Growing NZ cities eat up fertile land—but housing and food production can co-exist
Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure costs.
Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure costs.
Environment
Nov 13, 2023
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Every summer for almost the last 20 years, volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, both in the UK, have been tracking car number plates. But not in the the way you might think. Their inspections aim to register ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2023
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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Bird populations are in rapid decline across North America. While climate change is just one of the many factors influencing North American birds, its effects are significant and can interact with other stressors, such as ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2023
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Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica.
Ecology
Sep 10, 2023
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Research led by Arizona State University, Tempe, has looked into how urbanization, species traits and environmental factors interact to shape urban wildlife communities. This research is essential for effective conservation ...
What would Goldilocks do if given the chance to pick the "just right" density for our cities? Depends who you ask.
Environment
Sep 1, 2023
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Confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with high-impact weather continuing through August. These records are based on air temperatures, but measurements of the temperature ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2023
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Wildfires, pushed by powerful winds, raced through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving a charred and smoldering landscape across the tourist town of about 13,000 residents that was once the capital of the Kingdom ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2023
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Russia's war in the Ukraine has severe consequences not only for humans, it also has detrimental effects on populations of urban and semi-urban wildlife in the attacked cities and regions.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2023
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