Wildfires in Alberta spark urgent school discussions about terrors of global climate futures
May 26, 2023 14:48 pm UTC| Nature
In the wake of wildfire outbreaks tearing through Alberta, which have destroyed infrastructure, homes and razed an estimated one million or more hectares of forest, the province recently announced only students evacuated...
Kakao To Switch To 100% Renewable Energy By 2040
May 25, 2023 23:26 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
Kakao Corp. said it will join RE100, a global corporate to respond to climate change and other environmental issues, and transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. The South Korean tech giant plans to gradually...
Amcor, Delterra, Mars, P&G Collaborate Against Plastic Pollution
May 25, 2023 23:23 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Amcor, Delterra, Mars, and PG have launched a strategic partnership to stem the tide of plastic pollution in the Global South. The companies are jointly committing $6 million over the next five years to scale upstream...
The future is uncertain for our last old-growth boreal forests
May 25, 2023 14:33 pm UTC| Nature
Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway, with its endless succession of spruce, aspen, fir and birch trees, its easy to assume that our country is bursting with forests. This article is part of La Conversation...
May 23, 2023 15:07 pm UTC| Nature
Coastal ecosystems can absorb or emit the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. We explored how coasts in ten regions of the world differ in greenhouse gas uptake and emissions. Our...
May 23, 2023 15:04 pm UTC| Business Nature
Chocolate sales have boomed in recent months. As the cost-of-living crisis bites, consumers are increasingly reaching for chocolate as a simple and affordable pleasure. The most important ingredient in chocolate is...
Good vibrations: how listening to the sounds of soil helps us monitor and restore forest health
May 23, 2023 15:04 pm UTC| Nature
Nurturing a forest ecosystem back to life after its been logged is not always easy. It can take a lot of hard work and careful monitoring to ensure biodiversity thrives again. But monitoring biodiversity can be costly,...
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