Conservation » Coral Reefs

Researchers discovered that the wastewater from soybean processing can be converted into a nourishing, protein-rich food for farmed Asian sea bass

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/05/a-surprise-find-soybean-waste-could-be-the-future-of-fish-feed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-surprise-find-soybean-waste-could-be-the-future-of-fish-feed

Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste problem in the world. Instead of burning it to recover gold and copper, this new method separates the components for reuse.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/05/104460/engineers-create-dissolving-circuit-boards-that-can-be-recycled-over-and-over-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=104460

All the money and effort spent on biodiversity conservation is not just a little bit better than doing nothing at all, they found, but many times greater.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/05/first-ever-planet-wide-analysis-shows-conservation-work-is-making-a-measurable-difference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-ever-planet-wide-analysis-shows-conservation-work-is-making-a-measurable-difference

Researchers found that green wastewater infrastructure could achieve stringent water quality standards, sequester 4.2 million metric tons of carbon emissions—and save $679 million per year.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/carbon-markets-could-finance-green-wastewater-infrastructure-for-a-huge-win-win-win/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-an-era-of-rising-costs-and-carbon-emissions-for-clean-water-could-green-infrastructure-be-a-way-out

The answer will depend as much on climate anxiety as carbon emissions.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/what-does-family-planning-look-like-in-a-warming-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-family-planning-look-like-in-a-warming-world

Spent barley, which amounts to 36.4 million tons of landfill waste each year, could provide an alternative to meat protein—and simultaneously tackle food waste.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/researchers-hit-on-an-unexpected-tool-to-extract-80%25-of-protein-from-beer-waste-microwaves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-surprising-method-can-extract-80-of-protein-from-beer-waste-using-microwaves

It’s 2070, and Super Lyme Disease is spreading across North America. When a mother loses her child to the disease, she goes on a crusade to fight it—with help from a cold-blooded hero.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/a-hidden-savior-finds-the-lyme-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-hidden-savior-finds-the-lyme-light

Researchers have made a proof-of-concept device that absorbs the greenhouse gas to produce electricity.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/co2-in-electricity-out-with-this-new-generator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=co2-in-electricity-out-with-this-new-generator

New research shows that killing wolves helps caribou. Others ask, are wolves paying the price for people’s unwillingness to tackle the real problem—logging.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/when-humans-pit-the-fate-of-one-native-species-against-another-things-get-violent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-humans-pit-the-fate-of-one-native-species-against-another-things-get-violent

A first-of-its-kind study showed that companies that proactively respond to climate risk are rewarded by the market; those that don’t, are punished.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/04/companies-that-ignore-climate-change-risks-lose-market-value/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-is-now-priced-into-financial-markets-and-companies-that-stay-on-top-of-these-risks-fare-better