October 5, 2023 | CHANGEMAKR.ASIA

Smallholder farmers use raised nurseries to protect their seedlings from seasonal floods and unseasonal heavy rain. Photo: Bipana Tharu

Impact through collaboration: ten years of the Alliance in Nepal

Post author:Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
Post published:October 5, 2023
Post category:Carbon & Climate Contributor Network Publication Today's Pick

A founding member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance upon its creation in 2013, Practical Action has been working in Nepal to help communities build their capacity to prepare for,…

Road hazard: Evidence mounts on toxic pollution from tires

Post author:Greenbiz
Post published:October 5, 2023
Post category:NA-Biodiversity News Aggregator

This article originally appeared at Yale Environment 360. For two decades, researchers worked to solve a mystery in West Coast streams. Why, when it rained, were large numbers of spawning…

EU’s nominated climate lead wants a global tax on jet fuel

Post author:Climate Change News
Post published:October 5, 2023
Post category:NA-Carbon & Climate News Aggregator

Wopke Hoekstra argues a tax on jet fuel could raise revenue for a planned loss and damage fund, but experts warn that won’t be easy The man in line for…

Swab a leaf and find a species. Or 50, thanks to eDNA

Post author:Mongabay
Post published:October 5, 2023
Post category:NA-Biodiversity News Aggregator

When they embarked upon an experiment to swab leaves at Kibale National Park in Uganda in June 2022, Christina Lynggaard, Jan Gogarten and Patrick Omeja had little to no expectations.…