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5 things you didn’t know about sea-level rise

It’s indisputable: Around the world, seas are rising at a faster rate than at any time in recorded history. On…

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Voices of the Alto Mayo: Women in charge

Editor’s note: Despite its protected status, Peru’s Alto Mayo Protected Forest — a swath of Amazonian rainforest twice the size…

1 year ago

A climate ally needs support — but at what cost?

For many years, mangroves were an underappreciated climate ally.Not anymore.For countries looking to meet their promised climate goals, mangroves have…

1 year ago

What on Earth is ‘reforestation’?

Editor’s note: From “climate adaptation” to “blue carbon,” from “landscape approach" to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere these days.…

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Can Mongolia’s oldest traditions survive a changing climate?

They were nomadic herders long before the rise of Genghis Khan.For thousands of years, Mongolian nomads have herded across the…

1 year ago

Can a new paper defuse climate infighting?

How much can — or should — humanity rely on nature to help solve the climate crisis?It’s a debate that…

1 year ago

New tech could transform science of wildlife ‘selfies’

A groundbreaking new effort could greatly expand our knowledge of where the wild things are. Placed by researchers in forests and…

1 year ago

High seas treaty ‘a long time coming’

Most of the ocean belongs to no one — but is the responsibility of everyone.Nearly two-thirds of Earth’s seas lie…

1 year ago

New protected area a win for Amazonian wildlife, people

In Peru’s far north, rivers converge and shape parallel worlds.Here, along the Colombian border, a rush from the Andes merges…

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To save a dying forest, this town dug in

<div><p>Off Mexico's Yucat&aacute;n coast, a road connects a small fishing community's slender islet to the mainland. </p><p>On one side of…

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