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Researchers at ESF Build a Map-Based Carbon Accounting System to Help NYS Meet Net-Zero Goal
Newswise — A new report by the Climate & Applied Forest Research Institute (CAFRI) and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) outlines the development of a map-based carbon accounting system and how it can be an essential tool for New York state to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050. Although technologies like…
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Would you consider taking care of the environment after you die? Michael has
Quick read In short: As concerns over a warming climate grow, it’s becoming more common for people to consider putting money aside for the environment in their will. Conservation organisations say they’re receiving more enquiries and bequests, something they’re now putting extra effort into encouraging. What’s next? People considering leaving a gift for a not-for-profit are encouraged to…
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Ask Eartha: Dealing with all of those leaves
Instead of raking and bagging fall leaves, mow them. It’s less work, and it can be really great for your yard.Getty Images Dear Eartha, My garden and yard are looking spookier than any haunted house, and it’s not Halloween decorations. What’s a ghoul — I mean, gardener — to do with all these fallen leaves…
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Dive into guided forest bathing along the banks of the Chattahoochee
Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which translates to “forest bathing,” the idea is to immerse yourself in the wooded forest and soak in the therapeutic benefits of being present in nature. This is not a dip in the Chattahoochee. “The idea is the trees actually give off chemicals that help them communicate with…
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Your Environment This Week: Leopard Cats, River Interlinking, Natural dyes
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To receive a weekly email roundup of stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. As Ken-Betwa project barrels ahead, new research finds river interlinking could worsen drought…
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Alwaleed Philanthropies joins forces with the World Scout Movement to promote forest conservation and environmental sustainability
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 29, 2023– As part of the World Scouting annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree-on-the-Air-Jamboree-on-the-Internet), the world’s largest online Scout event which connects Scouts from over 170 countries over 3 days from 20-22 October, Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, hosted an event in partnership with the World Scout Movement…
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Russian delegation stymies creation of Antarctic conservation area
A major international conference on the Antarctic marine environment has failed to agree on new conservation areas despite hearing evidence the southern continent is facing a range of crises, including historically low sea ice levels, plummeting wildlife numbers and the first cases of bird flu. Longstanding proposals to create nearly 4m sq km of marine…
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Environment conservation efforts highlighted at Kuwaiti pavilion
Expo 2023 Doha Commissioner-General, HE Ambassador Bader bin Omar al-Dafa, asserted that the expo represents a global and pivotal platform where countries converge to discuss their innovations and cooperate among them to address the pressing global challenges.During a tour to the Kuwaiti pavilion at the expo with Secretary-General of the Bureau International des Expositions Dimitri…
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Indigenous Lands Play a Key Part in Environmental Conservation
Global biodiversity hotspots, encompassing a mere 2.4% of the Earth’s land, have seen over 80% of armed conflicts between 1950 and 2000, with some of these conflicts persisting today. Armed conflicts in these vital ecosystems, driven by various factors, have led to substantial biodiversity losses and threatened the indigenous ways of life. A recent study…
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NMDC flags off Mobile Environment Lab for Chhattisgarh
India’s largest iron ore producer NMDC flagged off a Mobile Environment Lab, meant for Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB), from its head office in Hyderabad on October 27. A first-of-its-kind, according to NMDC, the lab will enable real time monitoring of ambient air quality in the industrial clusters of Chhattisgarh. With a Continuous Ambient Air…
