Category: Environment and Conservation

  • HISD introduces Sustainability Bookshelf to encourage conservation in everyday life

    HISD introduces Sustainability Bookshelf to encourage conservation in everyday life

    In an effort to encourage students to stay curious about the environment and learn to treat it mindfully and sustainably, HISD’s Energy and Sustainability Department has joined forces with Library Services to create an online Sustainability Bookshelf. The Sustainability Bookshelf is the latest addition to HISD Library Services’ vast collection of online resources. It features…

  • Humans of NCEI: Chris Guiterman

    Humans of NCEI: Chris Guiterman

    Here at NCEI, we aren’t just data—we are people. In our Humans of NCEI series, meet the awesome minds that manage one of the largest archives of atmospheric, coastal, geophysical, and oceanic research in the world. Get to know Chris Guiterman, a Research Scientist from the Paleoclimate team.  What is your job title? Research Scientist…

  • UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Sustainability a degree of change

    UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Sustainability a degree of change

    <!– TODO: remove this and edit the custom fields –> Movement-motivated students can pursue interdisciplinary degree to combat climate change ON A HILLTOP IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jacqueline Rowe and her team watched smoke fill the skies as three separate wildfires raged across the landscapes of Kamloops, Merritt and West Kelowna. The encroaching blazes and the…

  • Debt-for-nature: Distracting African leaders from long-term climate solutions

    Debt-for-nature: Distracting African leaders from long-term climate solutions

    African leaders should prioritise long-term climate solutions at COP28, including the adequate operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund, the mobilisation of the necessary climate finance and technology access and transfer.  These measures are crucial for enabling the continent to adapt to the severe impacts of climate change and to address the loss and damage…

  • Debt-for-nature: Distracting African leaders from long-term climate solutions

    Debt-for-nature: Distracting African leaders from long-term climate solutions

    African leaders should prioritise long-term climate solutions at COP28, including the adequate operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund, the mobilisation of the necessary climate finance and technology access and transfer.  These measures are crucial for enabling the continent to adapt to the severe impacts of climate change and to address the loss and damage…

  • San Diego County man plants iconic sequoia trees

    San Diego County man plants iconic sequoia trees

    SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County man is on a mission to plant trees you wouldn’t normally find in Southern California. Dr. Jim Hammerly has been planting iconic sequoia trees all around his home on Palomar Mountain. Sequoias are best known for being in Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park. “The three or four…

  • Water Environment Capacity Evaluation Index System for Suzhou

    Water Environment Capacity Evaluation Index System for Suzhou

    Water, being a fundamental natural asset, holds utmost importance in fostering the development of any locality. The availability and equitable distribution of water within a city play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable growth. Waterways of Suzhou. Image Credit: Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Hence, evaluating a city’s adeptness in managing its water reservoirs becomes imperative for…

  • Water Environment Capacity Evaluation Index System for Suzhou

    Water Environment Capacity Evaluation Index System for Suzhou

    Water, being a fundamental natural asset, holds utmost importance in fostering the development of any locality. The availability and equitable distribution of water within a city play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable growth. Waterways of Suzhou. Image Credit: Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Hence, evaluating a city’s adeptness in managing its water reservoirs becomes imperative for…

  • ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener future

    ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener future

    Applications 04/12/2023 154 views 5 likes In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 currently taking place in Dubai. The memorandum signifies a commitment to harness the power of space technology and data for…

  • ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener future

    ESA and UNEP collaborate for a greener future

    Applications 04/12/2023 126 views 3 likes In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 currently taking place in Dubai. The memorandum signifies a commitment to harness the power of space technology and data for…