For many, nature-based solutions and climate-resilient development present a “triple win” for sustainable development, climate mitigation and climate adaptation. But while planting a mangrove forest to stabilize eroding shorelines can provide a nursery habitat for commercial fisheries and absorb energy from storm surges, it’s not always a win-win-win scenario, a Northeastern professor says. “Yes, there’s...Read More

CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and deforestation are the causes of global climate warming exceeding 1°C over the past 100 years. At the current rate, this warming will most likely climb to 2°C before 2100, causing climate disruption around the world. This article is part of La Conversation Canada’s series The boreal forest: A thousand secrets, a thousand dangers...Read More