How many trees should be in a sustainable city?
The theme for International Day of Forests 2018, “Forests and Sustainable Cities,” is a good opportunity to discuss cities’ forest cover… Read more »
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Accounting for climate change
Forests play vital role in climate change mitigation by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions through the sequestration and storing of carbon. Whilst… Read more »
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Livestock methane emissions higher than estimated
We have known for some time animal agriculture plays an outsized role in our planet’s natural carbon cycle. Until recently,… Read more »
How can chipmunks, big data, and an ornithologist help students learn about climate change?
The vast digital resources, or “big data”, associated with natural history collections provide invaluable but underutilized… Read more »
Local effects of global warming
A new study analyzes the local vulnerability of climate change across Ecuador