The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2023
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In the mid 1990s, only 7% of Australia's land was protected for conservation. Now, it's more than tripled to 22%.
Environment
Nov 27, 2023
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Remember "COVIDiots" and the first protests by "anti-vaxxers"?
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a "shadow pandemic" of domestic violence against women. The UN includes in its definition of domestic violence what it refers to as "economic ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2023
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Over 4 million hectares of tree cover—an area equivalent to the size of Switzerland—may have been cleared to make space for rubber plantations since the 1990s. Out of all the rubber planted, 1 million hectares may have ...
Ecology
Nov 23, 2023
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Among the presidents of nations, high-profile dignitaries, and leaders of household-name companies like Visa, ExxonMobil and Microsoft who descended on San Francisco last week to speak at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2023
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Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the "Great Emancipator" whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Over the past few years, international climate policy has been shaped largely by a close-knit group of politicians in the twilight of their careers. Now leaders from beyond the traditional U.S.-Europe-China power center—some ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2023
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Many organizations, from community sporting groups to the United Nations, have set themselves a target of gender parity: ensuring half of staff or members are women. Gender parity is desirable because training and retaining ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2023
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A few French high-altitude ski resorts opened ahead of schedule Saturday, just days after storms in the northern Alps wiped out some early snows.
Environment
Nov 19, 2023
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