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Insurance. Grasslands. What Could They Have in Common?
Insurance is about protection against loss — and so, in many ways, is conservation. The similarities between these two industries mean both could gain from a closer relationship. The International...
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Conservation and Self-Interest: Second Thoughts
The pages of Cool Green Science are filled with blogs calling for conservation to focus more on people, to pitch to the things that matter most to us, to emphasize nature’s benefits. (I think I’ve...
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Scary Math
The impact the humans are having on Earth’s resources depends essentially on three factors; population size, the affluence of this population, and our technological efficiency. This simple equation,...
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Proof Is in the Cheetah
Joseph Letoole beams as he describes how the Samburu communities of northern Kenya have worked together to transform their landscape for the better His hands by his side can just touch the top of the...
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The Greenest Country on Earth?
What country should be recognized as the greenest on earth? How about…China? I recently had a moment of Peking-duck-induced reverie broken when a colleague made this statement: “You know, The Nature...
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Do More Trees = More Water?
Replanting forests in the headwaters of catchments is a widely applied conservation strategy from Kenya to Colombia. Frequently, this afforestation is done in the belief that forest cover will lead to...
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Citizen Scientists Are Helping Save Threatened Species
Citizen involvement is important for endangered species conservation in the United States. Researchers from Emory University and UC Berkeley have revealed the value of clauses in the U.S. Endangered...
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People Power Stops Super Trawler in Australia
A fascinating display of public-driven environmental action came to a head in Australia last week when the nation’s parliament voted to ban a “super trawler” from fishing in Australian waters for two...
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Feeling Stressed? Biodiversity Can Help
If you’re an ecosystem, that is. Having more species makes ecosystems better able to withstand stressful environmental conditions, according to a new study published recently in the journal Ecology...
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3 Ways to Help Science with Your Computer or Smartphone
Join the growing brigade of citizen scientists with these cool projects that get you involved in the latest science studying climate change, marine life and human happiness. 1. Climate predictions on...
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