Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
In a world where urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, transportation, water and energy infrastructure, and other human impacts have degraded and continue to alter natural ecosystems, climate change is causing rapid and often hard to predict impacts on species dynamics and distribution. Photo: T.R. Photo: National Park Service.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
According to the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, forests cover almost 60 percent (17 million acres) of the Commonwealth today. What a beneficial natural resource! However, land use changes, such as deforestation, have big impacts on the environment. Forests provide invaluable benefits.
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HumanNature
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).
Acoel
JANUARY 18, 2022
Posted on January 18, 2022 by Daniel C. When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment.
Vermont Law
AUGUST 17, 2023
Owing to the commercial pressures but lacking resources, pseudo-ecotourism emerged, a modified concept that lacks the key sustainability ingredient. In Mexico , the Biosphere Reserve Sierra Gorda faces excessive logging, fires, and deforestation for tourist housing.
HumanNature
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Guest Post by Débora Nunes , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. My current research, focused on the impacts of deforestation for women in the Amazonia Region, is a direct result of the places I’ve been, the roads I’ve walked, and the pain and love I’ve felt.
ESA
MAY 9, 2022
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approves Water Resource Development Act of 2022. You can access these at the links below: Video: Knowledge in Nature: How Nature Can Help Grow a Better Future Roundtable. Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. Executive Branch. 7580 & S.
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