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Enabling the right to a healthy environment
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01487-2
Recent recognition of the human right to a healthy environment by the United Nations can facilitate a shift in climate policy and shape climate litigation. Now, a recent study discusses these benefits and the potential to assist social movements in garnering political pressure towards stronger climate action.
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Save The North Atlantic Right Whale – Don’t Order Lobster!
How Removing American Lobster From The Menu Might Save A Critically Endangered Whale
The use of lobster nets and pots poses such a serious threat to the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale that fisheries using these methods have been assigned red ratings by the sustainability guide Seafood Watch.
The population of these whales has declined by 28% over the last decade, and now fewer than 340 individuals remain. Of these, only 80 are breeding females. The two main threats to the species’ survival are entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes.
By removing American lobster (and other species caught using similar methods) from the menu, businesses can help save the North Atlantic right whale.
Why Does The North Atlantic Right Whale Matter?
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Urban forests facing climate risks
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01481-8
More cities are including urban forests in their climate change adaptation plans. Now, research shows that more than two-thirds of tree species across cities worldwide are facing severe climate risks, undermining their roles in climate adaptation and other ecosystem services they provide.
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Pragmatic cost–benefit analysis for infrastructure resilience
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 05 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01468-5
Infrastructure investment needs to account for climate change globally, yet most day-to-day projects are small and poorly served by economic assessment processes. Four simple adjustments to cost–benefit analysis practices would greatly improve decision making for future infrastructure resilience.
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Meet The Madla Cave Meshweaver Spider – An Endangered Texas Arachnid
Meet The Living Spider That No Longer Exists…
Officially, the Braken Bat Cave meshweaver spider no longer exists. Yet, the species can still be found in certain locations in Texas, going by a different name: the Madla Cave meshweaver.
Read on to find out more about this fascinating, endangered spider.
Braken Bat Cave – Not Just for Bats
The Braken Bat Cave meshweaver spider belonged to the genus Circurina and had the scientific name Circurina venii. The spider was found in just two caves in western Bexar County, Texas.
The species was discovered by arachnologist Willis J. Gertsch in 1992. Due to its rarity, the arachnid was included in the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. However, all that changed in the summer of 2022.
Unravelling global patterns of irreversible climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01456-9
Even if greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are reduced to pre-industrial levels, the climate system might not return to its previous state. Quantification of the spatial patterns of climate hysteresis and reversibility reveals globally widespread irreversible changes in surface temperature and precipitation in response to anthropogenic CO2 emissions.
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Grassland Animals List, Interesting Facts On Animals That Live In Grasslands
Grassland animals include mammals such as antelopes, cheetah, zebras, eastern grey kangaroo, Pallas’s cat, Przewalski’s horse, American bison, giant anteater and maned wolf; birds such as the plains-wanderer, Steppe eagle, prairie falcon and rhea, and reptiles such as the prairie rattlesnake and leopard tortoise.
On this page you’ll find facts and information on these and many other grassland animals…
Grasslands
A grassland is an area in which the dominant plants are grasses. Grasses are flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. Other, grass-like, plants such as sedges (plants of family Cyperaceae), and rushes (plants of family Juncaceae) are also often present in grasslands.
Grasslands cover a large proportion of Earth’s land area (estimates as to exactly how much range from 30% to 70%). Grasslands are found on every continent except Antarctica, and are home to a vast …