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Geoengineering Polar Glaciers to Slow Sea-level Rise

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Geoengineering Polar Glaciers to Slow Sea-level Rise

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Targeted geoengineering to preserve continental ice sheets deserves serious research and investment, argues an international team of researchers in a Comment ...

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Twice as Many ​Birds After ​Water Restored ​– ​Ecosystem Case ​Study ​

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Twice as Many ​Birds After ​Water Restored ​– ​Ecosystem Case ​Study ​

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A SMALL RESTORED AREA is having a big impact on regional birds, fish and animals, according to a study published in the journal Ecological Restoration by ...

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Study Shows Market-based Strategies for Ecosystem Conservation are Surging

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Study Shows Market-based Strategies for Ecosystem Conservation are Surging

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UCLA-led research shows more than 550 payments for ecosystem services programs are active worldwide. Programs in which people pay landholders to support ...

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Glaciers Provide Clues to Combat Desertification

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Glaciers Provide Clues to Combat Desertification

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The bacterial content of the soil forming behind a receding Arctic glacier could inform attempts for the rehabilitation of lands undergoing desertification in ...

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Ancient Farming Techniques Could Help Mitigate Climate Change

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Ancient Farming Techniques Could Help Mitigate Climate Change

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High technology is being deployed to uncover long-forgotten irrigation systems and other features concealed in landscapes that farmers developed hundreds of ...

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How Algae Change Their Internal Solar Panels to Stay Alive

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How Algae Change Their Internal Solar Panels to Stay Alive

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A collaboration between the Benning and Kramer labs is revealing how nature’s solar panels, found inside algae, constantly grow and shrink in size to adjust ...

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Study Shows ​Climate and ​Environmental ​Value of ​Earth's ​Intact Forests ​

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Study Shows ​Climate and ​Environmental ​Value of ​Earth's ​Intact Forests ​

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New research published in  Nature Ecology & Evolution  demonstrates the extraordinary value of Earth's remaining intact forests for addressing climate ...

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TEDx Talk: Anthropogenic Drought and Environmental Change

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TEDx Talk: Anthropogenic Drought and Environmental Change

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In his talk, Amir AghaKouchak discusses his observations of environmental change and explores the shocking causes and effects of the anthropogenic drought. ...

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Rainfall’s Natural Variation Hides Climate Change Signal

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Rainfall’s Natural Variation Hides Climate Change Signal

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New research from The Australian National University (ANU) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science suggests natural rainfall variation is so ...

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