Increase in malaria cases linked to deforestation
Researchers have found a link between deforestation and increasing malaria rates across developing nations. Nearly 130 million hectares of forest – an area almost equivalent...
Community practices often relegate women's tenure rights solely to land access and use rather...
Community practices often relegate women's tenure rights solely to land access and use rather than full control over customarily governed land and natural resourcesBy...
Tesco uses Honeywell refrigerant to reduce carbon emissions by up to 40 percent
Tesco uses Honeywell refrigerant to reduce carbon emissions by up to 40 percent
Tesco to convert more than 1,200 United Kingdom stores to Honeywell’s Solstice®...
Government transparency limited when it comes to America’s conserved private lands
A new study examined why private-land conservation data is sometimes inaccessible and found that limited capacity within some federal agencies as well as laws...
Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage
Biologists have shown what could be a startling drop in the amount of carbon stored in the Sierra Nevada mountains due to projected climate...
Tiny shells indicate big changes to global carbon cycle
Experiments with tiny, shelled organisms in the ocean suggest big changes to the global carbon cycle are underway, according to a new study.
Increased leaf abundance is a double-edged sword
A new global assessment reveals that increases in leaf abundance are causing boreal areas to warm and arid regions to cool. The results suggest...
The perils of publishing location data for endangered species
While the increasing accessibility of data from scientific studies creates many benefits -- and represents a process that should be broadly embraced -- in...
Why the Sumatra earthquake was so severe
An international team of scientists has found evidence suggesting the dehydration of minerals deep below the ocean floor influenced the severity of the Sumatra...
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