Sri-Lanka: Intense rainfall caused by climate change, alongside unsustainable agricultural practices that deplete soil fertility and degrade its structure, have caused erosion which has led to rapid siltation in upland reservoirs.
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Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their home in threatened Cambodia mangroves
theguardian.com/environment/20…

The Sirebe of the Solomon Islands have resisted quick money from logging. Instead, they are selling carbon credits from their forest.

Locals are using the income to pay for toilets or solar panels, or to send their children to school.
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I have had male colleagues tell me certain places or modes of transportation are safe; then, local women or female colleagues tell me otherwise.'

COLANDS researcher Alida O'Connor reflects on gender and safety in the field.

Read more: bit.ly/3PkQQhc

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Political leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate chief has warned.

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🌊 Timbulsloko Village seems to be sinking

While some residents have gone, others hold onto hope that by restoring #mangroves , they can save their homes.

This video explains more🔗: bit.ly/3t91GvZ

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How Climate Change Is Intensifying Dangerous Diseases....

Bad news all over and they didn't even come close to issues like deforestation, degradation linked emerging diseases
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A brilliant piece by Sahana Ghosh highlighting CIFOR-ICRAF's ongoing research under #Mangrove Monitoring in India (MMI) project. A partnership of countless individuals from Gov. & Non-Gov institutes passionate about mangroves. nature.com/articles/d4415…

Nature India Robert Nasi

Interesting questions raised by Guyana sudden oil wealth next to its vast intact forests and why C accounting rules must be changed if we expect true C removals...

climatechangenews.com/2024/04/08/for…

'Concern that the Great Barrier Reef may be suffering the most severe mass coral bleaching event on record has escalated after a conservation group released footage showing damage up to 18 metres below the surface.'

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UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned G20 nations their economies face decimation and they must overcome geopolitical divisions to tackle global warming.

phys.org/news/2024-04-g…

My goodness, this government is so shady.
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Wild meat has been a staple for many communities, but changing diets can lead to nutritional challenges.

Julia Fa, senior research associate at CIFOR-ICRAF, explores ways to improve nutrition for Indigenous communities facing dietary shifts.

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BREAKING: New study in nature by WCS's Fiona Maisels 🐀💚, lead author Joeri Zwerts and colleagues indicates that FSC-certified forests benefit large mammal species better than concessions without the certification.

bit.ly/3vQ7oaf Forest Stewardship Council World Wildlife Fund #conservation

Conservation benefits found for mammals in logged tropical forests that have Forest Stewardship Council certification.

Julia E. Fa discusses the findings from a study in Africa that compared FSC and non-FSC certified sites. go.nature.com/49yVbof

Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice by Laurence Tubiana Project Syndicate prosyn.org/m6JTBWc

A team of researchers has developed an approach to map soil salt content all over the world with an exceptional detail of 10 meters!

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📚 Forests & trees must be recognized as prime regulators within the water, energy & carbon cycles. If these functions are ignored, planners will be unable to assess, adapt to or mitigate the impacts of changing land cover & climate.

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The Gunung Semeru puffing...

1/2 New paper by Graham Prescott Roman Carrasco and colleagues is an impressive and useful analysis of how #biodiversity metrics and frameworks used by businesses align (or, don't align) with the Global Biodiversity Framework,