Could planting 1 trillion trees counteract climate change?
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The U.N. suggests that adding 2.5 billion acres of forest to the world could limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. But some researchers aren’t so sure.
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Can the gene editing technology CRISPR help reduce biodiversity loss worldwide?
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Though scientists are optimistic that CRISPR could help, they also emphasize caution and community engagement in order to get it right.
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Resource depletion is a serious problem, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell us much about it
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It’s almost Earth Overshoot Day — and we still are having difficulty measuring the full impact of our consumption.
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How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in lakes and bays
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Agricultural pollution is a broad-based issue — but addressing it is politically difficult. Here’s how to be most effective.
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Tropical forest restoration is a global, high-value opportunity
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Forests have valuable ecological services and economic benefits, and this is where we should focus.
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Tropical forest restoration is a global, high-value opportunity
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive — and could be part of strategies to save them
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New diversification approaches could help save “the rainforests of the sea.”
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Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive — and could be part of strategies to save them
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive — and could be part of strategies to save them
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New diversification approaches could help save “the rainforests of the sea.”
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Green bond milestone: Global issuance surpasses $100 billon in first half of 2019
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The Climate Bonds Initiative now hopes annual green bond issuance can reach $1 trillion by the early 2020s.
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Green bond milestone: Global issuance surpasses $100 billon in first half of 2019
Green bond milestone: Global issuance surpasses $100 billon in first half of 2019
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The Climate Bonds Initiative now hopes annual green bond issuance can reach $1 trillion by the early 2020s.
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Back from the brink of biodiversity bust?
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If the business community needed a wake-up call, this is it.