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#118704
2018-10-26

Awareness of Aichi Biodiversity Targets found to be lacking compared to climate change

The global community has less than two years to reach the Aichi Biodiversity Targets set for 2020, yet public awareness of biodiversity issues is still relatively low.

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#118751
2018-10-31

Painting with climate change message takes shape at MacEwan University’s Indigenous centre

A pair of renowned Indigenous artists are working on a large painting that will grace a wall at MacEwan University’s kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre.

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#118758
2018-11-01

Transition Plan Lays Out UW Commitment to Biodiversity Science

The University of Wyoming would establish a new “center of excellence” in biodiversity science based at UW’s Bob and Carol Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, under a plan presented to the UW community today.

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#118784
2018-11-02

Bamboo bicycle for biodiversity

Travelling across the continent on a bamboo bicycle to raise awareness about biodiversity, adventurer Kate Rawles chats to Emma Newbery about the cycle of life.

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#118785
2018-11-02

Biodiversity and climate handbook book out

A new handbook titled Engagement on Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation was launched recently in Madang Province.

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#118840
2018-11-08

'Support your local school and biodiversity'

The future’s looking bright as a growing number of schools jump on board Towards Predator-Free Taranaki, safeguarding our local biodiversity. "Having students, teachers and school communities on board is a massive boost, helping unite our community," says Toby Shanley, ecologist and Towards Pred ...

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#119014
2018-12-13

Insects are disappearing from science textbooks—and that should bug you

Earth is creeping and crawling with bugs—up to 30 million species and 10 quintillion individual insects. Bugs outnumber all other species in the animal kingdom by orders of magnitude. So it would make sense that they have a starring role in science textbooks, teaching students essential lessons ...

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#119151
2018-12-20

Chelsea Clinton’s next children’s book will look at endangered species

Chelsea Clinton's fifth book for young readers will urge children to fight to protect endangered animals, the former first daughter announced this week on Twitter. "Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe" will be published on April 2 by Penguin imprint Philomel Books.

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#119154
2018-12-21

Green schools - climate change lessons

In Gujarat, the Green Schools initiative is giving schoolchildren hands-on experience in nurturing the environment. With the help of basic science, they learn about climate change and biodiversity loss, and explore solutions.

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#119162
2018-12-21

Stanley Aneto: "Art is a powerful way to speak about climate change"

Nigerian eco-artist Stanley Aneto is on a mission to use his work to engage younger generations in environmental issues.

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#119296
2019-01-08

A look at the value of biodiversity and the role of the media

Biodiversity is defined as the variety of living organisms found within a specified geographic region. The conservation of biodiversity on the other hand is about saving life on Earth in all its forms and keeping natural ecosystems functioning and healthy.

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#119341
2019-01-11

World Premiere of “Opening the Earth: The Potato King” Announced

The film ”Opening the Earth: The Potato King” will celebrate its world premiere in Santa Barbara at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Jan 30-Feb 10, 2019. The film celebrates Peruvian Julio Hancco, one of the few remaining guardians of biodiversity left in the world.

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#119364
2019-01-14

The two-decade journey of Biodiversity Festival

Month-long festival to commence at Arjun Naik Tanda today It’s almost been two decades since the Biodiversity Festival (Pata pantala Jatara) has been initiated by Deccan Development Society (DDS) near Zaheerabad.

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#119373
2019-01-15

New Wynwood Mural Uses Augmented Reality to Spark Conversation on Climate Change

At NW Third Avenue and 25th Street in Wynwood, you'll be greeted by an alligator, a coyote, a manatee, and more than a dozen other examples of Florida's dwindling biodiversity. It's one of scores of new murals that appeared in Wynwood this past December.

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#119379
2019-01-15

Biodiversity Institute expected to stay ‘intact’

The Biodiversity Institute is expected to remain “intact in its outreach, administration of the Program in Ecology, and convening of activities” through at least the 2020 fiscal year under a plan Ed Synakowski, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, will present to the Board of Tr ...

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#119428
2019-01-16

Move to create eco-awareness at 250 schools

A unique citizens' non-profit initiative, India Green & Wild (IGW), will be launched on January 19 in over 250 schools in 50 Indian cities, including Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, to introduce and teach the young generation in schools about the importance of preserving forests and wildlife.

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#119453
2019-01-17

Mauritian island awarded for saving species through education

On Rodrigues Island in Mauritius, school children and citizens alike are rallying round to restore their island’s habitat. It’s all thanks to the Rodrigues Environmental Education Programme, which has won the Global Conservation Award 2018 for its positive impact on communities and species.

