New data suggests forests help keep the Earth at least half of a degree cooler, protecting us from the effects of climate crisis
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Nature and the Changing Environment, Curated by Rebecca Shaw
The decline of nature — its animal, plants, oceans, forests and soils — is a climate-change problem. Every day, research reveals how we rely on nature for not only combatting the climate crisis but adapting to its relentless impacts. From trees in urban areas to large intact expanses of the tropical rainforests, nature delivers much-needed environmental benefits to all of us. Read on to better understand how we can unlock the power of nature to combat climate change.
7 Must-Read Articles About Nature
Overhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees, resulting in drastic reduction in Earth’s natural carbon storage, study finds
It's impossible to deny — humans are destroying the natural environment at an unprecedented and alarming rate. According to a new report out Tuesday, …
How nature is key to achieving a 1.5˚C world Human activity has increased the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere GHGs are the …
GARSTANG, England — Moor, bog, fen, mire, flush, swamp, slough. Peatlands have gotten a bum rap. They’re inhospitable, useless. Too wet to plow, too dry to fish, the old farmers say. Scorned as anaerobic wastelands, dissed in the popular imagination, imagined as the eerie Dead Marshes in “The Lord …
It seems that barely a month goes by without a new study warning us that freak weather events are set to become the “new normal”. In February, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in a new report that the world is already facing “unavoidable climate hazards” over the next two …
Biodiversity is, in a nutshell, all life on Earth. It’s all the animal and plant species, how they coexist within our ecosystems, and the benefits we …
Learn What Action You Can Take to Save Nature
WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to global levels in …
About the Author
Rebecca Shaw is the WWF's chief scientist and senior vice president for global science. She was also a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report focused on impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability.
Dr. Rebecca Shaw is Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President at WWF. She works with experts around the world to identify the emerging challenges to …
