Bamboo can help us fight both climate change and poverty
Bamboo is ideal for numerous industrial and household purposes. It is also a nearly limitless resource.
The need for climate change solutions grows increasingly dire...
Desalination could give the Middle East water without damaging marine life
If carefully managed, rising rates of desalination may not harm the region’s marine ecosystems.
More than 2 billion people live in “water stressed” countries. These are territories where more...
Bridging the gaps in what people think they know
Strong, misinformed views on science can’t be corrected with simple facts. Not when people are ‘confident’ in what they think they know.
Climate scientists and...
Many of the Amazon’s remaining forests have been ‘degraded,’ scientists say
Beyond the environmental costs, excessive degradation of forests in the Amazon is also harming local communities.
The rainforests across the Amazon are among the planet’s...
Finding Britain’s ‘shadow woods’ is key to reforesting the countryside
When William the Conqueror surveyed his new kingdom in 1086, from lowland to upland Britain was covered with trees.
When William the Conqueror surveyed his new...
Heat drives fungal mutations that affect health
Followers of “The Last of Us,” a 2013 video game release that’s now a top HBO drama series in the United States, know that...
Alien-invasive plants threaten wetlands
Tips for landowners and farmers to restore their wetlands
Alien plant species are said to be one of the principal threats to biodiversity in South...
Indonesia opens its ‘ocean account’ for sustainable marine management
The Indonesian government is designing a new scheme to measure over time the benefits provided by the country’s marine and coastal ecosystems for sustainable...
On Sumatra coast, mangrove clearing sparks scrutiny of loophole
Last year, a 100-hectare patch of mangrove trees in eastern Sumatra was cleared to make way for an oil palm plantation.Residents say small landowners’...
Elephants promote jumbo trees, boosting the carbon stores in Africa’s forests
The dietary habits of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) promote the survival of large, high wood density trees better at storing carbon.New research finds...
Liberian courts rubber-stamp export shipment of illegal logs
On Jan. 16, a timber company won a controversial lawsuit in Liberia, when a court ordered forestry officials there to allow a shipment of...
Climate Communication: Creatives gathered in Cape Town to address the crisis
Climate Story Lab ZA participants, mentors, and guest speakers gathered in Cape Town from 22 to 26 January to develop and amplify 9 creative...
