Tropical forest biodiversity at risk as two-thirds of Key Areas experience unprecedented temperaturesScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 15, 2024
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Tropical forest biodiversity at risk as two-thirds of Key Areas experience unprecedented temperatures
As climate change reshapes global weather patterns, a new study reveals that two-thirds of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) within tropical forests are facing never-before-seen temperature…

Scientists successfully breed heat-tolerant corals, but climate action still essential for coral survivalScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 14, 2024
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Scientists successfully breed heat-tolerant corals, but climate action still essential for coral survival
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have demonstrated that selective breeding can improve the heat tolerance of coral species, potentially helping these vulnerable marine ecosystems to…

Nature conservation is a public good, not a marketNews
SourceOctober 9, 2024
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Nature conservation is a public good, not a market
By Euan Ritchie, Deakin University and Yung En Chee | University of Melbourne | 360info Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence…

Using economic strategy to save Puerto Rico’s endangered coquí frogScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 7, 2024
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Using economic strategy to save Puerto Rico’s endangered coquí frog
A new study explores a novel approach to conservation, highlighting how modern portfolio theory - a tool commonly used in financial markets - can be…

‘Marine Identity’ can help save the oceanScience
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024
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‘Marine Identity’ can help save the ocean
Research led by Dr. Pamela Buchan from the University of Exeter reveals that people's deep connection to the ocean, referred to as "marine identity," can…

Weathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlingsClimate
Adrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024
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Weathering the storm: the influence of rain on sea turtle hatchlings
Sea turtles, after laying their eggs and covering them with sand, leave their offspring to develop and hatch without any parental care. The odds of…

Killer pesticides linked to alarming decline in America’s wild beesScience
Adrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024
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Killer pesticides linked to alarming decline in America’s wild bees
A new study published in Nature Sustainability by a team of international researchers, including scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College, has…

Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’News
SourceAugust 19, 2024
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Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks ‘orangutan diplomacy’
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) - (UPDATED) Malaysia is inviting countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans but leave them in their natural habitat,…

Non-biting midges help us understand how to protect Lake BalatonScience
SourceAugust 9, 2024
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Non-biting midges help us understand how to protect Lake Balaton
By Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) What was Lake Balaton like in its natural state, and when did it change? Can its near-natural condition still be…

A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversityClimate
SourceJuly 23, 2024
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A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity
Forging of joined-up approach at COP26 and COP19 vital for urgent action for climate and nature. By York University World leaders must take advantage of…

Canada designates largest marine protected zoneNews
SourceJuly 12, 2024
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Canada designates largest marine protected zone
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada said Thursday it had designated the country's largest marine protected zone off the coast of Vancouver, as it moves to…

When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate changeClimateScience
SourceJune 20, 2024
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When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University of Arizona In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a…

Climate Change Impacts Vary among Tree Species within the Same HabitatScience
SourceJune 15, 2024
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Climate Change Impacts Vary among Tree Species within the Same Habitat
By Chinese Academy of Sciences Forests, which cover 31% of the Earth's land surface, are essential for maintaining biodiversity and regulating the climate. However, climate…

Cocaine trafficking threatens critical bird habitatsScience
SourceJune 13, 2024
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Cocaine trafficking threatens critical bird habitats
By Pat Leonard Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Cornell University In addition to its human consequences, cocaine trafficking harms the environment and threatens habitats important…

Specialist and migratory birds at greater risk under climate changeClimate
SourceJune 12, 2024
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Specialist and migratory birds at greater risk under climate change
By Lauren Quinn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the century,…

Report card shows Great Barrier Reef still has major water pollution problemClimate
SourceMay 30, 2024
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Report card shows Great Barrier Reef still has major water pollution problem
By Australian Marine Conservation Society Australian and Queensland govts have made little progress in cutting Reef water pollution in two years, will miss 2025 pollution…

India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this yearNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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India plans ‘historic’ tiger transfer to Cambodia this year
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AFP) - India will send four tigers to Cambodia this year in a "historic" bid to revive the kingdom's big cat population,…

Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceClimateScience
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) In the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in…

WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothershipNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan’s whaling mothership
By Simon STURDEE | AFP Tokyo, Japan - In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling…

Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storageClimateScience
SourceMay 22, 2024
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Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage
By Utrecht University A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers has revealed seaweed forests to be significant contributors to oceanic carbon storage. Their…

Whaling in Japan: key things to knowNews
SourceMay 21, 2024
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Whaling in Japan: key things to know
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) - Japan launched on Tuesday a new "mothership" for its whaling fleet, aiming to hunt around 200 of the marine mammals this…

Trees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our citiesNews
SourceMay 20, 2024
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Trees please me, but we also need biodiversity in our cities
By Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University in Melbourne Increasing the amount of nature in our cities can provide many benefits as long as it's done with biodiversity in…

Dozens of southern white rhino rewilded in South AfricaNews
SourceMay 17, 2024
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Dozens of southern white rhino rewilded in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP - Dozens of rhino have been released to the wild in South Africa in a first step of an initiative…

Endangered Iberian lynx population doubles in three yearsNews
SourceMay 17, 2024
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Endangered Iberian lynx population doubles in three years
Madrid, Spain (AFP) - The number of endangered Iberian lynx in the wild in Spain and Portugal has nearly doubled since 2020 to surpass 2,000…
