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Climate
What the next US president says about climate change
A look at the probable positions on climate change of each potential next US commander-in-chief.
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Biodiversity
Market-based instruments for biodiversity: What’s in a name?
Struck by the popularity of "market-based instruments", two researchers decided to investigate.
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Biodiversity
Farming for the future: Egyptian biodynamic agriculture
A sustainable development initiative aims to address climate change and food security, plus boost long-term business competitiveness in Egypt.
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Climate
Wanted: Car-free North American urban commons
A lament for the surprising absence of pedestrian streets in North America and a look at what one Canadian city can show us.
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Climate
Investing at the Bottom of the Pyramid for sustainable development
Collective investment can help poor local people to sustainably develop their communities.
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Food
Famine we could avoid
Is climate change and/or drought to blame for 10 million people on the brink of starvation in the Horn of Africa?
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Biodiversity
Chile’s native seeds in danger of being monopolised
Indigenous and environmental groups fear appropriation of native seeds by foreign companies will impact Chilean biodiversity.
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Food
Hard to stomach: Two billion now overweight
Hunger, food prices, high ecological impact diets — in a world of so many complex food issues, the era of overweight is probably only just beginning.
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Biodiversity
Japanese agricultural heritage systems recognized
Sado Island and the Noto Peninsula are the first sites in Japan, and the developed world overall, to be listed as globally important.
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Climate
Environmental migrants: more than numbers
Jacob Park looks at how migration and displacement induced by environmental change and resource scarcity is already happening.
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Climate
Australia’s carbon tax is a brave start
Despite being gripped by fear of backlash from industry and climate sceptics, the Labor government unveils plans for a renewable energy future.
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Biodiversity
Network turns teachers into environment advocates
Teachers in Indonesia are integrating environmental lessons into the curriculum at state-run schools, with an urgent focus on mangroves.
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Oil
Overcoming overconsumption before it consumes us!
With our basic needs taken care of by industrial society, we have become fixated on consuming. But are we not ready to move past that, a new film asks.
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Biodiversity
The thriving biodiversity of Peru’s Potato Park
Based on cultural and ecosystem contexts, local communities are well placed to enhance conservation and the sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Biodiversity
Basque city capitalizing on green
Cities can be resource-sucking, pollutant-spewing monsters, but the picture could well be green if modelled after Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2012 European Green Capital.
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Food
Fish fresh off the hook from community-supported fishers
Amazingly, it’s hard to buy fresh local fish in the seaside city of Halifax. A new co-op is fixing that.
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Climate
Change career by going green
It's easy to see the long-term potential of the environmental sector, but how easy is it to move into a "green-collar" job?
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Biodiversity
Sacred groves sustain bio-cultural richness in Yunnan Stone Forest
Sacred natural sites play a vital role in conservation.
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Food
Feeding a crowded world
The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development argues that a global agro-industrial revolution that places rural smallholders at the centre is required.
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Biodiversity
Code Red: list of threatened species updated
Release of IUCN's latest list is a good time for pondering our individual roles in the collective exacerbation of species extinction rates.
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Climate
Debate 2.0: How can green technology transfer be encouraged?
Can the world collectively develop essential green technologies for a sustainable future?
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Climate
Africa looks to a green future
In the run-up to Rio+20, countries across Africa are realizing that green growth makes economic as well as environmental sense.
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Climate
What’s the electricity forecast for Tokyo today?
As temperatures soar while electricity supply is still short, Japan will face an energy demand management challenge this summer.
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Climate
Preparing for glacier disaster in Pakistan
As glaciers retreat they can put villages in the valleys below at great risk. A climate change adaptation fund seeks to prevent future catastrophes.
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Food
Oxfam calls for radical rethink of world food system
Leading international development NGO outlines a plan to significantly change the way the world feeds itself.
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Climate
Debate 2.0: Will expanding ‘human security’ improve people’s lives?
In his ‘Sustainable Planet’ column, Jacob Park asks whether thinking about global governance in terms of ‘securitization’ is wise.
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Food
Global food crisis: the US speculators playing with our daily bread
To what extent is commodity speculation to blame for continuing record-high food prices?
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Oil
Militaries have peak oil in their sights
The experts agree. The US army needs to deal with a future oil crunch, sooner rather than later.
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Climate
OS Homo Sapiens 2.0: New human software coming soon?
New interpretations of our terrestrial existence have the potential to justify the rescuing of the Earth's climate and eco-systems.
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Climate
Smart and just grids: Options for sub-Saharan Africa
There is an opportunity to learn from the experience of industrialised countries and leapfrog to equitable and inclusive grid development.
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Biodiversity
Japanese gardens: a haven for moss diversity
Japan's famed traditional gardens can contribute to the understanding of urban ecosystems and the preservation of moss biodiversity.
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Climate
US military goes to war with climate sceptics
The Pentagon recognises the threat posed by climate change, even if American politicians do not.
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Climate
Deserts prove fertile ground for renewable energy
Change is in the air in northern Africa and energy policy is also undergoing a revolution.
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Climate
Carbon governance in Asia: bridging scales and disciplines
Understanding Asia's economic and development diversity is crucial to ensuring the world addresses climate change.
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Climate
Climate, food and the connectivity paradox
Complex systems science can help us understand the drivers of today’s climate challenge.
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Climate
Wind industry sees big potential for little turbines
Wind turbines are getting bigger and bolder, but those small enough for backyards or rooftops could potentially slash more emissions.
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Climate
IPCC says renewable energy can power the world
A new UN report says renewables could supply 80% of the world's energy, If governments pursue the right policies.
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Climate
Tetsunari Iida on the renewable future of Japan
A former nuclear researcher/engineer has a radical but straightforward idea — that Japan can go 100% renewable.
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Biodiversity
Mountain logging roads pave the way for Yoshino forestry
Carefully built mountain logging roads may be key in preserving the historical Yoshino forestry region and reviving Japan's timber industry.
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Biodiversity
Displaced indigenous Malaysians face uncertain future
Many of the Orang Asli peoples living in Malaysia's forests are relocated to make way for development and must continually battle for land rights.
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