Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health.
Environment
May 17, 2021
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A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. Authors I.A. Kane of the Univ. of Manchester and A. Fildani of the Deep Time Institute write that ...
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2021
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The extent of Indigenous businesses' contribution to the Australian economy has been revealed—at least $4.88 billion—in a first-of-its-kind research snapshot of the sector's diversity and impact.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2021
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Research-practice partnerships (RPPs), long-term collaborations between researchers, policy makers and practitioners, represent an especially promising strategy for making sure that all children benefit from early childhood ...
Education
Apr 29, 2021
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With the global population predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, one of the biggest challenges in our lifetimes will be securing enough food for everyone.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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Since 2006, economist and former Bush-era White House adviser Greg Mankiw has been encouraging economists and policy makers to join the Pigou Club, which advocates for a tax on carbon. The idea goes back to economist Arthur ...
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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It's unusual for researchers who study our catastrophically changing climate to use the words "optimism" and "climate change" in the same sentence.
Environment
Apr 26, 2021
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A team of researchers from the Africa Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) led a global team of 21 climate risk scholars to better understand and inform decision making around climate change risks in Africa and globally ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2021
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A group of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni have authored a thorough roadmap for institutions, government and policy-makers to follow in order to implement a systems-thinking approach to address anti-Black racism in Ontario.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2021
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Many consumers are willing to pay for improved environmental quality and thus non-market values of impacts of food production on e.g. water quality, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, pollution, erosion or GHG emissions ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2021
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