Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
(Washington, D.C.) – In response to the escalating biodiversity crisis and the need to address critical issues including climate change, the prevention of future pandemics, and improving overall global health …
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By Helen Yaffee Cuba, a small island besieged by the United States, is taking concrete measures to reorient its economy in the fight against climate change. It’s an example that …
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By Dr. Rob Moir The word hypocrisy has been bandied about on the heels of the Glasgow Climate Pact, reached by unanimous consent of nearly 200 nations, as goals remain …
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Live oaks, sycamores top ranking of trees that mitigate effects of pollution, climate change It’s easy to say “just plant more trees” to mitigate air pollution. But how? Where? And …
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Islands are biodiversity hotspots yet, paradoxically, are also extinction hotspots. The impacts of invasive alien species, habitat loss and climate change are compounded in small island nations, which are highly …
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Eight years after the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage (WIM) was established, efforts to mobilise finance for countries facing catastrophic and unavoidable climate change impacts remain stalled. A new …
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By Mark L. Friedman 18-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke on Nov. 8 at the rally of 100,000 in Glasgow organized by Fridays for Future, an international movement of …
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By Mark Friedman Cuba’s delegation to Cop26 tells DR LAUREN COLLINS about the island’s approach to adapting to the effects of global warming, the challenges it faces and its hopes …
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U-Michigan News As society experiences increasingly frequent and severe natural hazard events and environmental stressors—while making little progress at reducing carbon emissions—the need to adapt to the changing climate has …
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By Dr. Rob Moir Pummeled by rising sea levels, extreme weather events and increasing ocean acidity, headlines tell of climate change giving the ocean another punch. “A crucial system of …
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