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Wetlands bring economic opportunities as they spring back to life

Conclusion Meanwhile, the experts working with the project supported Chile’s government as it developed Latin America’s first law to protect wetlands in populated areas. The...

Wetlands bring economic opportunities as they spring back to life

Second of Three Parts Over time, the lagoon shrunk, species began to die off and algae–fed by pollution – proliferated, releasing a powerful odor as...

Wetlands bring economic opportunities as they spring back to life

First of 3 parts Miriam Abarca is standing on a wooden platform overlooking the Cahuil Lagoon, a small, salty pine-fringed body of water on Chile’s...

In Bangladesh, resilient brick houses provide shelter from the storms

Prova Mridha still remembers Cyclone Sidr, which swept through Bangladesh in 2007 causing widespread devastation. The mother of one left behind her livestock and...

PH e-vehicles help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Conclusion The transition, say experts, is crucial to reducing air pollution and reining in greenhouse gas emissions, which today spew from hundreds of millions of...

Nature-based solutions can make 32m jobs

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Investing in nature-based solutions (NbS) could create up to 32 million new jobs by 2030. This is according to a new report...

Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth by UNEP

Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of...

Degraded peatlands in 177 countries put climate goals at risk

Conclusion The report warns peatland degradation and subsidence due to drainage in the tropics for agriculture, livestock farming, and oil palm plantations. Thawing permafrost due...

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