Study raises red flag over 'green' claims
More than 95 percent of consumer products marketed as "green," including all toys surveyed, make misleading or inaccurate claims, says a report Tuesday.
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Trade and migration will affect how states and countries adapt to climate change
When people talk about adapting to climate change, they often refer to innovations—a new crop variety that can withstand more extreme heat or building underwater pumps to cool coral reefs. But Gary Lyn, an assistant professor ...
Economics & Business
Nov 1, 2022
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Boom in 'ice ivory' trade of mammoth tusks presents new threat to elephants and environment
Conservationists fear a rise in the buying and selling of mammoth tusks, known as the "ice ivory" trade, poses a new threat to elephants.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2023
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Billions of people rely on wild species for food, fuel, income: UN
Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the well-being of billions of people across the world who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, United Nations biodiversity experts said Friday.
Ecology
Jul 8, 2022
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How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertilizer-free farming
Plants are among the most intrepid explorers on Earth. Roughly 460 million years ago, the first plants started leaving lakes and rivers and appeared on land. At that time, the surface of Earth was mostly bare rock.
Biotechnology
Oct 6, 2023
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New markets on the menu with plant biosecurity tool
Global trade is important and brings many benefits. But trade can also spread pests and pathogens that harm agricultural crops and the natural environment.
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2023
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The world needs a global system to detect and halt the spread of emerging crop diseases
More than 20 percent of the five staple crops that provide half the globe's caloric intake are lost to pests each year. Climate change and global trade drive the spread, emergence, and re-emergence of crop disease, and containment ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2019
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A fire brigade against mosquitoes: New technology can protect against the spread of tropical diseases
The warm season in Europe marks the beginning of the high season for mosquitoes. While they and their larvae serve as prey for many animals and thus play an important role in the ecosystem, humans find the small bloodsuckers ...
Biotechnology
Jun 2, 2023
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European carbon market suffers in annus horribilis
Europe's market in carbon emissions is hoping for outside help after a year in which prices slumped to record lows, savaging claims that trading in CO2 brakes the rise of dangerous greenhouse gases.
Environment
Dec 26, 2011
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Warning to Davos: world 'sleep-walking' into climate disaster
The risks of catastrophic weather and flooding from climate change top the list of concerns for business leaders heading into next week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
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Jan 16, 2019
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