Last year, Naturefund started a pilot project in Malawi and supported 20 smallholder families to switch from conventional cultivation to species-rich cultivation with dynamic agroforestry. Read more
Computer simulations predict a strong increase of events in which the undulations of the jet stream in the atmosphere stop moving along and grow very large. This can favor more frequent extreme… Read more
Limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, says a new detailed assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate… Read more
To make climate policy more stringent, a smart sequencing of measures is a promising option. An international team of researchers now proposes a framework for doing so using policy sequencing –… Read more
Nice sunny days can grow into heat waves – and wildfires: summer weather is stalling. Be it heavy downpours or super-hot spells, summer weather becomes more persistent in North America, Europe and… Read more
While burning coal today causes Earth to overheat, about 300 million years ago the formation of that same coal brought our planet close to global glaciation. Read more
In October 2017, the green electricity share reached a new record high. Never before has more green electricity been generated in Germany in one month. Read more