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In a video made by Gina Rinehart to mark the 125th anniversary of her Perth alma mater, the mining magnate claimed polar bear numbers have increased. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Study Urges Leaders to Take Latest Arctic Science into Account, Rethink Emissions Goals Written by AZoCleantechMay 18 2021 As the Paris Agreement was initially signed over five years ago, it has set the standard for the global measure to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, with over 70 nations taking on aspiring Nationally Determined Contributions that surpass initial obligations charted in the Agreement. Image Credit: kamilpetran/Shutterstock.com But a new study reported recently in Proceedi...

Women’s History Month: ‘Mardy’ Murie, grandmother of conservation and first female UAF graduate Richard Atkin © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Margaret Mardy Murie, also known as the "Grandmother of Conservationism" was one of the biggest contributor to the preservation of the Alaskan Wilderness. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Margaret ‘Mardy’ Murie played a key role in the conservation and study of Alaska’s wilderness as well as being crucial to the creation of the Arcti...

Join us for a free livestream event on  January 9, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. EST (January 10, 2021, 9:00 a.m. IST) on the crisis of climate feedback loops, featuring clips from the new short film series “Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops”. From the destruction of forests to the thawing of permafrost, the effects of human-induced climate change have set into motion self-perpetuating feedback loops that are accelerating global warming. What can be done to slow down this threat before it’s too l...

Print article Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation is proposing to spend $20 million for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain. Alan Weitzner, director of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, said Monday that the corporation’s board of directors will be asked on Wednesday to approve up to $20 million for bidding on leases being offered by the federal Bureau of Land Management. AIDEA could make minimum bids on all avai...

Dalai Lama to interact with climate activist Greta, scientists ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Mon, Dec 21 2020 10:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (Image Source: IANS). Image Source: IANS Dharamsala, Dec 21 : Nobel Peace Laureate and spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will have tete-a-tete with climate change activist Greta Thunberg and leading scientists on January 10, an announcement said on Monday. The Dalai Lama will join in a conversation on The Crisis of Clima...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to discuss climate change with Greta Thunberg in January 2021 His Holiness the Dalai Lama is going to discuss climate change with the 17-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg along with other scientists.   |  21 Dec 2020 3:15 PM GMT Dharamshala: Nobel Peace Laureate and spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will sit down for a face-to-face talk with climate change activist Greta Thunberg and many other leading scientists on January 10, 2021. The Dalai Lama w...

The Dwight A. Holder Award was awarded to Paul Leonard, for outstanding work and sustained achievement that foster understanding, wise use, and conservation of natural and cultural resources. The Award is named in honor of Mr. Holders illustrious career as an entrepreneur and public servant. As Chairman of the South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission he led South Carolinas parks into a new era of service to the people of South Carolina and the nation. The Award recognizes outs...