News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

ARCHIVED 2019-03-06, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20190306_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20190206_rev01

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+### [New Study Sheds Light on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Hong Kong](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190130103739.htm)
+### [How Power-to-Gas Technology Can Be Green and Profitable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190226112315.htm)
+Jan. 30, 2019 - A study focusing on the type and volume of seizures relating to illegal wildlife trade in Hong Kong over the last five years illustrates the city's central role in global wildlife trafficking ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190130103739.htm)
+Feb. 26, 2019 - Hydrogen production based on wind power can already be commercially viable today. Until now, it was generally assumed that this environmentally friendly power-to-gas technology could not be ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190226112315.htm)
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+### [How to Send a Finch Extinct](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129140556.htm)
+### [Indigenous Knowledge, Key to a Successful Ecosystem Restoration](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190226112300.htm)
+Jan. 29, 2019 - An endangered Queensland bird is at risk of extinction because environmental legislation is failing to protect its habitat, according to a University of Queensland-led study. Researchers reviewed ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129140556.htm)
+Feb. 26, 2019 - Ecological restoration projects actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities are more successful. A new study places value on indigenous and local knowledge contribution in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190226112300.htm)
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+### [China Not 'Walking the Walk' on Methane Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129124835.htm)
+Feb. 25, 2019 - What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public's perception of climate change? A study examined those questions through the lens ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225170252.htm)
+Jan. 29, 2019 - In China, regulations to reduce methane emissions from coal mining took full effect in 2010 and required methane to be captured or to be converted into carbon dioxide. A team of researchers set out ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129124835.htm)
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+### [130,000 Years of Data Show Peatlands Store Carbon Long-Term](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225170249.htm)
+Feb. 25, 2019 - An international team of scientists has become the first to conduct a study of global peatland extent and carbon stocks through the last interglacial-glacial cycle 130,000 years ago to the present. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225170249.htm)
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+### [Predicting Gentrification in Order to Prevent It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129093729.htm)
+### [Identifying the Common Ground for Sustainable Agriculture in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225170244.htm)
+Jan. 29, 2019 - This first-of-its-kind study offers a new model to identify the U.S. neighborhoods most vulnerable to gentrification. The study reveals the factors with the greatest influence on gentrification and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129093729.htm)
+Feb. 25, 2019 - Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in Europe currently have different, often conflicting ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225170244.htm)
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+### [Extreme Weather and Geopolitics Major Drivers of Increasing 'Food Shocks'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190128111723.htm)
+### [Amazon Forest: Areas With Higher Rainfall Variability Are More Resilient to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225123033.htm)
+Jan. 28, 2019 - Global food production is suffering from an increasing number of 'food shocks,' with most caused by extreme weather and geopolitical crises. An international study looked at the incidence ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190128111723.htm)
+Feb. 25, 2019 - The Amazon rainforest has evolved over millions of years and even through ice ages. Yet today, human influences and global climate change put this huge ecosystem at risk of large-scale dieback -- ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225123033.htm)
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+### [Biosecurity Strategy Needed for China's Belt and Road Initiative](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110841.htm)
+### [CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions in Developed Economies Fall Due to Decreasing Fossil Fuel and Energy Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225112234.htm)
+Jan. 24, 2019 - China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched five years ago, includes more than 120 countries, linked by six proposed land-based Economic Corridors between core cities and key ports along ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110841.htm)
+Feb. 25, 2019 - Efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and tackle climate change in developed economies are beginning to pay off according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190225112234.htm)
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+### [Lower-Carbon Diets Aren't Just Good for the Planet, They're Also Healthier](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124084758.htm)
+### [Climate Change May Affect Ecological Interactions Among Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221172054.htm)
+Jan. 24, 2019 - Researchers have examined the carbon footprint of daily diets from a survey of more than 16,000 Americans. They found that the most climate-friendly diets were also the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124084758.htm)
+Feb. 21, 2019 - Predator-prey equilibria are being disrupted by climate change, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221172054.htm)
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+Jan. 22, 2019 - Scientists predict that certain regions of the United States will experience higher levels of pollutants that cause smog, acid rain and respiratory problems due changes in forest soils from climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122125541.htm)
+Feb. 21, 2019 - A new study uses environmental, socioeconomic and management data from 30 Caribbean islands to identify which communities may be most at risk from the social and ecological effects of coral ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221110425.htm)
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+### [Near-Term Climate Prediction 'Coming of Age'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104512.htm)
+### [Carbon Taxes Could Create New Winners and Losers Among Countries, Research Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219155201.htm)
+Jan. 22, 2019 - The quest for climate scientists to be able to bridge the gap between shorter-term seasonal forecasts and long-term climate projections is 'coming of age', a study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104512.htm)
