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Natural
Posts in this category are about Natural Capital, which includes the core and crust of the earth, the biosphere itself, and the upper layers of the atmosphere. Natural Capital provides a wide variety of valuable Ecosystem Services including flood control, climate stabilization, and maintenance of soil fertility. Also, ecosystems provide a wide variety of valuable benefits that have significant economic value.
Ecosystem health can be maintained by applying appropriate land-use planning, encouraging businesses to recycle materials, and engaging federal and state land administrators to manage lands in ways that adhere to objectives for sustainability.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
EPA denies challenges to greenhouse gas rule
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Innovative Ideas for Urban Agriculture
Non-profit TerraformOne held a design contest for ideas for creating productive green spaces in cities. Winners include plans to put seniors to work as farmers and a global system of levees.
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Warmer Climate Entails Increased Release of Carbon Dioxide by Inland Lakes
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