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The benefits of living with bears and letting nature take its course

3 weeks ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

In Latin America, 13 countries either gained tree coverage or halted losses between 2015 and 2023Monitoring forest restoration in Latin America has until now proved difficult. But new satellite data shows some effectiveness on commitments to protecting and regrowing forests. Both Guatemala and El Salvador saw increases in tree cover, likely because of strong government programs.
How to plant a city tree, and where timber beats steel for buildings

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Troy Sambajon |Cameron Pugh

The “Stockholm tree pit” nurtures urban forestsUsing more breathable materials reduces the need for irrigation and increases tree survival. The design, pioneered in Sweden, involves giving a tree an underground structure of soil, stone, and biochar to aerate and fertilize. These layers allow trees surrounded by concrete to absorb more oxygen and rainwater.
How independence helps caregivers on the job and Indigenous people in Colombia

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

The collaborative experience of owning their company raises home health care workers’ job satisfactionMore older Americans are depending on home care workers, but at the same time, studies suggest that poor working conditions in most of the industry exacerbate staffing shortages. In contrast to traditionally run care companies, co-ops are owned and run by the workers and generally have lower turnover.
Steel gets greener, South Africa protects endangered penguins

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Troy Sambajon |Cameron Pugh

An international court weighed in for the first time on whether a government protected the rights of uncontacted peoplesSome 10,000 people worldwide live in Indigenous groups that voluntarily have little to no contact with the outside world. In March, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Ecuador to prevent third parties from entering uncontacted peoples’ lands.
Birds, butterflies, coffee: Vulnerable species make gains

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

Eastern monarch butterflies doubled in populationAccording to a new report, the butterflies occupied 4.42 acres in central Mexico’s forests over the winter, up from 2.22 acres the previous year – the second-lowest total recorded in three decades of data. These migrating pollinators need large forests for protection against weather, and scientists attribute this year’s growth to less severe drought along the route from Canada and the United States to Mexico.
Grafting for chocolate in Peru, and going after invasive species in New Zealand

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

Cacao farmers can increase yields from old trees and avoid clearing more forestWhen their trees produce fewer pods over time, farmers typically start new plantations. In Peru, grafting was found to boost productivity by 45% within two years, while preserving biodiversity. Researchers from the universities of Göttingen and Würzburg worked in the northwestern Piura region, grafting new branches of the prized cacao Blanco de Piura variety onto old stock.
How to reuse exhaust from jets and store energy in sand

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

A Texas airport is harnessing the wind power of jets at takeoffThe American company JetWind Power uses giant turbines to capture forceful air from planes and transform it into electricity. Dallas Love Field has served as a testing ground since 2021. Five solar-powered turbine “pods” on the tarmac collect wind, which started powering device-charging stations in the terminal in November. Eight more pods will follow.
So you say you want a revolution? Massachusetts marks 250th anniversary of war.

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Peter Grier |Cameron Pugh |Jacob Posner |Melanie Freeman

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Go with the flow: How to squeeze water from fog, and why to remove a dam

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

Removals of small dams are restoring rivers across the Northeast U.S.Though smaller than those found in the West, more than 31,000 dams from Maryland to Maine nevertheless block fish migration and degrade waterways. American Rivers, an environmental nonprofit, estimates that 85% of U.S. dams – many built in the 19th century to support manufacturing – are unnecessary. Studies have found that removing dams can boost fish passage, improve water quality, and build watershed resilience.
When a ‘thumbs-up’ beats 5 stars, and where paralegals aid women’s land rights

2 months ago | csmonitor.com | Cameron Pugh |Troy Sambajon

How rating people’s job performance could be more fairSimplifying performance ratings can make them more equitable, a study found. Women and employees of color are often given lower marks than their white and male counterparts, which can impact their pay. In a recent paper by researchers in the U.S. and Canada, more than 70,000 ratings were analyzed from an online platform where customers hire workers for home services.