Lowering emissions from one of the leading industries contributing to greenhouse house gas emissions? Check. Stabilizing income for farmers in a difficult time for the industry? Check. Preparing for an increasingly prevalent shift towards eco-friendly eating habits? Check. Irish farmers are hoping to reap the benefits of increasing...
If you aren't familiar with floodplain forests, they are the bottomland, low-lying areas adjacent to streams, rivers, oceans, bays, and lakes. Floodplains are home to a diversity of wildlife. The damp soil creates a rich home for insects and amphibian breeding habitats, which then become...
Did you know that our oceans are warming at an alarming rate? Up to 90 percent of human carbon emissions is absorbed by our oceans. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that our oceans are heating up around 40 percent faster than they had...
I have always wanted to visit Venice and finally made the trip in September and it was everything I had ever imagined, and more! Arriving by train from Florence, I stepped out of the station and boom… the Grand Canal was laid out in front of...
Ocean warming and the resulting acidification of coral reefs has been a major point of research for scientists in recent years. Increasingly, dead zones in reefs have also become a common phenomenon as climate change continues to wreak havoc on these delicate ecosystems. In dead...
With Earth Day just around the corner, we decided to take a look back at what our eco mavens had to say about their green memories and motivations. Here are 18 of our answers, we hope they inspire you to make Earth Day everyday! 1) Sara...
Agriculture: Defined as the science of farming, including the cultivation of soil and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, etc., agriculture relies solely on a dependable and healthy ecosystem. And with climate change, comes unreliability. Agriculture is greatly impacted by the rising temperatures...
What is your name? Frosty 2. What is your occupation? Snowman 3. Do you have a “green” memory growing up? Most of my memories are white, but every now and again I see the evergreens and they remind me of Christmas trees. 4. What are your favorite meals? I like snowflakes the...
With the UN Climate Conference continuing to take place in Paris right now, eco18 wanted to dive deep into the talk of climate change and discuss what eco initiatives have taken place around the world in the past year. But first, what is climate change? When you hear...