“Place attachment encourages residents to spend more time to connect with others and together watch their neighborhoods evolve. Participating in community-based adaptation planning can further improve residents’ familiarity with climate change impacts on specific places.”
Boosting Food Crops’ Capacity for Photosynthesis Leads To Higher Yields
Last year nearly one out of 10 people worldwide went without enough food and by the end of the decade as many as 660 million people will be facing food scarcity, according to the United Nations.
Last year nearly one out of 10 people worldwide went without enough food and by the end of the decade as many as 660 million people will be facing food scarcity, according to the United Nations.
To Conserve Freshwater Sources, Industries Like Construction Must Take the Lead
Construction industry at the core of the climate change debate.
Construction industry at the core of the climate change debate.
To Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence, Sustainable Buildings Are Key
The low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency.
The low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency.
Reintroducing Bison to the Great Plains Would Boost Plant Diversity and Resilience
“The resilience we found in the bison grasslands is also consistent with the idea that diversity promotes ecological resilience.”
“The resilience we found in the bison grasslands is also consistent with the idea that diversity promotes ecological resilience.”
Most Infectious Diseases Can Be Worsened by Climate Change
To be able to prevent global health crises, humanity needs a comprehensive understanding of the pathways and the magnitude with which climate change might affect pathogenic diseases.
To be able to prevent global health crises, humanity needs a comprehensive understanding of the pathways and the magnitude with which climate change might affect pathogenic diseases.
In Southeast Asia, Thailand Is Alone in Boosting Its Wild Tiger Population
“We have successfully improved their habitation areas by using the latest technology and the smart patrol system.”
“We have successfully improved their habitation areas by using the latest technology and the smart patrol system.”
Water Scarcity Will Become More Common in the Northern Hemisphere
“Water management systems in snow-dominated regions are based on the predictability of snowpack and runoff, and much of that predictability could go away with climate change.”
“Water management systems in snow-dominated regions are based on the predictability of snowpack and runoff, and much of that predictability could go away with climate change.”
50,000 Wild Species Are Key to Sustainability Goals. And We’d Better Hurry.
“The long history of sustainable uses of wild species in these areas has played a role in maintaining and increasing local levels of biodiversity while supporting indigenous peoples well-being and livelihoods.”
“The long history of sustainable uses of wild species in these areas has played a role in maintaining and increasing local levels of biodiversity while supporting indigenous peoples well-being and livelihoods.”
Rare Sighting of a Critically Endangered Fish in the Mekong Raises Conservation Hopes
The Mekong giant salmon carp is a freshwater fish and it may not strike the unitiated as a particularly exotic specimen. Yet scientists in Cambodia were elated at seeing a member of this species (Aaptosyax grypus) in local waters.
The Mekong giant salmon carp is a freshwater fish and it may not strike the unitiated as a particularly exotic specimen. Yet scientists in Cambodia were elated at seeing a member of this species (Aaptosyax grypus) in local waters.
Flexitarian, Vegetarian, Vegan? Which Diet Is Best for the Planet?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet.
By Sustainability Times The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth, destroys forests and other ecosystems and produces a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meat and dairy specifically accounts for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. So changing what we eat can help reduce…
Heatwaves Worsen Mental Health Conditions
Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health.
Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health.
The Arctic Is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Global Average
Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing it at the same rate. Polar regions have especially been affected by warming temperatures and a new analysis of temperature rises in the Arctic shows just how much.
Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing it at the same rate. Polar regions have especially been affected by warming temperatures and a new analysis of temperature rises in the Arctic shows just how much.
Dow To Become First Manufacturer To Use SMRs in U.S.
As Europe re-evaluates nuclear power in the face of a looming energy crisis, new nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs) may prove an option for generating low-carbon energy in the manufacturing sector.
As Europe re-evaluates nuclear power in the face of a looming energy crisis, new nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs) may prove an option for generating low-carbon energy in the manufacturing sector.
Science Is Key to Environmental Justice
By Jane Marsh Environmental justice, a term brought to life in the 1950s, enforces policies and advocates for justice for all people regardless of their ethnic origins or social status when it comes to environmental factors that affect them. At its core environmental justice seeks to make the environment safer, cleaner and more sustainable…
Palm Oil Substitutes Can Offer Beleaguered Rainforests a Fighting Chance
The researchers have extracted edible oils from a common strain of microalgae that have similar properties to palm oil but contain fewer saturated fatty acids.
The researchers have extracted edible oils from a common strain of microalgae that have similar properties to palm oil but contain fewer saturated fatty acids.