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Mangroves: These Climate Defenders Are Critical to Human Health
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Vaidehi Patel shares her experience studying the intersection between mangrove populations and human health.
How Trees Can Help Fight Rising Heat in Arid Cities
New science shows increasing greening programs in arid cities could reduce air temperatures near people’s homes by an average of 0.5˚C.
Where There’s Smoke: Wildfire, Forest Restoration and Human Health
A new paper argues forest health and human health should not be viewed as separate concerns when it comes to wildfires.
Planting Trees in Pasturelands Keeps Things Cool
Farmers in the tropics can harness the cooling benefits of tree cover by incorporating trees within their pasturelands.
How Hyenas Sanitize The City
In an Ethiopian city, spotted hyenas provide the garbage disposal.
Tropical Deforestation May Reduce Safe Work for Millions
Deforestation reduced safe work hours for more than 4.9 million people across the tropics.
Deforestation Is Killing Workers in Tropical Countries
New science estimates that heat increases caused by deforestation are killing more than 100 people per year in Berau, Indonesia.
The Disturbingly Long Tapeworms of Alaskan Bears
What’s that trailing from the bear? (It's not the cute cub)...It's an overlooked (and gross) creature of salmon ecosystems.
Mammals, Wildlife Trade + the Next Global Pandemic
Scientists report a strong association between wildlife trade and zoonotic disease risk with 25% of mammal species in the trade hosting 75% of viruses known to be transmissible between animals and humans.
Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics
Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.
Can Freshwater Reserves Protect Tropical Fish Diversity?
A new paper details the conservation success of community-led freshwater reserves in Thailand.
Heat Exposure From Deforestation Decreases Cognitive Performance of Rural Workers
New research shows that the associated heat exposure is harming the cognitive performance of rural subsistence workers.
