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Aquifer recharge by itself isn’t enough to win a water diversion permit in California, says Erik Ekdahl of the State Water Resources Control Board. A more specific benefit is required, and the board is working to ease the process.
California grows 80 percent of the world’s almonds, generating $11 billion annually for the state’s economy. Richard Waycott of the Almond Board of California explains what the industry is doing to use less water and stretch every drop.
It’s become almost common currency that El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean mean wet winters in the West. But history shows that’s not necessarily so, partly because many other weather phenomena also play a role in precipitation.
Efforts by the Trump administration to rewrite wetlands regulations could undermine natural functions that are crucial to clean drinking water, flood protection and wildlife habitat, says Jessica Kao.
Cities are developing their own solutions to help fast-growing migrant and refugee populations in urban areas. Cities expert Robert Muggah describes the swell of initiatives by urban leaders and what it will take to overcome the barriers ahead.
It will be challenging to adapt to changing precipitation and snowmelt patterns in the vital Colorado River watershed. Jack Schmidt at Utah State University is launching a project that may provide some answers.
California water managers vary in their willingness and ability to take climate risks into account, according to a recent study from U.C. Davis. Improved relationships between scientists and decision-makers may help.
To feed a growing population, sustainable seafood advocate Ned Bell is encouraging fellow chefs and seafood consumers to look beyond ‘fresh’ and ‘wild.’
Carolyn Savoldelli, a research analyst for the World Resources Institute, explains her group’s effort to curate, decipher and connect a growing amount of open ocean data to aid scientists and policymakers.
Less than half of all mothers globally breastfeed their newborns within an hour of birth, despite international recommendations to do so. Officials are looking at how to draw attention to this issue, and to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates.
Post-conflict integration of former combatants into national armed forces is not a new reconciliation strategy. The Syrian government, however, is doing this before the war ends, which will only prolong the conflict, according to Syria researcher Haid Haid.
With plans to remove four dams on the Klamath River in 2021 moving along, Trout Unlimited’s Brian Johnson and Chrysten Lambert talk about the broader picture of restoration efforts in the Klamath Basin.
The World Food Programme’s chief economist explains how a new resolution could make it easier to access civilians who are suffering amid ongoing conflict and curb food insecurity driven by violence.
In many Sudanese communities, men dominate negotiations and peace talks. As coordinator of the Collaborative for Peace of Sudan, it is Rasha El Fangry’s job to convince local – and male – community leaders that women have a crucial role to play in building sustainable peace.
The world is already producing enough to feed the anticipated 2050 population, but doing so will require radical changes in diet and food production practices, according to a new paper.
Tisungeni Zimpita led one of the first national-level efforts to coordinate organizations to focus on nutrition, which led her to be named a Scaling Up Nutrition Champion. She shares some of the lessons from her work.
The combination of tagging and social media has helped both scientists and the public engage with the ocean’s most feared predator in new ways. Jim Ware, who has tweeted as Mary Lee – the world’s most famous shark since Jaws – tells Oceans Deeply about his experience.
Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail’s counter-extremism initiative has reached over 10,000 young people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They key to her success, she says, is a context-specific program led by local peacebuilders.
The E.U. has led an expensive and often contradictory effort to modernize African borders. Author Philippe Frowd looks at the gap between policy and outcomes.
Coverage of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border has stirred outrage. We speak to border expert Gabriella Sanchez about the politics and policy, media coverage and meaning of these developments.
Malnutrition Deeply asked nutrition experts and practitioners about the history of U.S. opposition to breastfeeding and how the lessons from the WHA will help guide their future approach to this issue.
A new report from the Pacific Institute outlines creative collaborations and policy changes needed to better scale stormwater solutions, explains research associate Morgan Shimabuku.
Through their efforts to immunize livestock and introduce new, more productive breeds, veterinarians with Veterinaries Sans Frontieres Germany are working to prevent South Sudan from descending into famine. Malnutrition Deeply spoke to Silvester Okoth, the country director.
Wave pools are opening far away from the coasts. Surfer and environmentalist Steve Hawk discusses his high hopes – and biggest fears – for the future of the technology and whether it will inspire more or less love of the ocean.
When Sicilian photographer Mario Badagliacca grew tired of ‘overexposing’ migrants arriving by sea, he searched for another way to document their experiences – through their lost belongings. We speak with Badagliacca about ‘picturing refugees.’
Lithium is found in seawater and in some groundwater. A new filtering material could be used in desalination to extract lithium, potentially offsetting the high cost of producing freshwater from the ocean, says University of Texas chemical engineer Benny Freeman.
Reporting on international development can often fall back on tired clichés about women and girls. With a platform dedicated to elevating the voices of African women, Eliza Anyangwe wants to change that.
Before funding for a USAID project disappears, the director of food security and nutrition wants to apply some of the program’s lessons on nutrition-sensitive agriculture to broader food systems.
A new “space botany” instrument to be mounted on the International Space Station will offer the best data yet on plant stress, helping to track water demand on farms, cities and natural habitats, explains NASA’s Joshua Fisher.
A pilot project run by Doctors Without Borders is examining how effectively community health workers can plug gaps in addressing malnutrition, including limited knowledge about its symptoms and a lack of healthcare facilities.
A coalition hopes to achieve a network of marine protected areas in the vast Southern Ocean by 2020. Earle argues that the health of the planet itself is at stake.
Local authorities are often responsible for supporting refugees, but excluded from resources and policymaking. We talk to Frederic Vallier, secretary-general of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, about why cities should have a seat at the table.
Gerda Verburg, coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, also said there is an important role for the private sector to play in global efforts to end malnutrition, although the companies must adhere to international standards.
Joan Carling has been campaigning for Indigenous sovereignty and gender equality for decades, but this year President Rodrigo Duterte placed her on a list of ‘terrorists,’ making it impossible for her to go home. She shares her experience with News Deeply.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is home again to endangered California red-legged frogs, after a reintroduction effort. Success hinged on a handful of streams that are still clean enough to host the frogs, explains wildlife ecologist Katy Delaney.
As part of our series, “When Refugees Lead,” we speak with Fatemeh Khavari, the 18-year-old Afghan founder and spokesperson of Young in Sweden (Ung I Sverige), which campaigns against the deportation of unaccompanied refugee minors.
Elevating famine to the level of a war crime or a crime against humanity could help shame warring factions into avoiding the conditions that cause this phenomenon, says researcher Alex de Waal.
Maaike Arts, a nutrition specialist with UNICEF, explains why low- and middle-income countries have higher rates of breastfeeding and what policies might be introduced to encourage the practice in the developed world.
Elevating famine to the level of a war crime or a crime against humanity could help shame warring factions into avoiding the conditions that cause this phenomenon, says researcher Alex de Waal.
A 2016 expedition near Bermuda found new species and biological communities thriving on the seabed relatively near shore. Alex Rogers, science director of the Nekton Oxford Deep Ocean Exploration Institute, says the discovery shows how little we know about marine life.
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