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Climate scientists are working with indigenous tribes

When the warm nights used to come each summer, Frank Ettawageshik would spend most of his time outdoors, sleeping outside, right o...

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The young people taking 32 countries to court in an ‘unprecedented’ climate case

Six young people from areas of Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves went head-to-head with 32 European governments on Wedne...

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A sinking community turns to oyster shells – and a tax – for safety

The terrain of southeast Louisiana has been drastically altered by the combination of hurricanes, sea-level rise, and the construc...

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How a nuclear disaster turned Fukushima into a renewables leader

Following the 2011 triple disaster — and the subsequent cratering of support for nuclear energy — Fukushima Prefecture has pos...

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This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?

Fishing boats would normally still be unloading Dungeness crabs at San Francisco's fisherman's wharf in May. This year, the docks ...

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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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