Warming Trends: The Value of Natural Land, a Climate Change Podcast and Traffic Technology in Hawaii
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier.
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On Most Natural Lands, Development Is a Money Loser
Restoring or keeping land in its natural form is generally more economically beneficial than converting land for human activities like agriculture or logging, a new study found.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge assessed the monetary value of ecosystem services like carbon storage, species habitat and flood protection provided by natural land and compared it to the potential economic benefits of developing that land. Their findings, published in Nature Sustainability on Monday, show 70 percent of 46 sites analyzed around the world were more valuable when maintained as natural habitat.
Climate crisis: why we’re highlighting the crisis and those fighting for our planet. (PA/Volvo/Newsquest) Today we, along with the Wirral Globe sister titles across the country, are launching our own climate change awareness campaign -
Climate Crisis: Time For Change. Across our daily and weekly titles, we will share updates on how local and national businesses across the UK are responding to the challenge of the global climate crisis. The challenge that lies ahead for people and businesses over the next ten years simply cannot be underestimated. This exponential crisis threatens the very existence of the planet and every species that inhabits it. All of us have a responsibility to play a part in the solution - no matter how large or small a contribution we can make.
Portsmouth [UK], March 6 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that individuals who lived near the South Coast of England were 6 times less fertile than any other lesser polluted location in the world. The study was conducted on shrimp-like creatures that lived in the survey area and were found to have 70 per cent less sperm, in comparison to those living in cleaner waters.
Why we re launching Climate Crisis: Time For Change campaign northwichguardian.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northwichguardian.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There is more to loving coffee and birds than you might think, says JOHN INGHAM express.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from express.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.