Research ABSTRACT Aquaculture is a growing sector because of increased global demands for seafood; bivalve aquaculture production is also increasing in specific regions because of its perceived sustainability and similar environmental interactions across ecosystems. As socioeconomic impacts on prospective sites may differ, this research aimed to perform a high-level scoping of environmental, social, and economic
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9 August 2022
Drivers of social acceptability for bivalve aquaculture in Atlantic Canadian communities
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9 August 2022
White House warns of ‘intensifying impacts of climate change’ as Biden tours flood-hit Kentucky – live
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President and first lady to tour state in which 37 have died Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email On Joe Biden’s visit to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky today he is not just viewing the effects through the lens of a disaster needing federal assistance but also through the lens of
8 August 2022
Of the Far West, the ‘Good Cowboys’… And the ‘Bad Indians’
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The female guardians of Venezuela’s Imataca Forest Reserve | An FAO-GEF project, which also aims to increase gender equality in the forestry sector, has continued supporting the Kariña women in actively leading the development of their territories and the conservation of the area’s biodiversity. Credit: FAO By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 8 2022 (IPS) Nothing –or
8 August 2022
Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling
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Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory Senate Democrats passed their climate and healthcare spending package on Sunday, sending the legislation to the House and bringing Joe Biden one step closer to a significant legislative victory ahead of crucial midterm elections in November.
7 August 2022
Using the SECLAND model to project future land-use until 2050 under climate and socioeconomic change in the LTSER region Eisenwurzen (Austria)
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Publication date: November 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 201 Author(s): Claudine Egger, Christoph Plutzar, Andreas Mayer, Iwona Dullinger, Stefan Dullinger, Franz Essl, Andreas Gattringer, Andreas Bohner, Helmut Haberl, Veronika Gaube
7 August 2022
Spider crabs swarm in shallow waters on Cornish beach
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Rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis create unusual phenomenon in St Ives Thousands of venomous crabs converged on the beaches of Cornwall due to rising sea temperatures caused by the climate crisis. The migratory creatures swarmed in the shallow water in St Ives, shedding their shells before returning to depths of up to 300ft.
5 August 2022
The Price of Bukele’s State of Emergency in El Salvador
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A group of alleged gang members is presented to the media by police authorities in El Salvador on Jul. 20 as a demonstration of the effectiveness of the war against gangs waged in this Central American country under a state of emergency. But families of detainees and human rights organizations warn that in many cases
4 August 2022
Fourteen propositions for resilience, fourteen years later
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Insight, part of a special feature on Panarchy: the Metaphor, the Theory, the Challenges, and the Road Ahead ABSTRACT In 2006, Walker et al. published an article titled, “A Handful of Heuristics and Some Propositions for Understanding Resilience in Social-ecological Systems.” The article was incorporated into the Ecology and Society special feature, Exploring Resilience in
4 August 2022
Estimating residents’ WTP for ecosystem services improvement in a payments for ecosystem services (PES) program: A choice experiment approach
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Publication date: November 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 201 Author(s): J. Carl Ureta, Marzieh Motallebi, Michael Vassalos, Steven Seagle, Robert Baldwin
4 August 2022
Energy firms’ record profits during energy crisis ‘immoral’, says UN secretary general – video
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The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has condemned the record profits of energy companies during a global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ‘It is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the back of the poorest people and communities and at a massive