News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1### [The Limits of Rainforest Growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101600.htm)
1### [Tools to Help Volunteers Do the Most Good After a Disaster](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415133423.htm)
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3Aug. 6, 2019 - How much carbon dioxide can tropical rainforests absorb? Investigations indicate that the absorption capacity is severely limited by the phosphorus content of the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190806101600.htm)
3Apr. 15, 2020 - In the wake of a disaster, many people want to help. Researchers have now developed tools to help emergency response and relief managers coordinate volunteer efforts in order to do the most ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200415133423.htm)
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7### [The Front Line of Environmental Violence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805112157.htm)
7### [Don't Look to Mature Forests to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408113300.htm)
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9Aug. 6, 2019 - Environmental defenders on the front line of natural resource conflict are being killed at an alarming rate, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805112157.htm)
9Apr. 8, 2020 - Research suggests mature forests are limited in their ability to absorb 'extra' carbon as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408113300.htm)
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13### [Very Little Public Support for Relaxing Rules and Regulations Around Fracking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190801104043.htm)
13### [Carbon Emission Scheme 'Succeeding Despite Low Prices'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408104954.htm)
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15Aug. 1, 2019 - A major new public attitudes survey on fracking reveals very little public support for relaxing the rules and regulations around fracking -- a key demand of major shale gas extraction ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190801104043.htm)
15Apr. 8, 2020 - A European Union (EU) program aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408104954.htm)
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19### [West Coast Forest Landowners Will Plant Less Douglas-Fir in Warming Climate, Model Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190730141838.htm)
19### [Protecting the High Seas: Identify Biodiversity Hotspots](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200407131507.htm)
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21July 30, 2019 - West Coast forest landowners are expected to adapt to climate change by gradually switching from Douglas-fir to other types of trees such as hardwoods and ponderosa ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190730141838.htm)
21Apr. 7, 2020 - Researchers use big data to identify biodiversity hotspots that could become the first generation of high seas marine protected ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200407131507.htm)
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25### [Paris Agreement Hampered by Inconsistent Pledges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725193646.htm)
25### [How the Chemical Industry Can Meet the Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406103844.htm)
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27July 25, 2019 - Some countries' Paris Climate Agreement pledges may not be as ambitious as they appear, a new study has found. The Paris Agreement takes a bottom-up approach to tackling climate change, with ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725193646.htm)
27Apr. 6, 2020 - Researchers analyzed various possibilities for reducing the net CO2 emissions of the chemical industry to zero. Their conclusion? The chemical industry can in fact have a carbon-neutral ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406103844.htm)
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31### [Bacteria Enhance Coral Resilience to Climate Change Effects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725114340.htm)
31### [Removing the Novel Coronavirus from the Water Cycle](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403132347.htm)
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33July 25, 2019 - Researchers investigated the interplay between corals and bacteria under changing environmental conditions. Their research results were published in the current issue of the journal Nature ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725114340.htm)
33Apr. 3, 2020 - Researchers have called for more research to determine the best ways to keep SARS-CoV-19 out of the water cycle. They also suggest that developed nations should finance water treatment systems in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403132347.htm)
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37### [Fracking Likely to Result in High Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725102945.htm)
37### [Changes to Drylands With Future Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403115119.htm)
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39July 25, 2019 - A new study has estimated emissions from shale gas production through fracking in Germany and the UK. It shows that CO2-eq. emissions would exceed the estimated current emissions from conventional ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190725102945.htm)
39Apr. 3, 2020 - While drylands around the world will expand at an accelerated rate because of future climate change, their average productivity will likely be reduced, according to a new study. These regions, which ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403115119.htm)
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43### [Climate Changes Faster Than Animals Adapt](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723121912.htm)
43### [Smaller Scale Solutions Needed for Rapid Progress Towards Emissions Targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402144422.htm)
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45July 23, 2019 - Although animals do commonly respond to climate change, such responses are in general insufficient to cope with the rapid pace of rising temperatures and sometimes go in wrong ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723121912.htm)
45Apr. 2, 2020 - Low-carbon technologies that are smaller scale, more affordable, and can be mass deployed are more likely to enable a faster transition to net-zero emissions, according to a new study. Innovations ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402144422.htm)
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49### [Ozone Threat from Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723121906.htm)
49### [What Climate Change Means for Northwestern US Wildfires](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402134613.htm)
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51July 23, 2019 - We know the recent extreme heat is something that we can expect more of as a result of increasing temperatures due to climate change. But a new study warns that there's another impact -- ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723121906.htm)
51Apr. 2, 2020 - A synthesis study looks at how climate change will affect the risk of wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. The authors also suggest how managers and individual landowners in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402134613.htm)
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55### [Rise of Candida Auris Blamed on Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723085941.htm)
55### [Climate Disasters Increase Risks of Armed Conflicts: New Evidence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100834.htm)
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57July 23, 2019 - Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida auris, according to a new study. C. auris, which is often multi-drug resistant and is a serious public health threat, may be ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190723085941.htm)
