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A Learner’s Takeaways From the Earth Institute’s Professional Learning Program
A fall 2020 participant shares what drew her to the program and how it’s advancing her career and interests.
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New U.N. Report Highlights Need to Step Up Climate Change Adaptation
Earth Institute scientists are among the lead authors on the report, which calls for increased financing for adaptation projects, especially nature-based solutions.
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Biden Administration Must Act Fast To Save Migratory Birds
On Trump’s way out of the White House, his administration demolished a law that protects migratory birds, putting over 1,000 species at risk. The Biden administration can still salvage it — but only if they act swiftly.
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Strengthening the Rights of Forest Guardians Can Reduce Future Pandemic Risk
A recent webinar discussed a critical yet often overlooked strategy for pandemic mitigation: securing the rights of Indigenous forest guardians.
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Vicuña Dung Brings Vegetation to the High Andes
Latrines created by vicuñas, wild relatives of llamas, provide vital nutrients for plants on post-glaciated mountain landscapes in the Andes.
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Want to Grow Forests? Protect Wolves.
Reforestation is an important tool for fixing climate change, and green areas regrow faster and healthier with predators present.
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Water Samples Reveal Microplastics in Remote Patagonian Fjord System
Microscopic bits of plastic have been discovered in remote pristine Chilean Patagonia, with implications for ecosystem and human health.
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How Lessons From Bees, Leaves and Our Own Blood May Help Us Save Civilization
A new book argues that humanity can stave off catastrophe by observing how natural systems have evolved simple strategies to assure their survival.
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World is Not on Track to Achieve Global Deforestation Goals
Progress requires large-scale development projects to increase transparency and inclusion of grassroots and Indigenous groups.
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