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Urban Green Spaces Are Increasingly Vital for Preventing Heat-Related Deaths, Analysis Finds

Urban Green Spaces Are Increasingly Vital for Preventing Heat-Related Deaths, Analysis Finds

As global warming worsens, green spaces in urban areas will play an important role in providing respite. According to a new analysis, these urban green spaces will be crucial in preventing heat-related deaths, which have been on the rise in recent years. The analysis, published in BMJ Open, reviewed a selected 12 studies on the […]
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Plastic Pollution Sounds Like Food to Whales Using Echolocation

Plastic Pollution Sounds Like Food to Whales Using Echolocation

For whales that dive deeper into the oceans for food, they face a growing threat: plastic pollution. That’s because the sounds that plastics make can be very similar to the sounds that prey make, leading to confusion for whales that rely on echolocation to source food. According to a new study, published in the journal […]
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Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Resilience Factsheet

Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Resilience Factsheet

Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Resilience Factsheet

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Under the Nature-Based Solutions for Agricultural Resilience Window, USAID CFDA will partner with the private sector to pilot or scale innovative models for financing both sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation.

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Publication Date
10/22/2024

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USAID Climate Finance for Development Accelerator (CFDA)

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Climate Finance
Agriculture and Food Systems

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Global

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Scientists Detect PFAS in Bottled and Tap Water Around the World

Scientists Detect PFAS in Bottled and Tap Water Around the World

In a new study, scientists detected the presence of 10 target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including compounds such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), in samples of tap water from the UK and China as well as in bottled waters from 15 countries. The study, published in the journal ACS ES&T Water, […]
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