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Incorporating Conservation Into Public Health Frameworks

WEBIt is a great step in incorporating conservation into public health. Like you said “Conservationists and climate activists are increasingly looking towards nature’s carbon …

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Science Shows Cover Crops Increase Soil Health

WEBAlthough our work did show that soil health indicators are responding to cover crops, it’s also important to remember that, in many cases, these changes are …

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Discover the Benefits of Cover Crops Plus 4R Nutrient …

WEBResearch shows that they can improve the long-term health and profitability of farms. Among their many potential benefits, they reduce erosion by keeping living …

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Where There’s Smoke: Wildfire, Forest Restoration and …

WEBThe Big Picture. Forest restoration, including prescribed burning, is well documented in reducing the severity and ecological and human safety impacts of …

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Trees in the US Annually Prevent 1,200 Deaths During …

WEBSummer is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it the risk of extreme air temperatures during heat waves. Just last summer, abnormally high air …

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Tracking Nature Inequity and COVID-19 Case Rates

WEBThe study found that even after statistically controlling for race, income, and a host of other factors, more greenness is associated with lower COVID-19 rates: an …

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Wildfire Resilience Treatments Work

WEBForest restoration, including controlled burns and ecological thinning to remove small trees and brush that fuel fire, reduces the risk of megafires while allowing …

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A New Boost for Biochar as a Natural Climate Solution

WEBThis carbon-stable product made by pyrolyzing crop residues could be a meaningful ally in tackling the climate crisis. A recent study offers a new, best-in-class …

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Biophilic Cities For An Urban Century

WEBMy colleague Tim Beatley and I argue in a new book, Biophilic Cities for an Urban Century, that at their moment of triumph and fastest growth, cities need nature …

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Remote Sensing Data Advances Soil Health Science

WEBThe Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS), developed by scientists and engineers at Dagan, uses publicly-available, remote sensing data from Landsat and …

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Using Science & Culture to Assess Billabong Health

WEBUsing Science & Culture to Assess Billabong Health. In northern Australia, scientists and young indigenous rangers are working together to gain a better …

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Mapping Tree Inequality: Why Many People Don’t Benefit from …

WEBWe then overlayed maps of forest cover and summer surface temperatures with US Census data on income, race, and ethnicity. We found that tree inequality is …

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Purple Martins: The Bird That Relies on Human-Built Nests

WEBPurple martins are a bird of the people. Throughout most of their range, martins are completely dependent on human-created nesting structures. Even beyond …

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Studying Challenges to Cozumel's Coral Reefs

WEBWhite Band Disease was brought to Cozumel in the 1980s and has primarily affected elkhorn corals which are currently at risk of becoming extinct in Cozumel. In …

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Quick and Dirty Guide to Bison as Keystone Species

WEBIn fact, bison are considered a “keystone species” for prairies, which means they have a disproportionate effect on the overall health and productivity—the whole …

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coral reefs and sewage pollution

WEBA recent paper in BioScience analyzes the shared threats that sewage pollution poses to people and coral reefs, and argues that conservation and human …

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Maintaining Healthy Forests Takes More than Planting Trees

WEBMaintaining Healthy Forests Takes More than Planting Trees. Conservationists should plant more trees, but that's not the whole story. America's …

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