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Don’t underestimate local knowledge of agriculture in dealing with climate change

Climate change has and will continue to cause changes in weather and climate across the world. For many parts of the developing world, these changes are life or death - changes in rainfall, heat, and climate variability can mean crops failing, and more of the population going without food.

Politics
A "One Planet" policy is transforming life in rural Wales

A "One Planet" policy is transforming life in rural Wales

By allocating residents their "global fair share" of resources, the government is making development in pristine environments sustainable.
Solutions
It's time to plant your winter garden
reasonstobecheerful.world

It's time to plant your winter garden

After an early frost failed to kill off his lettuce, Wolfgang Palme realized he'd discovered how to grow vegetables all winter long. Now he wants you to do it too.
Solutions
A burst of home-grown food, farming, in Alaska
thefern.org

A burst of home-grown food, farming, in Alaska

The coronavirus pandemic underscores Alaska's vulnerability to food disruptions, renewing calls for local agriculture and inspiring residents to get down in the dirt.

Causes
Carrie Wasser: A livestock farmer's response to the Amazon fires
civileats.com

Carrie Wasser: A livestock farmer's response to the Amazon fires

The role local, humanely raised meat could play in preventing further destruction of the Amazon.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration moves to end Army Corps’ Florida headquarters lease

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China urged to halt coal power expansion as approvals surge

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Canberra proves a fossil-fuel nation can run on renewables

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

CLIMATE
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Standing up for science: Around the world, scientists protest Trump threats to their work

Black smoke rises and spreads from a chemical disaster site in a city.

Trump’s EPA moves to roll back chemical safety rules