Header Illustration: Headshots of Justyna Jensen and Jeffrey Jensen from a 2019 California cannabis retail application. ( source https://outlawreport.com/maryland-is-the-next-victim-caught-in-california-lawyers-web-of-social-equity-cannabis-lawsuits/ ) The Providence Journal Rhode Island’s fledgling social-equity cannabis law may be thrown into “chaos” because…
University bans hamburgers to tackle climate change
Image copyright Goldsmiths Image caption The changes will come into force in September A university is banning the sale of burgers to try to fight global warming. Goldsmiths, University of London, is removing all beef…
Is India on Track to Beat the Perfect…
Aid, Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Food & Agriculture, Global, Headlines, Regional Categories, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Food & Agriculture The marginal farmer who depends solely on rain irrigation…
Can we really protect natural habitats to offset…
In the forests of northern Sweden, a major train line cuts through land originally protected for migratory birds – so new seasonal wetlands have been established for the birds nearby. In southern Uganda, a huge…
New monkey species discovered in rapidly-deforested area of…
A new species of marmoset has been discovered in the south-west of Pará State in Brazil in an area of the Amazon that has suffered extensive illegal logging and agricultural incursion. According to the researchers,…
Land Degradation Jeopardizes Ability to Feed the World
Africa, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Population, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Ibrahim Thiaw is UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary to the UN Convention to Combat…
Forests: A key piece of the land and…
Scientists contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have published a new report examining the interactions between climate change and land use. Agriculture, forestry, and other land uses are responsible for nearly a…
Climate change: Marine heatwaves kill coral instantly
Image copyright University of New South Wales Image caption Scientists studied corals in the Great Barrier Reef Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves can lead to the almost instant death of corals, scientists working on the Great…
Burning Forests for Rain, and Other Climate Catastrophes
Africa, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food & Agriculture, Green Economy, Headlines, Natural Resources, North America, Population, Regional Categories, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Combating Desertification and Drought…