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Earth Sciences Apr 22, 2024

Research showcases Indigenous stewardship's role in forest ecosystem resilience

Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel computer simulation model that showcases Indigenous fire stewardship's role in forest ecosystem health.

Plants & Animals Apr 10, 2024

Certified timber harvesting of tropical forests proves beneficial for gorillas and elephants

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified timber harvesting areas in Gabon and Congo boast a greater abundance of larger mammals, such as leopards, gorillas, and elephants, than non-FSC forests.

Ecology Jan 29, 2024

Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ's seas. It's time to take action, says researcher

The fishers at Separation Point, between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay in New Zealand's northwest South Island, used to be cautious. Something they called "hard coral" would tear their nets. If you dived down about 30 meters, ...

Ecology Sep 12, 2023

Australia logging ban to create koala haven

Australia's most populous state announced Tuesday a logging ban in a forest haven for koalas, aiming to protect the local population from being wiped out.

Ecology Sep 5, 2023

Viewpoint: The illegal killing of 265 trees on Sydney's North Shore is not just vandalism. It's theft on a grand scale

In most illegal tree removals, you might see perhaps a handful of trees removed or poisoned. That's why the recent felling and poisoning of 265 old trees in Sydney's Castle Cove has been so breathtaking and appalling.

Economics & Business Jul 26, 2023

Climate extremes make NZ's supply chains highly vulnerable—it's time to rethink how food is grown and shipped

Supermarket customers around New Zealand are noticing gaps in the grocery aisles that have nothing to do with the global pandemic or Ukraine war. It's clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by ...

Economics & Business Jul 20, 2023

Demand for offsetting is low when carbon credit prices are high, finds New Zealand report

New Zealand organizations are motivated to reduce their emissions internally and expect the price of carbon credits to rise by 2030, a report by the University of Otago Business School's Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jul 7, 2023

Why do we find so much amber in Cretaceous rocks?

What would a traveler from the future think if one day s/he could analyze the rocks that are currently forming on the planet? Surely, this person would find quite a few plastic fragments and wonder why this material was so ...

Biotechnology Jun 28, 2023

New technology enhances measurement reliability of methane gas emissions from rice paddy fields

The joint research team of Dr. Namgoo Kang from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Dr. Minseok Kang from the National Center for Agro Meteorology (NCAM) has developed a novel technology that ...

Ecology Jun 21, 2023

World heritage wetland site threatened by strawberry farming

Strawberry lovers might want to check the provenance of their fruit this summer following controversy about a new farming bill which could cause the devastation of an iconic Spanish wetland.

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