When I began designing my own house in the center of Amami Island, I never imagined it would eventually be disconnected from the power grid. Yet, as environmental degradation accelerates and extreme weather becomes the norm, that choice became inevitable. The decision was catalyzed by a mountain I purchased three years earliera place where I began developing my own micro-infrastructure to live independently, preparing for unforeseen crises while envisioning new forms of resilience in aging, depopulated regions.
In northern Ghana's Yiwagu community, farming has long been the backbone of local livelihoods. But in recent years, harvests especially shea nuts have dwindled. Locals blame the decline on erratic rainfall and rising temperatures, symptoms of a changing climate. In response, the ethnic minority community has turned to traditional conservation practices. Chiefs and local leaders have banned tree felling and other harmful activities in nearby forests.
Empty lots became dumping grounds for abandoned cars, tires, drug waste, and heaps of trash. By 1995, the situation was dire. That year, while driving her daughter to school on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Midler noticed the dismal conditions in Fort Tryon Park. Disturbed by the neglect, she got a group of friends together to clean and restore the site. From their hands grew the seed of what would eventually become NYRP.
The apps say heavy rain, but apps ain't always right, and farmers more than anyone are used to the whims of the weather gods. Rose and Ruth, the farm's chief growers, decide to keep calm and carry on. When I arrive, their optimism appears to have paid off. The clouds are low and grey, but it's not actually raining. I walk past the Caractacus Potts-style compost loo and along the grassy path between the veg beds where a scarecrow stands guard in a red jumper.
Published Aug. 13 in the journal Frontiers in Genetics, the study offers insight into the genetic makeup of the species, providing potential pathways for breeders to develop commercially viable stenophylla cultivars that may have higher tolerance to heat while offering desirable characteristics in the cup. Building upon the pioneering work over the past seven years from researchers affiliated with UK's Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, the new study comes from the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) with past funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Rainforest Alliance just announced the launch of a new standard and certification for regenerative agriculture in coffee, with a distinct 'regenerative' seal expected to land on consumer coffee bags in 2026. The organization, which reduced requirements for its core sustainable agriculture certification earlier this year, said the new regenerative agriculture add-on is designed to give farmers and buyers a science-based pathway to achieve positive outcomes in soil health, biodiversity, water stewardship, climate resilience and livelihoods.
Not only is Danielle working to implement the city's Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, she also founded and co-chairs the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC), a coalition of more than 30 local, regional, state and federal stakeholders and community-based organizations. OAAC partners work collaboratively to identify and implement actions to address sea level rise; protect and restore water quality, recreation and habitat; and promote community resilience.
When it rains, New York City's natural areas-made up of forests, wetlands, and grasslands-play a crucial role in keeping sewers from overflowing by soaking up 17 percent of the city's stormwater, a new report by the Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) finds. The report reveals that this natural landscape, which makes up a third of the Big Apple's more than 30,000 acres of parkland, soaks up twice the amount of storm water on a per unit basis when compared to other forms of green infrastructure like rain gardens.
Jesselton Docklands is a tropical masterplan in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, designed by Snøhetta to revitalize the city's historic port area on the island of Borneo. The development introduces a new ferry and cruise terminal near Kota Kinabalu International Airport, establishing the district as both a transportation hub and a civic destination. The project will be a gateway to Sabah, enforcing the city's role within the Southeast Asian archipelago and strengthening its connection to local culture and ecology.
As climate impacts intensify, California must act now to build climate resilience for tomorrow and for future generations. Coyote Valley, just south of San Jose, offers a model for how conservation and stewardship of nature can do that. Here, protected natural and working lands provide a buffer from catastrophic wildfires, floodplains recharge groundwater, wetlands soak up rains to prevent downstream flooding, farmlands grow our food and open space connects over one million acres of critical wildlife corridors.
The web page removals significantly undermined an organization's ability to trust USDA digital resources, to trust that they're up to date, and that they're accurate.
With this study, we wanted to think more holistically about the social and environmental attributes of waterbodies, instead of just thinking about which ones provided the lowest-cost solar and the greatest energy generation potential.
