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Tara Lohan Warming temperatures, stronger storms and rising seas present a cascade of challenges that researchers are racing to understand. Scientists have provided another reminder that, when it comes to climate change, we’re all in this together. A study published last October in Nature Clima

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Launches & Events , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 03/03/2022

Environment Assembly concludes with 14 resolutions to curb pollution, protect and restore nature worldwide

Along with putting an end to plastic pollution, a second key resolution supports the establishment of a comprehensive and ambitious science policy panel on the sound management of chemicals and waste and preventing pollution. The 5th UN Environment Assembly concluded in Nairobi with 14 resolutions

Biodiversity , Business , Cities , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/22/2021

More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests

Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City leaders representing combined population of nearly 173 million residents have issued the Cities4Forests “Call to Action on Forests & C

Business , Cities , Environment , Sustainable Development / 03/12/2018

Building for green growth in Thailand

Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Last month, the country took a significant step by submitting two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Ch

Climate , Energy , Solutions , Water / 08/15/2017

Germany’s green roofs offer lesson on climate change adaptation

Zhang Dongfang Protecting buildings from extreme heat and heavy rain keeps them cooler and reduces run-off Heatwaves and heavy rains have hit China this summer, with Shanghai seeing its hottest weather for 145 years and rainstorms, floods and landslips killing at least 156 peopleacross five provi

Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 09/12/2016

Earth Temperature Timeline

A comic take on climate change since the glacial age This comic was originally published in xkcd.com and is shared here under creative commons attribute.

Environment , Forests , Videos / 08/14/2016

50,000 years old forest discovered under water

Rafal Chudy Near the coast of Alabama, scuba divers discovered a primeval underwater forest. The cypress forest was protected in an oxygen-free environment for more than 50 thousands years. Most likely, the forest was uncovered from ocean sediments by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Ben Raines, one of

Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 07/31/2016

If carbon pricing is so great, why isn’t it working?

Peter Fairley Political hurdles and low prices have made carbon pricing a low-impact affair. But there’s still hope it can help limit climate change. Earth’s atmosphere has long served as a free dump for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by humans. That is changing as policy-ma

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food / 07/19/2016

Are sharks going extinct next?

Marianne Furtado de Nazareth 100 million sharks are killed by humans every single year Contrary to what famously terrifying movies like ‘Jaws’ would have their horrified audiences believe, Marine ecologist Neil Hammerschlag says that sharks pose only a very small risk to humans. In fact,

Business , Energy , Sustainable Development , Transport / 07/11/2016

Rickshaw gets upgrade with hemp sidecar

Paul Icamina Filipino and South Korean scientists launched on 1 July a project for the development of a tricycle whose sidecars are made mostly of abaca fibre composites This is the first time abaca will be used as a passenger load-bearing component. The Philippines is the world’s major source of

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