Near Hiroshima, Japan eyes opportunities for innovations in recovery and resilience
Technology is providing solutions — but nothing’s a silver bullet.
Ecological Society of America announces 2019 Fellows
(Ecological Society of America) The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2019 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy.
Global eradication of ‘fly of death’ not ethically justified, researchers conclude
Researchers argue that human-caused extinction of the tsetse fly would be unethical, but elimination campaigns targeting isolated populations of the fly are ethically defensible.
Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire
A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate and severe forest fires compared to areas with low-severity fires.
How 3Degrees helped Etsy lead e-commerce towards carbon neutral shipping
Sponsored: Discover the three key elements that enabled Etsy to offset 100 percent of its shipping emissions.
White-tailed Eagles to come back to lowland England
Mark ♦ April 2, 2019 ♦ 6 Comments White-tailed Eagle. Photo: Mike Crutch Natural England has issued a licence to allow the release of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Wight. For details see here. This is excellent news and…
Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon – Nature.com
COMMENT 02 April 2019 Plans to triple the area of plantations will not meet 1.5 °C climate goals. New natural forests can, argue Simon L. Lewis, Charlotte E. Wheeler and colleagues. Simon L. Lewis, Simon L. Lewis is professor of global-change…
The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US
(Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies ) In recent years the US Department of Energy laid out an ambitious plan to grow the US offshore wind sector. In a new paper, Yale researchers make the case that it might not be as easy as it seems, citing specifically the challenge of supplying rare-earth metals needed to build these offshore wind turbines.
New research, March 18-24, 2019
Posted on 29 March 2019 by Ari Jokimäki A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change mitigation Climate…
Proposed reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to Scotland
Experts have used an innovative approach to model the proposed reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to Scotland.
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