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How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone

The research, which comes with important caveats, was partly an effort to address the scientific uproar surrounding an earlier paper.
Resilience
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How Africa's first heat officer is protecting women in Sierra Leone

Africa's first heat officer is helping women keep cool in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.
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Kenya declares surprise public holiday to plant trees

The Kenyan government has announced a surprise public holiday for a nationwide tree-planting day, as part of its ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.

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Forests are worth more than their carbon
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Forests are worth more than their carbon, a new paper argues

Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate.

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Forests are worth more than their carbon, a new paper argues

Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate.

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Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, say ecologists

Monoculture tree-planting schemes are threatening tropical biodiversity while only offering modest climate benefit, ecologists have said, warning that ecosystems like the Amazon and Congo basin are being reduced to their carbon value.

Resilience
community maps can protect children from extreme heat
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How community maps can protect children from extreme heat

Heatwaves claim tens of thousands of lives each year. Now a US mapping project is revealing those most at risk so they can get the help they need.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration accelerates Alabama coal expansion mostly for foreign steel markets

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Louisiana expands LNG exports as Trump fast-tracks new terminal permits

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UK residents take government’s climate strategy to European human rights court

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

CLIMATE
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Mark Carney’s rise places Trump between two quiet climate champions

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Energy Star program faces shutdown as EPA reorganizes under Trump administration