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Strengthening service and knowledge systems as pathways for addressing barriers to scaling agroecology
Political narratives undermine agroecology Our paradigm mapping identified political framing as a foundational barrier to AE scaling. Analysis…
Future changes in seasonal sea-level variability could reshape coastal ecosystems
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. & Bruno, J. F. The impact of climate change on the world’s marine ecosystems. Science 328,…
Hantavirus has people worried, but these outbreaks could become even more common. This is why
Rodent-borne viruses like the hantavirus are likely to spread to more countries that have never faced these diseases…
New Zealand to Shield Companies from Private Climate Lawsuits with Climate Change Act Amendments
The New Zealand government announced on May 12, 2026 that it would change climate legislation to prevent courts…
Microplastics may contribute to global warming
A new study published in Nature Climate Change concluded that atmospheric microplastics may significantly contribute to global warming.…
The environmental impact of multinational firms in Africa
Pargal, S. & Wheeler, D. Informal regulation of industrial pollution in developing countries: evidence from Indonesia. J. Polit.…
Ancient Earth Repeatedly Thawed during Catastrophic Ice Ages, New Research Suggests
Earth experienced extreme climate swings during the Neoproterozoic epoch (one billion to 538.8 million years ago), including the…
Gulf Energy Crisis Exposes Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Dilemma – The Diplomat
A surge in global fuel prices following disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the extent to…
Earth’s Longest Ice Age May Have Repeatedly Thawed and Refrozen for 56 Million Years
Artistic representation of a Snowball Earth. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Sturtian glaciation was one of the most extreme…
Govt takes one step forward, three steps back on environment policies
Hopes from some environmentalists that the Government may have turned a corner on its treatment of climate and…
From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year
Seasonal models are predicting an El Niño climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with…