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Tag: Environment

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics
Environment

Giant Study Says Increase Native Tree Richness and Control Maritime Ports to Prevent Invasive Species Epidemics

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

In Northern Italy, every year between May and June, the forests are alive with the humming of bees. Forest…

Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
ArchivesConservation

Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It

May 9, 2023June 27, 2023

This is Part 2 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Some sections are taken from Part 1,…

Tree Growing Nonprofit in Madagascar is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Funding
ArchivesEnvironment

Tree Growing Nonprofit in Madagascar is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Funding

April 7, 2023June 30, 2023

This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive on World at Large. Out in the ultra-rural jungles of eastern…

Fishing Communities Finding Better Catch with Mangroves than with Artificial Aquaculture
ArchivesEnvironment

Fishing Communities Finding Better Catch with Mangroves than with Artificial Aquaculture

February 20, 2023July 13, 2023

In 1980 in Pangpang Bay on the island of Java, Indonesia, fishing communities believed they could make a better…

Tesco Fake Meat Advertisement Ruled Unsubstantiated and “Likely to Mislead”
ArchivesNutrition

Tesco Fake Meat Advertisement Ruled Unsubstantiated and “Likely to Mislead”

July 19, 2022June 30, 2023

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after investigating a 2021 Tesco ad regarding its name-brand “Plant Chef” plant-based burger,…

Flora, Fauna, Fungi: International Calls to Place Mushrooms in Conservation Law Succeeds
Policy

Flora, Fauna, Fungi: International Calls to Place Mushrooms in Conservation Law Succeeds

October 11, 2021

Environmental groups such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released a statement that anytime…

New Mexico Wilderness Area Grows by 50% After Largest-Ever Land Donation
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New Mexico Wilderness Area Grows by 50% After Largest-Ever Land Donation

July 26, 2021July 9, 2023

Sabinoso Wilderness Area in New Mexico, an inaccessible and tiny refuge just 5 years ago, has grown by almost…

Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives
Environment

Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives

January 6, 2020

The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its impacts on…

Three Examples of Birds Coming Back From the Brink
Conservation

Three Examples of Birds Coming Back From the Brink

December 10, 2019

PICTURED: the state bird of Hawaii, the Hawaiian Goose (Branta canadensis). Photo credit Bettina Arrigioni. CC 2.0. December 12th,…

Medicine

Should A “Clean Food Act” Be The Day-1 Job For The 2020 Democratic Hopefuls?

November 14, 2019

PICTURED: Presidential hopeful and representative of Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard smiles for the camera next to Bernard Freeman, an activist…

Lost To Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images Of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer
Conservation

Lost To Science For 30 Years, Team Captures 200 Images Of This Tiny Vietnamese Deer

November 12, 2019

In the digital age of globalization, Google, and infinite access to information, it might pass someone by that there’s…

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast
Conservation

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast

November 6, 2019

LIMA, Peru. November, 2019. Lima Peru is the site of a remarkable revival of marine wildlife. Off the coast…

Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?
Environment

Why Are China And Africa Building Giant Walls Of Trees?

November 5, 2019

Desertification – a phenomenon that for the longest time was associated with deserts, is actually much more to do…

Three Bold Resolutions Reaffirming America’s Commitment To Conservation Pass Through House
Policy

Three Bold Resolutions Reaffirming America’s Commitment To Conservation Pass Through House

November 1, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. October 25th, 2019. The House recently gathered to hear a resolution set forth for the consideration of…

Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation
Policy

Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation

October 28, 2019

PICTURED: An offshore oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Photo credit wikimedia CC 3.0 Brazil. According to a…

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming
Environment

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming

October 21, 2019

PICTURED: Members of an organic farming community near Rostock, Germany Photo credit Wikimedia CC 4.0 In a recent paper…

Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation
Conservation

Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation

September 30, 2019

PICTURED: The Snake Wild and Scenic River, Idaho. The Upper Snake is one of the largest beneficiaries of this…

Madagascar’s Indigenous Communities Are Taking Initiative To Save Endangered Lemurs And Prevent Deforestation
Conservation

Madagascar’s Indigenous Communities Are Taking Initiative To Save Endangered Lemurs And Prevent Deforestation

September 5, 2019

PICTURED: The silky sifaka in Marojejy National Park, Madagascar. Photo credit, Jeff Gibbs, taken from Wikimedia. The South-west of…

As Wildfires Rage In Forests Across The Globe, Sec. Bernhardt Prepares For Fire Season At Home
Policy

As Wildfires Rage In Forests Across The Globe, Sec. Bernhardt Prepares For Fire Season At Home

August 22, 2019

PICTURED: The 2017 La Tuna Fire, the biggest in Los Angeles’ history. Photo credit: Scott L“More than 21,000 square…

Policy

UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Scientists Trying To Save Their 50 Remaining Cheetahs Go On Hunger Strike

August 12, 2019

PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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