Written by: Duncan Cameron
In 1937, Franklin Roosevelt, then president of the US, wrote to state governors in the wake of the “dust bowl” catastrophe, where drought across the Southern Plains led to catastrophic famine and dust storms. “The nation that destroys...
Written by: Stephen Hall
Predators such as wolves and brown bears were once a common sight in Europe and could be found roaming in every country on the continent.
Their numbers began dwindling as the human population grew exponentially, and they...
Written by: Giuseppe Sala
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense suffering, throwing the global economy into upheaval and bringing hardship to many, including the elderly, working families and those most vulnerable in our communities. In the wake of this...
Written by: Matthew Carl Ives, Penny Mealy, and Thom Wetzer
Search online for “climate change” and “tipping points” and you’ll find some scary results. Melting ice sheets, the collapse of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation , the permafrost methane “time bomb” and the die-back of the...
Written by: Ghislaine Llewellyn
In Japan, it is traditionally believed that “the forest calls the fish”. This is a more romantic way of explaining how coastal and riparian forests prevent erosion and keep agricultural run-off from reaching waterways, protecting the...
Written by: Kimberly White
Renowned media organization, TED, has announced a new global collaboration to spur climate action. During the first week of COP25, TED unveiled Countdown.
Named for the necessary reduction to zero net greenhouse gas emissions, the goal of...
Written by: Simon Read
Scientists are becoming increasingly alarmed about humanity wrecking something very fundamental to all of us: the soil under our feet. Why? Because up to 40 percent of the land on Earth is now degraded, worsening climate change...
Written by: Ethan D. Coffel and Justin S. Mankin
The Nile – the world’s longest river – runs through 11 countries in Africa and has a basin that covers about 3 million sq kms, nearly 10% of the continent’s landmass. About 250 million people are reliant...
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Written by: Julie Mollins
Tackling climate change requires large-scale financial investments into adaptation and mitigation activities.
Known as “climate finance” under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the idea of mobilizing funds from countries in the global...
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Written by: Julie Mollins
Projecting how the planet will react to environmental change as the atmosphere warms is no straightforward matter.
In a new study, scientists detail the reaction of intact tropical forests, which host a vital 40 percent...