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Eat for the Planet!

Academy of Natural Sciences

The report, issued in conjunction with EAT Forum, also called for curbing food waste, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and improving agriculture so it lessens deforestation and reduces water use. Fish farming is one way suppliers to keep up with the demand without overfishing the oceans. Courtesy Anne Sprat/Unsplash.

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Highlighting Biodiversity: Spectacular Birds and the Amazon River

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Amazon Rainforest is home to the longest river on Earth that originates high in the Andes mountains as glacial melt and then crosses the entire continent to drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, the southern Amazon Rainforest is also at the center of the region’s deforestation. Lukas Musher/ANS.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. Acidification : Reducing the pH rating of a substance making it more acidic in nature, for example, increased carbon emissions lead to the oceans absorbing more of it, increasing acidification and damaging ecology such as coral bleaching. Sponsored Content. Fishing rights are one of these issues.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Climatology, or sometimes known as climate science, is the study of the Earth's weather patterns and the systems that cause them. Known as ENSO, they are opposite effects of the same process and are defined as an oscillation (a variation in magnitude) between the temperature of the atmosphere and the ocean. What Climatology Is.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

Most sciences are about looking for answers to problems within the data generated and devising tests to solve them. Most sciences are about looking for answers to problems within the data generated and devising tests to solve them. Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet. Sponsored Content. Marine Conservation.

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

The Indian Ocean is a hotbed of rainwater during monsoon season but the Gobi sees none of it. Its continued expansion has been put down to increased carbon emissions, agricultural activity and deforestation. Sponsored Content. Types of Desert. There are four broad types of desert: coastal, cold, hot & dry, and semi-arid.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers – The Guardian. Kimmerer is currently a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Scientific Community.

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