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...climate change...[Man holds a handful of soil in a field with a spade behind him. ] Climate scientists anxious to find ways to limit atmospheric greenhouse gases have started to look at the ground beneath their feet. They calculate that although the world’s soils already hold 2.4 trillion tonnes of gases in the form of organic carbon, there’s room for more. Scientists...

...climate change effects abroad...[Path in the Dromore Wood Nature Reserve, County Clare, Ireland] British scientists have worked out how to turn agricultural land – which currently produces 10% of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions – into a “carbon sink” that soaks up carbon dioxide. The answer is simple: take more land out of food production, restore natural...

...climate change increasing, what can we do to tackle this problem? This album explores the economics of lowering carbon emissions and how Britain is tackling this problem, through expert analysis and opinions on carbon taxes, carbon reduction, renewable energy and environmental damage. This material forms part of The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people,...

...Climate change Session 3: Flood risk Session 4: Food security Session 5: Connection to nature Session 6: Water quality Session 7: Next steps...Session 1: Biodiversity: Learning outcomes - By the end of this session, you should be able to: explain why the mix of species in floodplain meadows varies over space and time explain why the diversity of species in floodplain...

...change and the urgency of climate action. The planet is sending signals to call out for help such as rising sea levels, droughts, raging wildfires, heatwaves, floods and melting glaciers. You'll find we have plenty of FREE resources on climate action, sustainable living and the environment here on OpenLearn, so we've pulled together our best courses and content for you to...

...more seeds in arid lands. “We would [also] like people to see the value of this simple technology as a contributing factor in combating and adapting to effects of climate change, as this is the cheapest way to encourage tree planting, especially in arid and semi-arid areas,” adds Kinyanjui. This article was originally published on SciDevNet under a CC-BY licence...