Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
Tag: Conservation of Resources
A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back
The fish had been missing from the headwaters of the Klamath River for more than a century. Just a year after the removal of a final dam, they’ve returned.
Reviving California’s Kelp Forests, One Dive at a Time
Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.
Reviving California’s Kelp Forests, One Dive at a Time
Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.
Helping to Save the Bees With Plants in Kansas
About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.
Helping to Save the Bees With Plants in Kansas
About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.
AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland
As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.
Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.
Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes.
To Meet Pledges to Save Forests Spending Must Triple, U.N. Report Says
Four years after a global pledge to end deforestation, the amount of money going toward conserving and restoring forests is not enough, the analysis found.
How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work
In Mexico, the avocado industry now faces a choice: Stop deforesting or lose access to the billion-dollar U.S. market.