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Join the 2026 PondNet Spawn Survey: help track the UK’s frogs and toads this spring

The post Join the 2026 PondNet Spawn Survey: help track the UK’s frogs and toads this spring appeared first on Freshwater Habitats Trust.

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How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm

This summer, more than a dozen Burrowing Owls hatched in an unusual habitat: in plastic underground tunnels within the footprint of a sprawling, 10,000-acre solar energy complex outside of Phoenix...

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Recent Trends Impacting U.S. Fisheries and American Seafood

Maintaining a healthy ocean includes ensuring that fisheries are sustainable and fish stocks are abundant. If you like to eat seafood, go fishing or visit the coast, then how United States fisheries are managed affects you. We see a number of troubling signs that our fishery management system is unr…

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10 Sustainable Gifts That Help Protect the Blue Planet

Eco-friendly finds at the New England Aquarium for ocean lovers.
The post 10 Sustainable Gifts That Help Protect the Blue Planet appeared first on New England Aquarium.

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Post-COP30, more aggressive policies needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C

Global Change Outlook report for 2025 shows how accelerated action can reduce climate risks and improve sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles.

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Media Pushing Pro-LNG Report Didn’t Mention Author Worked for Oil and Gas Lobby Firm

Several Canadian media outlets gave prominent coverage in December to a new report arguing that exporting massive amounts of natural gas from British Columbia to Asia will be good for the global fight against climate change. But stories in Canada’s national newspaper of record, The Globe & Mail, as …

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How the devil is in the details of greener new jobs

Building a skilled workforce for a sustainable future has been much discussed in climate proposals. Now researchers are figuring out what green jobs actually entail, and how to support them.

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Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification

Southern Hungary landowner Oszkár Nagyapáti has been battling severe drought on his land

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Start with the smallest to make the biggest gains for freshwater biodiversity

The post Start with the smallest to make the biggest gains for freshwater biodiversity appeared first on Freshwater Habitats Trust.

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Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn’t Always Clear Cut

When Mark Benedict and his wife, Mary Shaw, moved in 2017 to Salmon Prairie, Montana, a remote enclave about two hours north of Missoula, they felt like they had won the retirement lottery. Their...

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From the Archives: Frank Graham's ‘Of Dreams and Dread'

Editor’s Note: Frank Graham was Audubon magazine’s field editor for 45 years, during which time he skillfully captured the beauty and complexity of subjects from across the natural world. This...

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The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up.

Soaring demand and extreme weather worsened by climate change have wiped out harvests of the popular purple yam.

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Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem.

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What's the Most Sustainable Drinking Straw?

Sarah DeWeerdt, Anthropocene Environmentally friendly and even carbon-negative drinking straws exist, according to a new study. But the analysis also lays bare the potential for...

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Achievable Roadmap for a Carbon-Free California by 2045

Mark Golden, Stanford A 2022 California law mandates net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and negative emissions every year thereafter. The state can achieve this but will have to act...

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Does Eating Plastics Really Kill Ocean Animals?

The ocean has long been the end of the pipe for plastic pollution, with ocean wildlife bearing the brunt of the overproduction and overconsumption of single-use plastics. The world now produces more plastics than at any point in history—hundreds of millions of tons each year—and more than 11 million…

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The Canadian Press: Eby says no to harvesting old-growth to extend life of B.C. pulp mill

Premier David Eby says logging the province's old-growth forests for pulp is not an option, as the BC government looks for ways to help a pulp mill closing on Vancouver Island.
The post The Canadian Press: Eby says no to harvesting old-growth to extend life of B.C. pulp mill appeared first on Ancien…

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Help AFA raise $250,000 by December 31st – we’re over halfway there!

Support the protection of old-growth forests in BC through Indigenous-led conservation, science, and public action. Donate to help safeguard ancient forests.
The post Help AFA raise $250,000 by December 31st – we’re over halfway there! appeared first on Ancient Forest Alliance.

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Chek News: Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest

BC Timber Sales has ended a policy protecting remnant old-growth in northwest B.C., citing First Nations’ positions, sparking concerns from ecologists and residents.
The post Chek News: Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest appeared first on Ancient Forest Allia…

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The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.