Environment

The headline goal of the UK’s peatland strategy—a framework published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that sets out how to improve UK peatlands—is simple, yet ambitious. The aim is for 20,000km2 […]

Ski resorts faced with falling visitor numbers due to climate change should hedge their income by taking out separate weather derivatives (insurance-like financial products) for each month of the season, academics suggest.This post was originally […]

Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, new research shows.This post […]

Up to 41% of Britons holidaying abroad could travel by rail instead of air to cut down on carbon emissions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.This post was originally […]

With biodiversity declining at unprecedented rates worldwide, Canada stands at an important crossroads.This post was originally published on this site.

A lot of things scientists study are part of Country—the lands, waters and skies to which First Nations peoples are connected. In Australia, there has to date been little respect for the significance or value […]

A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in wetlands.This post was originally published on this site.

The use of disposable diapers (nappies) is growing in African countries. The disposable diaper undoubtedly makes it easier for many parents to work or spend time on other things, including their own and their child’s […]

Real Christmas trees may be a more eco-friendly option compared to artificial trees, research from the University of Sheffield has revealed.This post was originally published on this site.

We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, according to Jennifer Boehme.This post was originally published on this site.