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A woman wearing a hat plants seedlings in the foreground of this picture, as a group of men and women do the same farther back.
Posted inNews

Traditional Knowledge Is Essential to Sustainability in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 12 November 20216 December 2021

At COP26, the Science Panel for the Amazon is emphasizing the need for Indigenous and Local Knowledge to inform scientific and policy recommendations.

A stream in autumn with trees and vegetation along both banks, with an old barn and agricultural fields in the background.
Posted inNews

Scientists Call for Policies to Buffer Agricultural Runoff

by Jady Carmichael 22 October 202128 March 2022

By reviewing 44 studies, researchers make a scientific case for regulating agricultural pollution of streams and rivers by implementing conservation practices, including riparian buffer zones.

Image of Sean de Guzman of the California Department of Water Resources conducting a snow survey in the Sierra Nevada.
Posted inFeatures

The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect

by Korena Di Roma Howley 24 September 202112 April 2022

Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt?

A downhill skier is mid-turn, throwing up snow beneath his angled skis.
Posted inFeatures

How the Ski Industry Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Climate Activism

by Jenessa Duncombe 24 September 202121 March 2022

A cultural shift is underway to transform outdoor buffs into stalwarts for climate action. Will it come soon enough to save their sport?

Patch of forest close to the Tambopata River, Peru
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Forest Recovery in the Amazon Is a Slow Process

by Meghie Rodrigues 14 September 202129 April 2022

For the first time, a study analyzes Amazon forest loss and recovery at national and subnational levels. One finding shows that new plantings offset less than 10% of emissions associated with deforestation.

Figure showing key requirements for making forest-based natural climate solutions successful for climate mitigation, with examples of potential pitfalls are shown for each category.
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Permanence of Nature-Based Climate Solutions at Risk

by E. Davidson 22 July 20213 May 2022

Conserving native ecosystems helps sequester carbon and mitigate climate change, but new statistical modeling questions the permanence of California’s carbon-rich forests with climate change.

Computer artwork of two transportation vehicles on the Moon, with the Earth visible in the sky above
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Declaration of the Rights of the Moon

by Kate Evans 20 July 202122 November 2021

What are the ethics of mining the Moon? Could humans cause environmental damage to Earth’s only satellite? And could a new Declaration of the Rights of the Moon be one way of mitigating those impacts?

Neat rows of crops grow between rows of trees
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Using Nuclear Fallout to Measure Soil Erosion in Tunisia

by Issa Sikiti da Silva 5 November 202028 January 2022

Cesium-137 acts as a tracer to evaluate the efficiency of conservation methods.

Photograph showing debris in an urban water drainage channel
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Environmental Impact Bonds Incentivize Watershed Restoration

by Jim Hall 21 September 20206 January 2022

Environmental Impact Bonds for financing new water and environmental infrastructure can be properly priced with the help of watershed modelling.

Aerial panorama warped to look like a planet.
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How Earth Day Lost Its Way

by M. Taft 22 April 20208 October 2021

The history of Earth Day has grown from its radical roots to a canopy for classroom activities.

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