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Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose?

PA Environment Daily

Since at least 2002, the emerald ash borer has been marching across our landscape, attacking ash trees. Reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and slow climate change. Support organizations that advocate for protecting natural resources, like Brodhead Watershed Association and Pocono Heritage Land Trust.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

Those embracing the analytical connection between the environment and security have since adapted their terminology to speak to a wide spectrum of environmental “threats” including climate change, transboundary pollution, natural disasters, and resource scarcities. Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict.

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U.N. Human Rights Committee finds that Australia is violating human rights obligations towards Torres Strait Islanders for climate inaction

Law Columbia

On September 23, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) delivered a landmark decision in Daniel Billy and others v Australia (Torres Strait Islanders Petition) finding that the Australian Government is violating its human rights obligations to the indigenous Torres Strait Islanders through climate change inaction.

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A journey of a plant biologist: Back to the wild to solve current crises.

HumanNature

Human exploitation of natural resources has resulted in accelerated climate change, ecological imbalance, and pest resistance & outbreaks that affect global food production (Deutsch et al., 2002, Pilbeam D.J., An analysis of FDA-approved drugs: natural products and their derivatives. 21:204-207.

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DEP, DCNR, PennDOT Employees Recognized With Governor’s Award For Excellence For Environmental Projects

PA Environment Daily

Tom Wolf recognized employees from the departments of Conservation and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection and Transportation with the Governor’s Award for Excellence for environment-related projects. The Governor’s Award for Excellence was created in 2002 by Gov. On May 20, Gov.

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The Art of Affect: Creative Expression as Personal Resistance and Resilience

HumanNature

Candidate in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University How does creativity, imagination, or emotion relate to our resilience and resistance during crises and disasters? 680; Massumi, 2002; Ngai, 2007). Complexity of coupled human and natural systems. Carpenter, S. Alberti, M.,

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.