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#119511
2019-01-18

Global audience for nature docs expanding, says David Attenborough

Renowned naturalist David Attenborough said he has seen the interest in natural history and programs about wildlife increase exponentially in recent years.

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#119527
2019-01-22

Ways to help kids cope with — and help combat — climate change

News of the coming environmental collapse has broken with unnerving regularity and with each new tidbit — the Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest ice, global warming is making already-dramatic natural disasters more fierce, Europe’s climate disaster is growing, and October’s news that ...

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#119535
2019-01-22

The Most Important #10YearChallenge Photos Are Probably Not What You Expected

With another year on the horizon, millions of people on social media are partaking in a viral new craze. It's called the #10YearChallenge, and the dare is simple: share two photos of yourself taken a decade apart and laugh at the contrast.

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#119539
2019-01-22

Davos: Prince William to interview Sir David Attenborough

The Duke of Cambridge is to interview naturalist Sir David Attenborough at the World Economic Forum in Davos about his environmental work. Kensington Palace said he will focus on the "urgent challenges facing the next generation of environmental leaders".

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#119546
2019-01-23

'It's something very precious': painting oceans to showcase climate change

When the American artist Danielle Eubank visited the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, she was taken back by the garbage. “There’s pollution everywhere, in the water, on the beach, baby strollers and plastic mats, plastic bags, plastic bottles,” she said. “They’re everywhere.”

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#119636
2019-01-28

For conservationists, crowdfunding sites raise both funds and awareness

The bill to train two dogs to guard a penguin colony: $18,000. Set up camera traps in one of the world’s most remote, understudied rainforests in New Guinea: $16,000. Build game fences to allow elephant movement between Botswana and Zambia: $560,000.

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#119684
2019-01-30

This Artist Makes Mesmerizing Collages From Produce You Can’t Find in Supermarkets

Those were just drops of honey, they were so incredibly sweet,” says German artist Uli Westphal. “Those were really magnificent. And they were tiny, like the red currant berry.”

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#119698
2019-01-31

Extreme E to deliver 'Blue Planet meets Dakar Rally'

Imagine living in a ship, traveling to the most remote places on the planet and then racing around in state-of-the-art electric race cars.

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#119699
2019-01-31

How to talk about climate change on social media

Extreme weather events, from hurricanes to snowstorms, often serve as focal points for discussions about global climate change. And many of those discussions take place on social media. But do social media serve as good platforms for climate change discussion? And do extreme weather events serve ...

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#119719
2019-02-01

5 reasons you need to go on an educational trip to learn like you never did before

Science and technology aren’t the only fields that witnessed an overhaul. The education sector also observed a paradigm shift from theoretical learning to practical learning. In today’s increasingly competitive environment, it becomes important for students to have an extra edge to succeed.

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#119777
2019-02-05

By nature, a shared passion for the artistic world

Poring over a folder of meticulously archived diary scraps, sketches, lists and photographs - one of about 70 held by the Art Gallery of NSW - 74-year-old Michelle Collocott is vividly reliving a passionate and colourful life devoted to art.

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#119792
2019-02-06

Butterfly garden set up in Palghar school

A butterfly garden has been set up in a school for special children in Palghar in a joint effort by NGO iNaturewatch and the DCB Bank. This is the third such garden set up by the two organisations as part of their efforts to conserve biodiversity and protect the environment.

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#119799
2019-02-06

Berlin students fight to get climate change onto lesson plans

Are schools equipping kids with the skills to understand and deal with climate change? Some German students don't think so and are trying to get their curriculum changed.

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#119915
2019-02-12

25 Ways to Set an Earth-Loving Mood this Valentine’s Day

It’s almost that special time of year when you let your dears know how much they mean to you. Why not express a little love for the natural world while you’re at it? We scouted out items intended to help reignite that passion for the Earth, and for adventure. From the traditional to the surprisi ...

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#119932
2019-02-14

Environmental activist Vandana Shiva speaks on the importance of earth justic

The Student Environmental Council and Ashoka hosted environmental activist Vandana Shiva to speak as part of Student Union’s Trending Topics speaker series in Graham Chapel Feb. 13.

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#120063
2019-02-22

School curriculum fails to reflect the urgency of the climate crisis

Informed students are prompting adults to act on the issue

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#120284
2019-03-11

Teacher on a mission to protect environment

Influenced by meet on biodiversity, Sudhakar of Chittoor turns a crusade.r One fine morning in October, 2012, G. Sudhakar, a government teacher, was flipping through a newspaper at a tea stall in Chittoor when he came across news pertaining to the Hyderabad Conference of the Parties to the UN Co ...

