Play your part in protecting our ocean habitats Great Barrier Reef Foundation – The threats to the Great Barrier Reef are too complex for one solution to solve but we can collectively do our part to create a lifeline for coral reefs.Coral reefs are the beating
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The rise of women firefighters in Indonesia UNDP – As Indonesia grapples with the dual pressures of climate change and rapid deforestation, women are stepping into crucial roles in forest fire management, contributing their unique strengths to prevention and response.Each year, the Indonesian archipelago faces devastating
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Forests have more than one trick up their trees Science News – Forests influence their local climates through various physical and chemical processes, cooling the trees and their surroundings. And a new study finds that tropical forests help cool the average global temperature by more than
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Strategies that promote community-level climate resilience The Nature Conservancy – With rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, climate change is already causing more frequent and catastrophic wildfires. Over the next 50 years more people will be exposed to wildfires with potentially disastrous consequences.Fire is a natural
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An Eco-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions for 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – We’re in the midst of significant waste crisis with plastic polluting our planet more by the day, but we also have the power to come together as individuals to change things.The most effective way
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What makes a Christmas tree more sustainable Scientific American – People often ask which is more sustainable, a real tree or an artificial one, and the answer depends on who you ask and which factors you consider.When Christmas trees are alive and growing, they pull carbon
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As global temperatures rise, wildfires are getting more frequent and intense. Yale Climate Connections – The rise in average global temperatures has led to higher spring and summer temperatures, causing soils to dry out earlier and remain dry longer and contributing to more and bigger wildfires
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Why are animal sentience laws important? World Animal Protection – International Animal Rights Day is a call to action urging everyone to rethink their attitudes toward animals and build a more compassionate society.An annual event honoring animals as sentient beings who deserve the same protections as
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“Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage” Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.S. – Celebrated annually, World Soil Day underscores the importance of standardized soil data and supporting informed decision-making on sustainable soil management for food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation.Soil is more than
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Protecting Our Endangered Species Discovery – World Wildlife Day reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime and human-induced reduction of species, which have wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.People everywhere rely on wildlife and biodiversity-based resources to meet our
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