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Meet Peru’s unsung hero of the Pómac Forest

While Mr. Llauce credits others, he is an unsung hero of the Pómac Forest, a dense tangle of algarrobo and mesquite that shelters...

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Pricing Nature: Can ‘Biodiversity Credits’ Propel Global Conservation?

Backed by the UN, an alliance of conservationists and policymakers is devising new ways to finance the preservation of biodiversit...

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In the middle of war, Ukraine is building a wind farm

The Ukrainian energy company DTEK on Friday hit a milestone in the war-torn nation’s audacious bid to remake its energy economy ...

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The NHS worker singlehandedly rewilding kelp forests in Sussex

Steve Allnutt has watched the lush beds disappear from local waters over the years, and decided to take on the job of restoration ...

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Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada

Over the past 15 years, First Nations in Haida Gwaii and central and northern coastal British Columbia, Canada, have turned the ta...

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A new alliance for ‘high quality’ carbon removal highlights tensions within the industry

Eight years ago, the field of carbon removal amounted to a handful of academic lab projects and a few fledgling companies working ...

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Growing winter food – and community spirit – in a geothermal greenhouse

Tucked near a highway underpass, a greenhouse glows faintly in the cold night. Inside, volunteers stand in the warmth, crowded aro...

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The train derailment in Ohio was a disaster waiting to happen

When a freight train filled with volatile chemicals derailed in rural Ohio earlier this month, it set off a chain of reactions: th...

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This is the world’s first zero-waste island. Could Australia be next?

It's not easy to get to Tilos, a tiny Greek island without an airport that's so far from Athens that phone networks think you're i...

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Pink dolphins and reformed Colombian rebels turn no-go zone into ecotourism hit

Far upriver in the rainforest, the lure of rare pink river dolphins is creating jobs and promoting conservation and reconciliation...

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Death in the marshes: environmental calamity hits Iraq’s unique wetlands

Small gangs of buffaloes sat submerged in green and muddy waters. Their back ridges rose over the surface like a chain of black is...

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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’

Governments the world over have made a lot of great-sounding climate commitments. In Pittsburgh, for example, an ambitious plan�...

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