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Rising Demand for Sand Calls for Resource Governance

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Rising Demand for Sand Calls for Resource Governance

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With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in ...

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New Studies Highlight Challenge of Meeting Paris Agreement Climate Goals

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New Studies Highlight Challenge of Meeting Paris Agreement Climate Goals

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New research highlights the “incredible challenge” of reaching the Paris Agreement without intense action and details the extreme temperatures parts of the ...

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International Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species

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International Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species

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International Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April to remind us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with sustenance and that we have a ...

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Six Environmental Projects from Australia Secure Microsoft AI Support

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Six Environmental Projects from Australia Secure Microsoft AI Support

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Six Australian projects secure Microsoft AI support, says the technology giant.  Six AI-focused Australian projects have been awarded support through ...

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Coral Study Traces Excess Nitrogen to Maui Wastewater Treatment Facility

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Coral Study Traces Excess Nitrogen to Maui Wastewater Treatment Facility

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Nutrient pollution has been blamed for algal blooms and degradation of coral reefs along Maui's west coast. A new method for reconstructing changes in ...

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New Study Measures UV-filter Chemicals in Seawater and Corals From Hawaii

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New Study Measures UV-filter Chemicals in Seawater and Corals From Hawaii

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First study to look at UV-filter concentrations in coral tissue in U.S .:  Scientists have completed the first comprehensive assessment of UV-filters in ...

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PFAS Costs Europe More Than €50 Billion a Year in Environmental Pollution

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PFAS Costs Europe More Than €50 Billion a Year in Environmental Pollution

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Almost all people have so called PFAS-substances in their bodies today. A new Nordic report estimates annual health-related costs to 2.8 – 4.6 billion EUR for ...

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Nitrogen Pollution's Path to Streams Weaves Faster than Suspected

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Nitrogen Pollution's Path to Streams Weaves Faster than Suspected

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USDA Forest Serice's research compiled data from 13 states and one province over 21 years. Nitrogen in rain and snow falls to the ground where, in theory, it ...

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Coral Reef Research – Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (Video)

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Coral Reef Research – Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (Video)

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Till Roethig , Postdoctoral Researcher discusses his involvement in the coral reef assist research project and its importance in protecting coral reefs from ...

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Researchers Connect Dots Among Ocean Dynamics, Drought and Forests

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Researchers Connect Dots Among Ocean Dynamics, Drought and Forests

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A  recent study led by a University of Wyoming researcher found that even in dramatically changing climates, mechanisms can be found that predict how those ...

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When Coral Reefs Change, Groups Perceive Environmental Disruptions In Varying Ways

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When Coral Reefs Change, Groups Perceive Environmental Disruptions In Varying Ways

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Results of a new study looking at coral reef disturbances, fish abundance and coastal fishers' catches suggest that ecologists and community anglers may ...

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Video Interview: Can Climate Kids" Lawsuit Actually Change the U.S. Policy on Global Warming?

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Video Interview: Can Climate Kids" Lawsuit Actually Change the U.S. Policy on Global Warming?

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"60 Minutes" producer Draggan Mihailovich talks about the 21 kids suing the government over climate change.  "Climate Kids" is the popular name of the group ...

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Climate Change and Population Growth are Setting the Stage for Water Shortages

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Climate Change and Population Growth are Setting the Stage for Water Shortages

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Climate change plus population growth are setting the stage for water shortages in parts of the U.S. long before the end of the century, according to a new ...

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Achieving Paris Climate Target Could Net Additional Billions in Fisheries Revenue

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Achieving Paris Climate Target Could Net Additional Billions in Fisheries Revenue

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Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of ...

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