EDF scientist says to leave your leaves on the ground to help your grass and the climate.

With COP27 now in full gear, we have plenty to be excited about when it comes to forest conservation. Here’s a quick overview from EDF of the first three days’ action on forests.

Three new EDF reports examine the potential of blue carbon pathways to act as natural climate solutions.

Lower corn, soybean and wheat yields are in the cards unless we act quickly. Explore EDF's interactive site to learn how climate change will affect county-level yields of staple crops grown on some of the most productive farmland in the world — corn in Iowa, soybeans in Minnesota and winter wheat in Kansas.

This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on macroalgal ecosystems and aquaculture.

This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on restoring and protecting coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

This is one of three reports produced by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ocean science team as part of a two-year EDF project on natural climate solutions (NCS). The present report attempts to describe the state of the science, including key uncertainties, surrounding interventions based on open ocean ecosystems.

Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars are at stake in the political fight over how climate-friendly our food supply should become. No matter the outcome, fascinating food jobs of the future are emerging. EDF's Degrees podcast gets the lay of the land from award-winning food policy journalist Helena Bottemiller Evich.

Communities along the Mississippi River face increasing flood risks and water quality challenges. Natural infrastructure is a highly effective solution, that has been difficult to finance. A new report from Environmental Defense Fund and Quantified Ventures highlights five replicable ways to generate revenue that supports natural infrastructure project financing.

A new report from EDF and ecosystem scientists identifies critical scientific gaps that must be filled to support the large-scale implementation of natural climate solutions and build confidence that those solutions are slowing warming. It also lays out a research agenda to fill these knowledge gaps.

The devastation of Hurricane Sandy launched scores of efforts across New York and New Jersey to prepare for the next storm. But some residents are no more protected today than they were a decade ago. EDF and partners are working to build resilience in this critical region.

Amid music, laughter and a few tears, the latest cohort in EDF and Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s Water Leadership Institute graduated Saturday, enthusiastically committing to put their learnings into practice and tackle significant water challenges in their communities.

On this episode of EDF's Degrees podcast, you'll follow Dr. Wynn-Grant as she travels to Panama to study an endangered species in the rainforest.

Extreme heat, changing rainfall and other climate change impacts will make it harder to grow staple crops in the U.S. as soon as 2030. A new report from EDF uses computer models to analyze how climate change will alter yields of staple crops in Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas.

On this episode of EDF's Degrees podcast, we talk with US Forest Service research ecologist Frank Kanawha Lake, who is bringing Indigenous ways of knowing to managing fire into the 21st century. Tune in to learn about what we can do to address wildfires, and how you could use your job to be a part of solutions.

As the water situation becomes particularly dire in Oregon's Harney Basin, EDF and Culp & Kelly, LLC have released a new Voluntary Agreements Analysis report to advance the community’s understanding of one potential approach for locally driven water management.

Farming and forestry solutions are necessary to stabilize the climate. A new report from Environmental Defense Fund and ICF provides the first set of science-based targets for annual emission reductions from U.S. farms, ranches and forests.

As climate change increases flood risk in New York City, EDF and its partners are pleased to have received a Stage 2 Civic Innovations grant from the National Science Foundation to explore research and policy innovations that improve climate resilience.

Businesses have a unique opportunity to drive innovation to reduce enteric methane, according to a new EDF report. Companies with beef and dairy in their supply chains can play a critical role in reducing global enteric emissions by creating incentives and by investing in technologies that are tailored to the needs and concerns of farmers and ranchers.

Once thought of as the ultimate carbon sink, peat bogs in warming, drying regions risk unleashing carbon into the atmosphere.

Two new EDF studies suggest that tropical forest jurisdictions that engage in emissions trading for conserving their forests at large scales could generate significant revenues, and promote more ambitious, but attainable, climate goals.

Scientists agree that agricultural soils can be part of the climate solution, but their estimates about how much soils could slow warming vary widely. The post Scientists agree: Soil health matters but climate mitigation potential still uncertain first appeared on Growing Returns.

A “Finding Common Water” rafting excursion developed by EDF and UC Merced was designed to get participants with a stake in California water off our desk chairs and onto rafts, out of the ordinary and into an extraordinary setting — a hot, highly regulated, wild and scenic river — to push everyone out of their comfort zone and get to work on addressing real water problems.

EDF and partners at Cornell University launched a two-part social science study to examine Louisiana residents’ risk perceptions related to coastal land loss and climate change.