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Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure
Toward a more inclusive definition of green infrastructure … benefits, stormwater concepts rarely consider the broader landscape. This can mean lost opportunities for more …
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To Be Equitable, US Urban Green Infrastructure Planning Must Transform
… an assessment framework and recommendations for advancing more equitable and just green infrastructure. The study, … “Green infrastructure has the promise of adding real value to our cities. To realize the potential of these … of the Urban Systems Lab. More details and other project publications can be found at www.giequity.org . …
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Animal reservoirs—where the next SARS-CoV-2 variant could arise
… wildlife for infection. Looking beyond COVID-19, broader animal surveillance is needed to detect future … is heightened by a changing climate. “We are interacting more and more with wildlife in a planet undergoing climate … before they cause pandemics— “cost less than 1/20th the value of lives lost each year” to such threats. That …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… recounts in his classic book Changes in the Land. What’s more, colonists rendered large areas of New England … in regulating the various components of the Lyme disease system. We have inadvertently enhanced the … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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A novel approach for keeping pests out of wood packaging material
… in a large fine for the importer or shipper (up to the value of the cargo) and they could also be required to … we are proposing this for cargo bound for the U.S., the system is in concept applicable to cargo moving anywhere in … and importers, and good for forests around the world. [More posts on wood packaging by Center for Invasive …
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The Lost Snail of the Yangtze
… “Kouei-Tchéou, a town located on the Yang Tse River, more than 1200 km. from Chang-Hai”. The rock sat around … which replaced the rapids with a reservoir and lock-and-dam system for navigation. (Right) Extinct species of the … Chinese river. And with the increased appreciation for the value of riverine biodiversity, plans for exploiting rivers …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… standing as ‘green infrastructure’ and explains why more cities should consider adding parks to their greening … focusing on stormwater management. Some cities take a broader approach and implement green infrastructure programs … many cities explicitly invest in parks to raise property values, a practice which displaces marginalized communities …
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Is the coronavirus pandemic related to meat production?
… of industrial meat production writ large—ignores bigger, more nuanced issues. Other critical factors include food … this for a long time, often with a focus on the intrinsic value of nature, of diversity, of natural areas, wilderness, … trade and trafficking, seems easier. The other, which is a broader environmental policy, seems harder. But those are …
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Viewpoint: Explore every solution to stop invasive species
… to stop the flow of invasive species throughout the canal system. Invasive aquatic plants, animals, and diseases … property values and native wildlife. It is cheaper and more effective to keep invasive species out than try to … need not destroy the canal's recreational or historic value. We must recognize that invasive species can also harm …
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In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests
In the Tropics, woody vines make lightning more deadly for forests March … and 0-65 trees killed. A novel lightning detection system was used to reveal the mechanisms underlying this … for this research was provided in part by the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and the …
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