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#120475
2019-03-25

Chelsea Clinton Shares Her New Picture Book, 'Don't Let Them Disappear' - EXCLUSIVE

Chelsea Clinton remembers the poaching crisis of the late '80s, back when she was a child. "I remember my mom [Hillary Clinton] and I in Arkansas, trying to learn whatever we could about what was happening and what we could do to try and help elephants," she tells Romper by phone.

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#120547
2019-03-28

Everything you need to know about Our Planet, the new Attenborough series on Netflix

Get ready to stream the latest natural history series voiced by Sir David Attenborough. Airing from 5 April, these eight episodes will take you on a journey around the world’s most precious natural habitats.

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#120548
2019-03-28

David Attenborough Isn't Sure We Can Save the Natural World. But at 92, He's Not Giving Up Trying

It’s the voice you notice first. In person, David Attenborough speaks in the same awestruck hush he has used in dozens of nature documentaries, a crisp half whisper that is often mimicked but seldom matched. Ninety-two years of use may have softened its edges, but still it carries the command of ...

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#120595
2019-04-01

David Attenborough talks climate change, vegetarianism – and working with Netflix

Our Planet, Netflix’s highly-anticipated nature documentary, begins not with an aerial shot of Earth, but with an image of the Moon. As we look out over its shadowy craters, a familiar voice starts to speak: “Just 50 years ago, we finally ventured to the Moon.”

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#120612
2019-04-02

Rooted Everyday to Organize Biodiversity-Themed Creative Writing Contest

Interested In Storytelling and Environment? Rooted in Everyday, a biodiversity advocacy group, is organizing an environment-themed creative writing contest with mouth-watering award opportunities.

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#120637
2019-04-04

2040 review – an idealist's vision of a healthy Earth

Nobody predicted the immense success of Australian Damon Gameau’s 2015 directorial debut, That Sugar Film, a candy-coloured, Supersize Me-esque documentary exploring the effects of consuming sugar while on a supposedly healthy diet. It was a smash hit in its home country, becoming the highest gr ...

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#120662
2019-04-05

As Sir David Attenborough’s Netflix show Our Planet launches, WWF figures reveal global lack of climate change awareness

A new survey by the WWF released to coincide with the launch of Sir David Attenborough's Netflix series Our Planet shows 39% of people don't realise the importance of biodiversity to the future of the human race.

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#120683
2019-04-09

David Attenborough to present “unflinching” BBC climate change film

David Attenborough is returning to BBC1 for a one-off film tackling climate change. In Climate Change: the Facts, Attenborough will examine “the science of climate change and the potential solutions to this global threat”.

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#120733
2019-04-11

'I never knew walruses climbed that high': Our Planet's scariest moments

Icebergs attacked choppers, sharks gnawed legs, walruses blocked exits and orangutans threw trees … the team behind David Attenborough’s new adventure relive their big frights

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#120764
2019-04-15

UN urges curriculum review to promote climate change awareness in Africa

The UN Environment on Tuesday called for the revision of education curriculum in Africa to promote climate change awareness among the youth. Richard Munang, UN Environment climate change coordinator for Africa, said the continent's current education curriculum requires an overhaul in order for i ...

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#120776
2019-04-15

The Entrepreneur Who Is Using Video Games And Cryptocurrency To Protect Biodiversity

When Andrew Robinson and his wife Mallika were driving one day, they heard their son and his friends chatting about video games in the back seat of the car. “They were talking about these fantasy worlds and all these monster types and shields they needed to protect themselves,” Robinson says. It ...

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#120788
2019-04-17

WWF-approved

A group of Memorial students have created a comprehensive biodiversity report of wildlife in Newfoundland and Labrador.The report was launched at an event on campus on Thursday, April 4.

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#120799
2019-04-17

Earth from Space: the eye-popping series that zooms in on our planet

Using high-tech satellites, this breakthrough show captures every corner of the globe in unprecedented detail, giving our planet a health check – and its findings are spectacular

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#120854
2019-04-25

Eight Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroom

NPR/IPSOS did a national poll recently and found that more than 8 in 10 teachers — and a similar majority of parents — support teaching kids about climate change.

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#120890
2019-04-30

Two-thirds of Britons agree planet is in a climate emergency

Two-thirds of people in the UK recognise there is a climate emergency and 76% say that they would cast their vote differently to protect the planet.

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#120893
2019-04-30

What will it take for the media to focus on climate change in the 2020 elections?

We spoke to climate change experts for advice on how news outlets can cover the environment in ways that make voters listen

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