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Issue 590: A Swiss experiment on two tree species indicates that global warming may lead to extra carbon uptake in some trees due to an extended growing season. This effect may compensate for reduced growth during dry periods. The researchers suggest that carbon uptake will likely be enhanced in some species, in particular, though the exact mechanisms that trigger earlier leaf-out (when…

Welcome to the Global Drought System This system is the onset of a Global Drought Observatory (GDO) mainly targeting at emergency response issues. Focus is on a Map Viewer and an information rich report. GDO is developed by the team of the European Drought Observatory ( EDO ). Some services you can find on the web service focusing on Europe. For example heat waves and low flows are only…

To date, food systems have caused 80 per cent of all deforestation and 70 per cent of all biodiversity loss on land Partners call on CBD negotiations to commit to increasing agroecological food production practices As environmental ministers at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (UNCBD COP15) negotiate an agreement to tackle catastrophic degradation of our planet, the…

Tree Aid is proud to be working with communities across Africa to grow trees and restore land in support of the Great Green Wall movement. This African-led initiative envisages an 8,000km mosaic of restored land across the Sahel that will transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate crisis. Read our new 5 year strategy for growing the Great Green Wall…

In a powerful speech to open CoP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, in Montreal, UN Secretary General António Guterres said that “We are waging a war on nature” and called for “a peace pact with nature”. The transformation of crop, livestock and timber production to make practices sustainable would mitigate the greatest drivers of extinction risk for terrestrial plant species across…

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2022 — The Bezos Earth Fund today announced grants totaling $110 million as part of its $10 billion commitment to fight climate change, conserve and restore nature, and advance environmental justice and economic opportunity. The funding will support restoration in Africa and the United States and advance science, monitoring and governance globally. …