Coverage of climate crisis solutions is slim in textbooks, with many references moving to the back pages US college-level biology textbooks miss the mark on offering solutions to the climate crisis, according to a new analysis of books over the last 50 years. Fewer than three pages in a typical 1,000-page biology textbook from recent
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22 December 2022
US college biology textbooks failing to address climate crisis, study says
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21 December 2022
Constraints to effective comanagement of New Zealand’s customary fisheries: experiences of the East Otago Taiāpure
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Insight ABSTRACT Centralization of fisheries management within large-scale, colonial governing bodies can remove access and management rights of Indigenous communities and deplete marine resources through a mismatch in bioecological and managerial scales. Management of pāua (blackfoot abalone, Haliotis iris) in Aotearoa New Zealand exemplifies this transition from small-scale fisheries management by tangata whenua (local Indigenous
21 December 2022
The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazil’s Amazon Region
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A riverside park in Boa Vista, which would probably disappear with the construction of the Bem Querer hydroelectric plant, 120 kilometers downstream on the Branco River. The projection is that the reservoir would flood part of the capital of the state of Roraima, in the extreme north of Brazil. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS By Mario OsavaBOA
21 December 2022
Biogas Spreads Among Cuban Families as an Alternative Energy – Video
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By Luis BrizuelaCANDELARIA, Cuba, Dec 20 2022 (IPS) Mayra Rojas is one of a small but growing number of people in Cuba benefiting from the production of biogas, a renewable energy source still little used in a country highly dependent on fossil fuels. The biodigester in the back of her house in the rural community
20 December 2022
How the Guardian covered 2022 – video highlights
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As the news agenda moved to dizzying speed in 2022, the Guardian stayed true to its values to deliver journalism with clarity, truth, wit, ideas, and an occasional dose of hope. We proved that a fast moving world needs quality reporting now more than ever. Here’s how we did it… The Guardian’s year in review
20 December 2022
Coproduction mechanisms to weave Indigenous knowledge, artificial intelligence, and technical data to enable Indigenous-led adaptive decision making: lessons from Australia’s joint managed Kakadu National Park
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Research ABSTRACT Most of the planet’s vital ecosystems are managed on lands owned by Indigenous peoples. Indigenous people face many challenges in managing these lands, including rapidly growing threats causing species extinctions and ecosystem losses. In response, many Indigenous groups are looking for ethical ways to use digital technology and data analytical tools to support
19 December 2022
Climate goal of 1.5C is ‘gasping for breath’, says UN head
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António Guterres announces a climate ambition summit to confront ‘existential threat’ facing the planet The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “gasping for breath”, the UN secretary general has said as he announced a “climate ambition summit” for September. António Guterres said the summit would challenge leaders of governments and businesses to come
19 December 2022
Blurring the boundaries: cross-scale analyses of food systems
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Research, part of a special feature on Panarchy: the Metaphor, the Theory, the Challenges, and the Road Ahead ABSTRACT The globalized and interconnected nature of food systems provides many examples of panarchies within social-ecological systems. However, few are analyzed using panarchy theory, particularly urban food systems, or in a comparative manner. We aimed to broaden
19 December 2022
Migrants? ‘Don’t You Dare Come Here, Unless…’
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“There is no migration crisis; there is a crisis of solidarity” says UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. Credit: Credit: UNOHCR By Baher KamalMADRID, Dec 19 2022 (IPS) When tens of thousands of Europeans had to flee the horrors of two born-in-Europe devastating armed conflicts that attracted other powers: the World Wars I and II, they migrated
18 December 2022
An assessment of the scope and comprehensiveness of well-being economy indicator sets: The cases of Iceland, Scotland and New Zealand
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Publication date: March 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 205 Author(s): David Cook, Takeshi Benjamín Kaji, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir