Q&A: There's a better way to fight wildfires, indigenous groups say
More frequent fires. Smaller, cooler blazes. Nighttime and early morning burns.
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Sep 6, 2023
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UN invasive species report reveals scale of threat to nature and people—and how to manage it
More than 3,500 invasive alien species are seriously compromising human well-being and causing irreversible damage to ecosystems, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2023
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Deforestation in Brazil Amazon falls, more Indigenous reserves approved
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66 percent in August versus the same month last year, the government said Tuesday, while also announcing the demarcation of two new Indigenous reserves.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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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.
Ecology
Sep 5, 2023
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Too many young people who've been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better, say researchers
Young people in contact with the criminal justice system—be it under community-based orders or in youth detention—are among the most marginalized in our society. And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these ...
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them
Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it's a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children.
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2023
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A cave on Borneo has been used for 20,000 years: 400-year-old rock art depicts colonial resistance
The islands of South-East Asia record a long and dynamic human history of technological innovation, migration and conflict.
Archaeology
Aug 24, 2023
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Buffalo slaughter left lasting impact on Indigenous peoples, economics study finds
The mass slaughter of North American bison by settlers of European descent is a well-known ecological disaster. An estimated eight million bison roamed the United States in 1870, but just 20 years later fewer than 500 of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2023
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Gene sequences of 300 varieties could contribute to more nutritious, disease-free and weather-proof potatoes
As climate change continues to pose severe challenges to ensuring sustainable food supplies around the world, scientists from McGill University are looking for ways to improve the resilience and nutritional quality of potatoes. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 23, 2023
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Ecuador votes to halt oil drilling in Amazon reserve
Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as a historic example of climate democracy.
Environment
Aug 21, 2023
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