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Why Has The Term “Nature-Based” Been Crucial To Dialogue At COP16 Convention On Biological Diversity?

November 4, 2024 admin air quality, Biodiversity, carbon emissions, climate change, ecosystems, investment, Massachusetts, nature, policy & politics, the nature conservancy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:53:35 +0000

The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is now well underway in Cali, Colombia, bringing together nearly 190 nations. They’re gathered to find answers to the critical challenge of halting ever-increasing biodiversity loss, investigating its relationship with the climate crisis, and enhancing the … [continued]

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Stop & Look At The World At Our Feet, Asks OVO Production From Cirque Du Soleil

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, climate change, ecosystems, HEALTH, insects

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:20:15 +0000

As we enter the concert seating, sounds of crickets and bullfrogs greet us. An enormous OVO — Portuguese for “egg” — sits on the stage, nearly as high as it is wide: 28′ wide by 22′ tall. The overhead spotlights are chlorophyll green, so we in the audience are basked … [continued]

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Earth Day 2024 Steps Up Actions To Save The Planet

April 25, 2024 admin air quality, climate change, Earth Day, ecosystems

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 22:39:15 +0000

The world is in the midst of drastic environmental changes — more than any activist feared when Earth Day was first commemorated. Earth Day 2024 is an opportunity for communities to come together to celebrate the world on which we live. First held on April 22, 1970 as part of … [continued]

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It’s Important To Protect The Bison, The “Original Climate Regulator”

September 14, 2022 admin Agriculture, ecosystems, native americans, SCIENCE, US, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:38:49 +0000

Managing bison has been a longtime balancing act that needs to be revisited due to the climate crisis and the need to return to natural ecosystems.

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Last Month in Climate Science: More Injury-Related Deaths, Mass Seabird Die-Off, River Ice Disappearing

February 29, 2020 admin ANIMALS, antarctica, Birds, climate change, Crime, ecosystems, Extreme weather, fires, fires and climate change, glaciers, global weirding, HEALTH, Irrigation, oceans, ozone layer, permafrost, policy & politics, research, river ice, SCIENCE, sea ice, sea level rise, temperature rise, the flu, Violent crime, Water, Wildfires

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:54:43 +0000

Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change’s causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and explores what’s to come if we don’t reduce emissions at a quicker pace