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24 August 2022
Relational values and empathy are closely connected: A study of residents of Vermont’s Winooski River watershed
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Research ABSTRACT Relational values are emerging as an important aspect of ecosystem valuation scholarship and practice. Yet, relatively few empirical examples of their expression exist in the literature. In addition, many characteristics of relational values suggest that they may interact with the quality of empathy, but scholars have not explored that interaction. To address both
24 August 2022
Just Stop Oil protesters block service stations on M25 in second day of action
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Environmental activists take action at Cobham services in Surrey, Clacket Lane in Kent and Thurrock in Essex Environmental protesters have blocked three service stations on the M25 in a second day of action this week attempting to put pressure on the government to end new oil and gas projects. According to the Just Stop Oil
24 August 2022
Funding Urgently Needed for Children’s Education in Conflict Areas—EWC Director
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Displaced children in Burundi wait for class to begin. Credit: ECW/Amizero By Juliet MorrisonUnited Nations, Aug 23 2022 (IPS) Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support efforts on facilitating education in crisis areas. She was speaking at the United Nations at the launch of
24 August 2022
Biocultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems in Kona, Hawaiʻi
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Synthesis ABSTRACT Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly recognized as important conservation targets with linked ecological and social value. However, the social uses and values of GDEs have received relatively little research attention in the peer-reviewed literature, precluding their greater inclusion in policy and management decisions. To help fill this gap, we provide a case
23 August 2022
Job Advert: Assistant to John Kay
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John Kay is one of Britain’s leading public economists. He writes books and articles and lectures widely to both technical and general audiences. If you are not familiar with his work, go to www.johnkay.com John requires an assistant to provide both research assistance and administrative support. The work will involve research assistance of a conventional kind: collecting and analysing data
23 August 2022
Epaulette sharks able to walk on land evolving to better survive climate crisis
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Carpet shark species can walk for up to two hours, enabling them to survive increasingly hostile environments, researchers say Researchers at a Florida university say a small but feisty species of carpet shark with an extraordinary ability to walk on land is evolving to better survive warming seas and the climate crisis. The epaulette shark,
22 August 2022
‘And of Water We Made Every Living Thing’
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Over 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which is expected to be exacerbated in some regions as a result of climate change and population growth. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 22 2022 (IPS) This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most precious element of life. Religions
22 August 2022
New Zealand’s flood-prone areas not ready to cope with climate crisis, Ardern says
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Touring flood-hit region of Nelson, prime minister says country must do ‘all we can’ to deal with damaging events triggered by a warming climate New Zealand’s flood- and slip-prone regions do not have the mechanisms in place to cope with rapid environmental changes brought about by the climate crisis, Jacinda Ardern has said after visiting
21 August 2022
Sizewell C nuclear plant funding approved despite Tory split
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Boris Johnson gives financing go-ahead after warnings decision could limit incoming government Boris Johnson has approved funding for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk in the final weeks of his premiership, but some of Liz Truss’s senior allies are split over the decision. The prime minister and the chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, approved