57Apr. 2, 2020 - The risk for violent clashes increases after weather extremes such as droughts or floods hit people in vulnerable countries, an international team of scientists finds. Vulnerable countries are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100834.htm)
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61### [New Approach Needed to Address Anthropocene Risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190722111919.htm)
61### [Six Decades of Change in Plankton Communities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100837.htm)
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63July 22, 2019 - A team of international researchers suggest adopting a holistic approach to understanding environmental ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190722111919.htm)
63Apr. 2, 2020 - New research shows that some species have experienced a 75% population decrease in the past 60 years, while others are more than twice as abundant due to rises in sea surface ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402100837.htm)
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67### [Sustainable Land Management Key to Reducing Amazon Wildfires](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190719102146.htm)
67### [Researchers Forecast Longer, More Extreme Wildfire Seasons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402091451.htm)
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69July 19, 2019 - The unrelenting deforestation of the Amazon region could lead to a dramatic increase to the risk of destructive wildfire outbreaks, research has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190719102146.htm)
69Apr. 2, 2020 - A new study finds that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change. The results could contribute to more effective risk ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402091451.htm)
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73### [Unusually High Carbon Stocks and Tree Diversity in Panama's Darien Forest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190719102122.htm)
73### [New Global Groundwater Maps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130110.htm)
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75July 19, 2019 - Through a participatory forest-carbon monitoring project in the Darien forest of Panama, scientists and a team of trained indigenous technicians found that, even in disturbed areas, it maintained the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190719102122.htm)
75Mar. 31, 2020 - Researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130110.htm)
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79### [Rising CO2, Climate Change Projected to Reduce Availability of Nutrients Worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190718085308.htm)
79### ['Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn or Sugar](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130108.htm)
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81July 18, 2019 - The most comprehensive synthesis of climate change impacts on the global availability of nutrients to date finds that, over the next 30 years, climate change and higher CO2 could significantly reduce ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190718085308.htm)
81Mar. 31, 2020 - Agave tequilana, the plant native to Mexico used to make tequila, could prove to be an efficient alternative to sugarcane and corn to make biofuels in semi-arid regions. This research is the first to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130108.htm)
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85### [Protecting a Forgotten Treasure Trove of Biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190717142707.htm)
85### [Ecosystem Services Are Not Constrained by Borders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330130000.htm)
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87July 17, 2019 - The lesser-known Cerrado biome in Brazil is a hotspot of biodiversity, but it is being destroyed at an alarming rate by unsustainable agricultural activities. A study calls attention to this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190717142707.htm)
87Mar. 30, 2020 - What do chocolate, migratory birds, flood control and pandas have in common? Many countries benefit from ecosystem services provided outside their nations. This can happen through economic ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330130000.htm)
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91### [What Counts for Our Climate: Carbon Budgets Untangled](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190717132745.htm)
91### [Where Lions Roam: West African Big Cats Show No Preference Between National Parks, Hunting Zones](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330093431.htm)
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93July 17, 2019 - The more CO2 we emit from burning coal and oil and gas, the more we heat our climate -- this sounds simple, and it is. Different analyzes have come up with different estimates of how much CO2 ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190717132745.htm)
93Mar. 30, 2020 - West African lions are a critically endangered subpopulation, with an estimated 400 remaining and strong evidence of ongoing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200330093431.htm)
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97July 16, 2019 - If China takes strong measures to reduce its ozone pollution now, it could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the long run, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716151358.htm)
97### [Control of Anthropogenic Atmospheric Emissions Can Improve Water Quality in Seas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200327103034.htm)
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99Mar. 27, 2020 - A new research highlighted the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve the quality of China's coastal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200327103034.htm)
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101### [New Species of Tree Discovered in Tanzania Mountains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716103356.htm)
103### [Longer Lives Not Dependent on Increased Energy Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326193906.htm)
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103July 16, 2019 - Researchers have discovered a new species of tree in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania, part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, and a globally important region for species in need of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716103356.htm)
105Mar. 26, 2020 - Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries. New research has quantified the importance of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326193906.htm)
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107### [Private Land Conservation Research Underrepresents Geographical Regions and Stakeholders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716095506.htm)
109Mar. 26, 2020 - Since pre-industrial times, the world's oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124155.htm)
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109July 16, 2019 - Biodiversity loss is one of the most prominent global issues, also affecting human well-being. With privately owned land covering large areas of the world, private land conservation is an ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716095506.htm)
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113July 16, 2019 - They outlived mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. But without dramatic action to reduce climate change, new research shows Joshua trees won't survive much past this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716073719.htm)
113### [Local Community Involvement Crucial to Restoring Tropical Peatlands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124143.htm)
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115Mar. 26, 2020 - New research has found that local community involvement is crucial to restoring Indonesia's peatlands -- unspoilt peatlands act as a carbon sink and play an important role in reducing global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200326124143.htm)
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