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Window to address climate change closing rapidly: IUCN seven Commissions ahead of COP28
The window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly, the I…
ANI
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Here’s why we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity every year on May 22
Since 2001, it is celebrated every year. This year’s celebration is special as it will be the fi…
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OPINION: Time to scale-up nature-based solutions to forge a low-carbon and climate-resilient future for India
A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (I…
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Wet markets important risk factor for disease spread: UN biodiversity chief
"Live animal markets (also known as 'wet markets' in parts of Asia, such as the Huanan Seafood Mark…
PTI
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The world's most popular banana faces extinction. Researchers are racing to find a solution.
Yelloway One is a new variety of banana that's edible and resistant to some key fungal diseases. It…
Jenny McGrath
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This Swedish burger chain is pushing customers away from beef
Max Burgers' climate strategy is an outlier in the fast food industry, where chains have been quick…
Catherine Boudreau
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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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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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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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Cheetahs are coming back – this can boost the health of India’s shrinking grasslands
Cheetahs are coming back – this can boost the health of India’s shrinking grasslands
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Construction is bad for the planet. This startup's solution is to assemble buildings like they're flatpack furniture.
With the global population approaching 10 billion, it's clear construction won't slow down. One sta…
Tasmin Lockwood
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What does 'organic' actually mean? Experts explain what's behind the USDA label
Organic foods are grown with requirements and practices that improve the environment, but they're n…
Kelly Burch
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What does 'organic' actually mean? Experts explain what's behind the USDA label
Organic foods are grown with requirements and practices that improve the environment, but they're n…
Kelly Burch
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Indigenous communities were the originators of sustainability management. Here are 3 of their best practices.
Indigenous communities have been practicing several kinds of sustainable strategies for thousands o…
Karen K. Ho
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What are GMOs? The truth about genetically-modified organisms and if they're safe to eat
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) include foods like some apples and salmon whose DNA has been …
Stacy Lu,Samantha Cassetty
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Google's Arts & Culture experiment uses jellyfish, bumblebees, flying cigarette butts and more to teach us about climate change
These artists used key findings from a UN report and data from scientific institutions like the …
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The election of Brazil's far-right president could devastate the Amazon, and indigenous groups are calling for a 'sacred corridor of life' to protect it
Previously, Colombia released a similar proposal to protect the Amazon from the Andes to the Atlant…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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IIT Madras' dredging methodology helps Odisha's Chilika Lake to triple Irrawaddy Dolphin population
"The geotechnical, hydraulic and satellite imagery studies showed the spit of Chilika is constantly…
PTI
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25,000 people from 200 countries are getting together in Madrid to fight climate change
The 197 parties that make up the treaty will try to reach an agreement. The main themes of the…
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Everything we know about the pangolin - the scaly mammal that may have spread the coronavirus to humans
A group of researchers from South China Agricultural University found that samples from coronavirus…