As the Yurok Tribe makes great progress towards regaining its ancient lands, the reverberations of history may be heard in the towering redwoods of northern California. After centuries of dispossession, the Yurok people have reached an extraordinary agreement with the Redwood … [Read more...] about Restoring Indigenous stewardship: Yurok Tribe to co-manage National Park lands
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Reef Stars revival: innovative solutions to coral reef restoration
Coral reefs, vibrant undersea ecosystems brimming with life, are experiencing an existential crisis. With forecasts indicating that 90 percent of these unique ecosystems may perish by 2050, immediate action is required. Despite this grim picture, scientists are discovering new … [Read more...] about Reef Stars revival: innovative solutions to coral reef restoration
Scientists finally complete map of gigantic deep sea coral reef off the US Atlantic coast
For the first time in scientific history, experts have cracked the code of the world's largest deep-sea coral reef, a massive 6.4 million-acre ecosystem hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast of the United States. This incredible discovery, which surpasses the size of Vermont, … [Read more...] about Scientists finally complete map of gigantic deep sea coral reef off the US Atlantic coast
In a world-first Brazil rules that Paris Agreement is a Human Rights treaty
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 Parties at COP21. The overarching goal is to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius, and ideally keep it only to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In a world-first, the supreme court of Brazil has … [Read more...] about In a world-first Brazil rules that Paris Agreement is a Human Rights treaty
US suspends oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In a victory for environmentalists and the planet, the US Department of the Interior has announced plans to terminate Arctic refuge drilling rights. The nine canceled leases span more than 400,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The leases were bought up by two … [Read more...] about US suspends oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge