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Botswana offers to send 20,000 elephants to Germany, saying it should try looking after them instead of criticizing
Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said he wants to send 20,000 elephants to Germany to stop cr…
Mikhaila Friel
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Gardeners are fuming about a study that found produce from urban farms has a high carbon footprint
Researchers are facing backlash over a study that found produce grown on urban farms has a higher c…
Catherine Boudreau
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'Extinct' holly tree in Brazil rediscovered living in big city, say scientists
The expedition in Brazil spotted the Pernambuco holly when they recognized its distinctive tiny whi…
Rebecca Rommen
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Jeff Bezos should pay up for using the Amazon's name, says this Brazilian governor
Wilson Lima said Amazon uses the name of Amazonas and Amazonia: "How much do we get for this? We wa…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Blood-thirsty vampire bats will soon begin migrating into other countries, bringing rabies to a ton of livestock
Climate change is making everything get hotter, while diminishing the temperature difference betwee…
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6 ways humans are transforming Antarctica from a pristine preserve to a polluted wasteland
Antarctica is one of the most pristine places on Earth, yet it's changing rapidly due to human encr…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Scientists are racing to explore more of the ocean hoping to discover medical breakthroughs and address the climate crisis
An array of organizations are working to scale marine biodiscovery to discover beneficial traits fr…
Tasmin Lockwood
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World leaders want to protect a third of the Earth's land and water to save wildlife from extinction. There's a climate connection, too.
World leaders made a promise to protect nature in Montreal, Canada to avert the extinction of some …
Catherine Boudreau
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Mother nature is screaming for us to adopt a new diet. An agreement by nearly 200 countries could help identify flaws in how we produce food.
Nearly 200 countries have agreed to push companies to disclose their impacts on the environment. Th…
Catherine Boudreau
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Cost of living to become major crisis in India within two years: World Economic Forum
It noted that these risks would be amplified by aspects like unsustainable levels of debt, a new er…
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From non-native bluegrass in Antarctica to beautiful spotted bugs in the middle of NYC, here are 5 invasive species that are as stunning as they are threatening to humanity
A United Nations report says invasive species are costing the world $423 billion every year to comb…
Hilary Brueck
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GEF announces massive "game-changing" $1.4 billion fund for sustainable projects; India's bioenergy sector to benefit
The Indian proposal has been allocated almost $14 million of GEF financing along with a hefty $705 …
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How 2 Indian organisations are using AI to fight climate change in India
Two Indian organisations, Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust and Villgro Innovation Foundation, are …
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Fishing startups are making the industry more sustainable by repelling bycatch, recycling nets, and tackling dredging — but they need more cash to stay afloat
Startups working at the intersection of climate and traditional fishing have cited a gap in funding…
Tasmin Lockwood
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Extreme heat could make photosynthesis impossible for tropical trees and plants that may all die as a result, a new study found.
Extreme heat messes with tropical trees' photosynthesis, causing the plants to die, a study found. …
Maiya Focht
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The world's oceans are key to slowing the climate crisis, and this year is critical to guaranteeing their longevity
The ocean got some protection at last year's COP15 meeting in Montreal in the "30X30" pledge — prot…
Freya Graham
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush planned to use his Titan submersible to cash in on deep-sea mining the 'biggest gold rush in history' that could cause environmental destruction
Scientists say deep-sea mining could harm marine life. In 2017, Stockton Rush said he thought the T…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Here's why you should also celebrate Zero Waste Day on March 30 every year!
According to the United Nations, if food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third bigge…
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On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost
In the 20th century, Black farmers in the US lost 90% of their land. New initiatives like Jubilee J…
Trisha Gopal
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Leonardo DiCaprio is the most trusted authority on the climate crisis beating Greta Thunberg, Al Gore, and the Rock
In a survey about the authority figures of the climate crisis, actor Leonardo DiCaprio was the top …