This UNESCO-listed practice helps prevent soil erosion, conserve water and enhance agricultural productivity, and at the heart of it are the Konso elders who play a crucial role in passing down the knowledge of terracing to younger generations.
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Dialysis Works Really Well for Wastewater Treatment
Researchers have uncovered an innovative approach to treating wastewater by employing dialysis, a technology borrowed from the medical field.
Researchers have uncovered an innovative approach to treating wastewater by employing dialysis, a technology borrowed from the medical field.
Excerpt: The Dawn of Carbon Offsets Through Forestation
A novel private plan in the late 1980s helped set the stage for planting trees as a means to sequester carbon emissions.
A novel private plan in the late 1980s helped set the stage for planting trees as a means to sequester carbon emissions.
Milwaukee Plans to Build Net-Zero Modular Homes for Lower-Income Residents — But It’s Not Easy
The city hopes to lure a manufacturer of energy-efficient panelized homes, a way to cut carbon emissions while building homes and creating jobs
The city hopes to lure a manufacturer of energy-efficient panelized homes, a way to cut carbon emissions while building homes and creating jobs
How NYC’s Congestion Pricing Helps the Planet
Congestion pricing seeks to manage demand for road space in busy areas. Drivers pay a fee to enter these zones with electronic tolling systems that track vehicles and collect payments.
Congestion pricing seeks to manage demand for road space in busy areas. Drivers pay a fee to enter these zones with electronic tolling systems that track vehicles and collect payments.
Surviving Fire but Not the Toxins as Modern Homes, Full of Plastic, Burn
As Mongabay contributor Alden Wicker reports, modern homes that survive fires often remain uninhabitable due to the toxic chemicals released by synthetic furnishings and building materials.
As Mongabay contributor Alden Wicker reports, modern homes that survive fires often remain uninhabitable due to the toxic chemicals released by synthetic furnishings and building materials.
Smart Tags Reveal Migratory Bats Are Storm-Front Surfers
To address this, Hurme and his colleagues designed specialized tags that weigh just over a gram each that can be attached to bats.
To address this, Hurme and his colleagues designed specialized tags that weigh just over a gram each that can be attached to bats.
Saving the Surf Is a Climate Solution
The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport and the planet.
The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport and the planet.
Polygamy Isn’t a Great Mating Strategy for Birds
Researchers have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while others disappear over time.
Researchers have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while others disappear over time.
Reducing Cattle Methane Without Reducing Meat Consumption
Cattle are ruminants: their stomachs allow them to digest fiber-rich foods like grass and hay.
Cattle are ruminants: their stomachs allow them to digest fiber-rich foods like grass and hay.
Global Temperature in 2024 Hits Record 1.55°C Over Pre-Industrial Level
Scientists caution that the data represent the average for the Earth’s year-round weather and don’t mean that the climate has exceeded the Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5°C (2.7°F).
Scientists caution that the data represent the average for the Earth’s year-round weather and don’t mean that the climate has exceeded the Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5°C (2.7°F).
A New Idea for National Parks: Leave Some of Them to the Animals
Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
Life at -58°F: How 15 Arctic Species Thrive in the Cold
The Arctic, with temperatures plummeting below -58°F, is one of Earth’s most challenging environments for survival.
The Arctic, with temperatures plummeting below -58°F, is one of Earth’s most challenging environments for survival.
From Lab to Life: Advanced Genetic Testing Offers Fresh Hope for a Healthy Start in Life
EU-backed researchers and doctors are pioneering advanced pre-implantation and prenatal genetic testing to improve the chance of healthy pregnancies in at-risk families.
EU-backed researchers and doctors are pioneering advanced pre-implantation and prenatal genetic testing to improve the chance of healthy pregnancies in at-risk families.
My 2025 Sustainability Vision
An attempt to return nature to what it once was.
An attempt to return nature to what it once was.
World’s Record Heat Is Worsening Air Pollution and Health in Global South
Heat domes intensify unhealthy air pollution from vehicles, industry, wildfires and dust storms.
Heat domes intensify unhealthy air pollution from vehicles, industry, wildfires and dust storms.