Executive SummaryBlue carbon ecosystems – mangroves, seagrasses, saltmarshes, and macroalgae – are coastal ecosystems that sequester carbon and protect coastlines from sea level rise, storms, and erosion. In the face of climate change, it is essential to protect these ecosystems by (1) replanting coastal ecosystems, (2) including coastal ecosystems in nationally protected areas, and (3)…

In 2020, there was hell on Earth. Or at least it looked that way in Australia. Flames engulfed 186,000 square kilometers of once luscious and green forests home to both humans and a myriad of wildlife species (Bowler, 2020).  These bushfires killed or displaced almost 3 billion animals (Vernick, 2020). In addition, more than 445…

Affirm Commitment to Biodiversity at this Critical Juncture The Convention on Biological Diversity  The CBD is a treaty signed into effect by 150 nations in 1992 at the urging of the scientific community and environmental groups. The treaty addresses three key issues: the conservation of global biodiversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological…

The time has come for governments to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to abnormally warm temperatures across the globe. Leading scientists have confidence in a potential solution: the future application of solar geoengineering. A team of aeronautical engineers, led by Yale Professor Wake Smith, recently released a new report concerning discoveries…

Executive SummaryRockfish are vital for the environmental and economic health of the Chesapeake Bay. As rockfish face overfishing, limited prey availability, warmer water temperatures and increased hypoxic dead zones in the Bay, their populations are plummeting. If action is not taken by state governments, we may soon see a Chesapeake Bay without rockfish. It is…

How transit-oriented development projects in Hubli-Dharwad, India, are making commutes faster and more sustainable than ever Nestled in the uplands of southwestern India, the twin cities of Hubli and Dharwad sit 22 kilometers apart. Together, they make up one of the most populous urban areas in the state of Karnataka, but all siblings have their…

A deeper look into a groundbreaking study and how its most significant finding might be its least reliable. When Brian McGill, a macroecologist at the University of Maine, read a groundbreaking study in Science about the deaths of 3 billion North American birds, a small piece of text caught his eye (Schulson, 2019). Amidst the…

We’re currently facing a climate emergency. Rapid sea level rise, extreme weather events, and forest fires are only a few aspects of a crisis that will only get worse without immediate, universal action. But climate change is often seen as an issue for governments and nonprofits to tackle alone, while the private sector has to…