Sustaining Brazil’s recent deforestation gains will require stronger environmental enforcement beyond the rainforest and resistance to political efforts that could weaken it.
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There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
Many of these extraordinary places are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and and a lack of consistent funding to protect them.
Fining companies that flout environmental regulations is an effective strategy, if the penalties are severe enough.
Biden vowed ‘no more drilling on federal lands,’ but Russia’s war on Ukraine and pressures at home are hard to ignore.
Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.
Sea turtles of Aldabra were almost hunted to extinction. But thanks to years of protection the much-loved animals are now thriving again - and so is the iconic giant tortoise.
An environmental health scholar shares four resolutions to improve your relationship with the environment – and its prospects for the future.
The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations, claiming it’s good for the economy. But research shows that conservation is better both for public health and for job creation.
With a deepening climate crisis, unprecedented biodiversity loss and widespread inequality, it’s pertinent to question if indefinite GDP growth will deliver true and long-lasting prosperity.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is fast becoming one of the most divisive issues in Canadian politics in years. Here’s how a compromise can be reached.
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Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria
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Lecturer, Forestry and Climate Change Communication, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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PhD Candidate, Biology, University of Pisa
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Research Professor in Political Science; Faculty Research Fellow at the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
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Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Ph.D. Student & Public Scholar, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Agnes Scott College
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PhD Candidate, School for Resource & Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University
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Visiting Researcher in Conservation, University of Exeter
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Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond
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Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
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Visiting Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
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PhD Candidate in Resources, Environment and Sustainability / Research Assistant, University of British Columbia