentation is causing the deepest and darkest parts of the world’s forests to shrink.
Woodland caribou of the Pipmuacan herd. The effects of predation and habitat loss have greatly contributed to the decline of caribou in southern Nitassinan.
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Too much red meat – and especially processed meat – is linked to cancer and heart disease. But moderation is the key – alongside better farming practices
Illustration of a view of Africa from space.
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David Baratoux, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Aziz Diaby Kassamba, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Cocody, Côte-d'Ivoire; Marc Harris Yao Fortune, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Cocody, Côte-d'Ivoire; Marie Korsaga, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo e Pancrace Aka, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Cocody, Côte-d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire’s nanosatellite is the first step towards applications that monitor environmental harm and illegal activities and assist in planning for development.
Wistman’s Wood, Dartmoor National Park, UK.
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Paolo Omar Cerutti, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) e Silvia Ferrari, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Timber parks, where the paperwork for loads of timber is inspected, can help stem the financial losses from illegal exports.