The United Nations has declared the 2020s as the decade of ecosystem restoration, a call for countries around the world to dedicate resources towards healing the earth. While the goal of ecosystem restoration is to reverse ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2022
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In his new book "Regenesis," journalist and environmental activist George Monbiot describes problems associated with agriculture now and into the future. He also gives examples of how agriculture can be improved to produce ...
Agriculture
Jun 23, 2022
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Based on an evaluation of over 500 academic articles, an international research team has traced the application of greening concepts in the context of Swedish planning and particularly in the Stockholm metropolitan region. ...
Environment
May 19, 2022
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A team of University of Georgia researchers has created a model to help land developers and public officials identify the land that is best suited for conservation.
Environment
Apr 20, 2022
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We know the lakes and rivers in and around urban environments are contaminated by plastic debris, detergents, pesticides, heavy metals and other contaminants, but new research is showing that urban runoff toxicity is ill-defined ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2022
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More than half the world's population lives in urban areas. In the United States, more than 8 in 10 people are urbanites. Urban ecosystems often have less diverse animal and plant life compared to natural areas. But that's ...
Ecology
Jan 24, 2022
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The devastating impact of flooding in Queensland's north, exacerbated by forest loss, is badly affecting urban areas according to University of Queensland-led research.
Environment
Oct 21, 2021
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Urbanization is one of the most drastic forms of land-use change, and its negative consequences on biodiversity have been studied extensively in temperate countries such as Germany. However, less research has been conducted ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2021
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In building cities, we have created some of the harshest habitats on Earth—and then chosen to live in them.
Environment
Jun 29, 2021
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A new study undertaken by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) supports protestors' concerns about damage to the Llobregat Delta in Barcelona ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2021
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