Farmers in some regions are being encouraged to preserve and establish grasslands that can survive drought and protect the soil.
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La Niña is only part of the problem. The long-term driver of increasing drought – even in areas getting more rainfall overall – is the rapidly warming climate.
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A 50-year experiment shows warmer, ‘thirstier’ air may have cut the lifespan of Queensland’s tropical trees in half since the 1980s.
Drought in Navajo Nation. Indigenous people around the world are dealing with many environmental problems, such as access to water.
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An Anglican Aboriginal pastor who attended the COP26 climate conference shares his perspective on Indigenous knowledge in dealing with climate change.
Germany, heavily reliant on natural gas from Russia, has seen a fast expansion in solar power since Russia attacked Ukraine.
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War, famine and an energy crunch are affecting the world’s response to climate change, but there are reasons for optimism.
Illegal oil refineries are operated by oil thieves in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
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The illegal refinery process ignores all environmental, health and safety procedures and can have catastrophic consequences.
Since he was elected in 2018, Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives have made big changes to the province’s environmental policy, which some say are are harmful to endangered species and aren’t aligned with the fight against climate change.
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The 2022 election looms as the most important for Ontario’s environment in the modern era, and its impact may echo for generations to come.
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A staggering 10,000 people took part in our #SetTheAgenda poll. The number one issue was climate change.
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Nigeria should urgently protect three freshwater ecosystems as these undisturbed environments are becoming rare globally.
A child in the Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Cities have the authority and duty to consider children’s rights as part of climate change responses.
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A new ‘protein roadmap’ produced by CSIRO reveals foods set to fill fridges by 2030 as health, environmental and ethical concerns push consumers away from meat.
The Earth viewed from the Apollo 8 lunar mission on Dec. 24, 1968.
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The Earth is a resilient planet, but people are altering it in ways that may take centuries to reverse.
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John Woinarksi’s copy of this 1935 classic of environmental writing is older than him, mostly broken, much read and priceless.
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Hedgehog numbers may be stabilising in towns and cites, helped by routes through gardens.
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Our new technology to recycle food waste into prebiotics uses no toxic chemicals and no fossil fuels.
Abandoned building and barrel at Wilkes Station.
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That there’s legacy waste in Antarctica may come as a surprise to some, as we often think of Antarctica as a pristine wilderness. These photos show why cleaning up is long overdue
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Scott Morrison on Tuesday will announce $804.4 million over a decade to strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in the Antarctic.
There’s a growing belief that teachings from religious faiths belong in the discussion around environmental protection.
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As anxiety over the climate and environmental degradation rises, a scholar argues that teachings from religion and spirituality need to inform discussions on sustainability.
An image from Plastic Nightmare.
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We’ve developed two comics – one which we hope will help young people with diabetes, and another which we hope will raise awareness about the issue of plastic waste.
Young people in Indonesia participate in the 2019 Jakarta Climate Strike.
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Young Muslim activists in Indonesia turn to faith to undertake the sacred task of protecting the natural world. This echoes the growing popularity of ‘green Islam’ as an important global youth agenda.
Heavy rainfall and degrading peatland are putting archaeological artefacts at increased risk of decay.
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Increasing rainfall and degrading peatland are threatening archaeological artefacts buried in UK land.