Category: Environment and Conservation

  • Partnering with animals to tackle the climate crisis at COP28

    Partnering with animals to tackle the climate crisis at COP28

    (Dubai, UAE — 28 November 2023) – IFAW will be on-site in Dubai for COP28 next week, urging governments and other stakeholders to recognize the critical role wildlife conservation can play in supercharging the urgent efforts needed to confront the climate crisis. The 28th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,…

  • The Royal Flush: How a King County Project Turns Our Waste Into a Rich Environmental and Agricultural Resource

    by Alex Garland In eastern King County, a mountainside forest holds an unlikely approach to sustainability and ecological restoration. There, a decades-long project converts poop into profit, yielding bigger trees and potentially lowering taxes. For over 40 years, the King County Loop Biosolids Program has transformed our sewage and wastewater into Loop®, a nutrient-rich organic…

  • Growth of data centers in Virginia worry some lawmakers, environmental groups

    Growth of data centers in Virginia worry some lawmakers, environmental groups

    RICHMOND — Virginia is home to the largest data center market in the world, but citizens and lawmakers have urged leaders to temper the onslaught of development and consider the impact. Data centers have brought hundreds of millions in tax revenue and thousands of jobs to Northern Virginia, and increasingly, other areas of the state. But…

  • CWF Invites Nominations for Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards

    OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is now inviting nominations for several national conservation awards. “Nominate your nature heroes now and celebrate wildlife conservation with us,” said Rick Bates, CEO of CWF. “This is an opportunity to showcase volunteers and professionals in communities across Canada who are committed to…

  • MT wilderness advocates question motives of ‘Conservation Act’

    MT wilderness advocates question motives of ‘Conservation Act’

    Wildlife advocates are pushing back on a bill in Congress which would remove federal wilderness protections from some Montana land. There are currently 44 Wilderness Study Areas, making up a million acres of Montana’s wildest prairies, river breaks, deep forests and mountain peaks in all corners of the state. Experts agreed they provide unparalleled wildlife…

  • Nearly half of the world is suitable for diversified farming for sustainable intensification

    Nearly half of the world is suitable for diversified farming for sustainable intensification

    Abstract Sustainable intensification, defined as increasing production per unit without harming the environment, has potential to transform agricultural systems. While questions persist about which practices and conditions lead to sustainable intensification, diversification has gained prominence as a proposed solution. Here we apply niche modelling using maximum entropy modelling approach to predict the global spatial distribution…

  • Conservation trust unhappy as prime Bluff Hill land goes back on the market

    Kavinda Herath/Stuff Bluff Hill Motupōhue Environment Trust project leader David Swann, with a section of the property for sale in the background. (File photo) Prime property near the Bluff signpost is back on the market after failing to sell last year, and a local conservation group is not happy about it. The 2.7-hectare property at…

  • Climate Change Solutions – November 28, 2023 | Newsletter

    Climate Change Solutions – November 28, 2023 | Newsletter

    Women and girls are disproportionately burdened by the climate crisis, which impacts issues like sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and child marriage. COP28 provides an important opportunity for discussion of these gender equality issues. [click for more] [9 min read] On-bill financing programs such as OPALCO’s Switch it Up! program help households overcome the upfront…

  • Climate Change Solutions – November 28, 2023 | Newsletter

    Climate Change Solutions – November 28, 2023 | Newsletter

    Women and girls are disproportionately burdened by the climate crisis, which impacts issues like sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and child marriage. COP28 provides an important opportunity for discussion of these gender equality issues. [click for more] [9 min read] On-bill financing programs such as OPALCO’s Switch it Up! program help households overcome the upfront…

  • Exclusive: Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says

    Exclusive: Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says

    SAO PAULO, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Destruction across the Amazon rainforest so far this year has slowed dramatically, down 55.8% from the same period a year ago in a major turnaround for the region vital to curbing climate change, according to an analysis provided to Reuters. The analysis by the nonprofit Amazon Conservation’s MAAP forest…