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Investors and development institutions urged to adopt new Land Rights Standard to reach climate goals

Investors and development institutions urged to adopt new Land Rights Standard...

As global recognition of the planet’s climate emergency comes to a head at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt,...

Satellites and citizen science pinpoint migratory bird refueling stops

Researchers used satellite...
Indonesia’s Supreme Court rules President Widodo not liable in 2015 fires

Indonesia’s Supreme Court rules President Widodo not liable in 2015 fires

Indonesia’s highest court has ruled President Joko Widodo not liable in the 2015 fires, overturning three previous court rulings that found him to be...

learning to love muskoxen at 15 below zero

Enduring subzero temperatures...
Climate damage from Bitcoin mining grew more than 125 times worse in just five years

Climate damage from Bitcoin mining grew more than 125 times worse...

The negative climate impacts of mining the cryptocurrency Bitcoin have grown rapidly over time, with carbon emissions per coin multiplying 126 times from 2016...
Nearly half of replanted trees die, but careful site selection can help

Nearly half of replanted trees die, but careful site selection can...

A recent survey of reforestation efforts in South and Southeast Asia found that about half of trees planted as part of such projects died...
Geoengineering startup’s launch meets with criticism

Geoengineering startup’s launch meets with criticism

Make Sunsets sells “cooling credits” to support its geoengineering startup. Some experts say it’s the rogue actor they’ve worried about. The Make Sunsets startup says...
Deforestation and droughts tend to worsen one another

Deforestation and droughts tend to worsen one another

Human-caused deforestation disrupts and harms the environment so much that severe droughts are inevitable. Climate change is causing significant changes in weather patterns worldwide. The...

Maubere tribes revive customary law to protect the ocean

Traditional laws governing...