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As of 2023, the Amazon rain forest is in fact no longer a carbon sink. The lungs of our glorious planet have lost a principal pocket of relief. Australian forests are now also carbon emitters. How many major planetary environmental catastrophes are going on around me and I’m totally unaware. …Continue readingFalling Over the Edge: The Amazon Flips from a Carbon Sink to a Carbon Source as of 2023

Source: Understanding the Risks, Ethics, and Guardrails in Agentic AI Admin’s Notes: Much has been said lately about the existential threat of AI. For those not yet well-versed in the…Continue readingIs there really an existential threat associated with Agentic Artificial Intelligence as opposed to conventional AI?

Source: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/cop16-empowering-indigenous-communities-with-ai-for-biodiversity/ By Richard Emblin – October 26, 2024 As Colombia hosts the 16th UN Biodiversity Conference – COP16 – indigenous leaders, scientists, and AI experts will meet from October…Continue readingCOP16: Empowering Indigenous communities with AI for biodiversity

By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe* Source: https://www.theearthandi.org/post/cal-earth-makes-disaster-resistant-superadobe-construction-a-reality Building safe and sustainable housing is a challenge, especially in disaster-prone regions, and ensuring that it is affordable and accessible can seem impossible. At last,…Continue readingCal-Earth Makes Disaster-Resistant Superadobe Construction a Reality

With the rapid speed of urbanization… Many experts confirm that 85% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. Yong Zhang ab, Yu-kun Zhang a, Zhe Li aaSchool of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinabCollege…Continue readingA new and improved aquaponics system model for food production patterns for urban architecture

3 June 2024, By Jeremy Riggall Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240531-the-floating-houses-built-to-withstand-typhoons-and-flooding-in-the-philippines The Manobo indigenous community in the Agusan Marshlands of the Philippines live in floating homes able to withstand floods, rising water levels and…Continue readingFloating bamboo houses keep this indigenous tribe safe in a typhoon

Source: https://schatzcenter.org/blrmicrogrid/ The Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) is located in California’s Humboldt Bay area, nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco. This rural region sits at the junction of three…Continue readingBlue Lake Rancheria Microgrid

Source: https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/shrimp-downey-nhm/transparentsea-farm By Jackson Cantrell Aug. 08, 2023 The landlocked Southeast LA County city of Downey is known for airplane production and the Apollo space program. Now, just a few steps away…Continue readingFreshest shrimp in LA: Did anyone guess … Downey?

Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/01/carbon-neutral-architecture-yasmeen-lari-interview/ Jennifer Hahn | 1 July 2021  Leave a comment A return to traditional materials and construction techniques could help eliminate carbon emissions, says Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who has built more than 45,000 homes…Continue readingUsing “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

By Daniel Roche • August 8, 2023 Source: https://www.archpaper.com/2023/08/california-becomes-first-state-us-tackle-embodied-carbon-energy-codes The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Division of the State Architect (DSA) updated California’s building codes last week, putting into effect measures…Continue readingCalifornia becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

April 12, 2022 por Borja Castro Lancharro – Ophélie Chevalier – Héctor Cordero – Editor: Daniel Peciña-Lopez Fuente: Las Ciudades y la Resiliencia al Cambio Climático ¿Sabías que, pese a que las ciudades representan menos del 3% de…Continue readingInfraestructura verde urbana: una solución a los retos climáticos

Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/usda-invests-1-billion-nearly-400-projects-expand-access-trees-and-green-spaces USDA Press Release WASHINGTON,September 14, 2023 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion in competitive grants…Continue readingUSDA invests $1 billion for nearly 400 projects to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide through Investing in America agenda