News tagged with relocation
Racing the clock: Rapid climate change forces scientists to evaluate extreme conservation strategies
Scientists are, for the first time, objectively evaluating ways to help species adapt to rapid climate change and other environmental threats via strategies that were considered too radical for serious consideration as recently ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Relocation, relocation, relocation: Math could address climate change population concerns
As sea levels rise in the wake of climate change and semi-arid regions turn to desert, people living in those parts of the world are likely to be displaced. A mathematical approach to planned relocation reported in the International Jo ...
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Climate change forcing a 'move it or lose it' approach to species conservation?
What does it take to save a species in the 21st century? The specter of climate change, with predicted losses to biodiversity as high as 35 percent, has some scientists and managers considering taking their conservation strategies ...
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Moving away lowers re-incarceration risk for parolees
Relocation substantially lowers the likelihood of re-incarceration for parolees, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Jun 09, 2009 |
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A sense of home important is in residential care for the elderly
Many elderly people in residential care feel insecure during relocation or renovation work - but there are ways of handling the situation. Those who manage to create a sense of home where they live are in a better position ...
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Save the seeds: Scientists are relocating plants that may be affected by climate change
As warmer temperatures threaten to devastate plant species across the globe, scientists are taking the lead by relocating plants to safer grounds, according to a recent New York Times article.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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