+Feb. 19, 2019 - A global carbon tax would create new sets of economic winners and losers, with some countries holding a distinct competitive advantage over others, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219155201.htm)
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+### [Environmental 'Time Bomb' Warning for World's Groundwater Reserves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104604.htm)
+### [Prenatal Forest Fire Exposure Stunts Children's Growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219155156.htm)
+Jan. 22, 2019 - Future generations could be faced with an environmental 'time bomb' if climate change is to have a significant effect on the world's essential groundwater ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122104604.htm)
+Feb. 19, 2019 - Forest fires are more harmful than previously imagined, causing stunted growth in children who were exposed to smoke while in the womb, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219155156.htm)
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+Jan. 18, 2019 - The reintroduction program for the green turtle in the Cayman Islands has been crucial in order to recover this species, which are threatened by the effects of human overexploitation, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190118123027.htm)
+### [Climate Goals of the Paris Agreement: Impact of Land Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219132744.htm)
+Feb. 19, 2019 - Significantly less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times -- this is the temperature to which global warming should be limited, according to the Paris Climate Agreement. In a current ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219132744.htm)
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+Jan. 18, 2019 - Governments must provide stronger protection for crucial small mangrove patches, experts ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190118110835.htm)
+### [Fishing and Pollution Regulations Don't Help Corals Cope With Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219111825.htm)
+Feb. 19, 2019 - A new study reports that protecting coral reefs from fishing and pollution does not help coral populations cope with climate change. The study also concludes that ocean warming is the primary cause ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190219111825.htm)
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+### [Mediterranean Freshwater Fish Species Susceptible to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190118110811.htm)
+### [Understanding Carbon Cycle Feedbacks to Predict Climate Change at Large Scale](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190217115827.htm)
+Jan. 18, 2019 - Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190118110811.htm)
+Feb. 17, 2019 - Researches have identified long-disappeared forests available for restoration across the world. They describe how such an effort, could absorb as much as 135 gigatons of atmospheric ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190217115827.htm)
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+Jan. 17, 2019 - People's love for their local areas could be harnessed to tackle global environmental problems, researchers ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190117110818.htm)
+### [The Prospects of American Strawberries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190215162028.htm)
+Feb. 15, 2019 - Researchers have embarked on an academic journey designed to generate an effective guideline essential for research, policy, and marketing strategies for the strawberry industry across the country, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190215162028.htm)
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+### [Economist Find a Global Tax on Carbon May Be Feasible](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190117092556.htm)
+### [What Rising Seas Mean for Local Economies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190215141323.htm)
+Jan. 17, 2019 - There is a consistently high level of public support across nations for a global carbon tax if the tax policy is carefully designed, according to a recent ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190117092556.htm)
+Feb. 15, 2019 - High-tide flooding resulting from climate change is already disrupting the economy of Annapolis, Md. As sea levels rise, the impacts are expected to get worse for coastal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190215141323.htm)
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+### [Diet and Food Production Must Radically Change to Save Planet](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116185207.htm)
+### [Delays in Banning Wildlife Trade Put Hundreds of Species at Risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190214153123.htm)
+Jan. 16, 2019 - Transformation of the global food system is urgently needed as more than 3 billion people are malnourished (including people who are undernourished and overnourished), and food production is ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116185207.htm)
+Feb. 14, 2019 - From parrots to lizards, hundreds of animal species could be at risk of extinction because of a policy process that responds slowly to scientific knowledge, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190214153123.htm)
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+Jan. 16, 2019 - The growth of forest trees all over the world is becoming more water-limited as the climate warms. The effect is most evident in northern climates and at high altitudes where the primary limitation ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116150639.htm)
+Feb. 13, 2019 - At the southern tip of the Himalayas, farmers in the Kangra region of India's Himachal Pradesh graze cattle among rolling hills and forests. The forests, under management by the state or farmer ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213154840.htm)
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+### [Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Recovering After Endangered Species Act Protection](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116140626.htm)
+### [Study Calls on Feds to Invest in Local Volunteer Disaster Response, Recovery Groups](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213090824.htm)
+Jan. 16, 2019 - More than three-quarters of marine mammal and sea turtle populations have significantly increased after listing of the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116140626.htm)
+Feb. 13, 2019 - Data from 2017 Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and California natural disasters highlights key collaboration gaps and better ways to save money, time and lives in future disasters. After 2017's ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213090824.htm)
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+Jan. 16, 2019 - Research shows that drones can be more effective and safer in crash mapping of vehicular highway accidents than conventional methods. Drones using new imaging technology allows highway safety ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116122647.htm)
+Feb. 11, 2019 - A new species of the Brazil-endemic small genus Mcvaughia described as part of a extended revision of this unique group. Mcvaughia is a genus of the plant family Malpighiaceae comprising just three ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190211131449.htm)
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+Jan. 16, 2019 - A new study says the future of tigers in Asia is linked to the path of demographic transition -- for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190116115534.htm)
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