Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWFNews
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
Paris, France (AFP) - Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of…
SourceOctober 10, 2024
Full articleOvershooting 1.5C risks ‘irreversible’ climate impact: studyClimateNews
Overshooting 1.5C risks ‘irreversible’ climate impact: study
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Any breach of what climate scientists agree is the safer limit on global warming would result in…
SourceOctober 9, 2024
Full articleNature conservation is a public good, not a marketNews
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…
SourceOctober 9, 2024
Full articleSeptember 2024 marks second warmest month globally and in Europe, bringing record heat and extreme weather eventsNews
September 2024 marks second warmest month globally and in Europe, bringing record heat and extreme weather events
In a stark reminder of the ongoing impacts of climate change, September 2024 has been confirmed as the second warmest September on record, both globally…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 8, 2024
Full articleUsing economic strategy to save Puerto Rico’s endangered coquí frogScience
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…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 7, 2024
Full articleFlash flooding kills three in northern ThailandNews
Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) - Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleMuser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024Science
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024
The impact of environmental shocks due to climate change on intimate partner violence: A structural equation model of data from 156 countries Climate change-related landslides,…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleHow cities can avoid overtourism before it hitsNews
How cities can avoid overtourism before it hits
By Kathleen Andereck, Arizona State University in Tempe | 360info The best solution is prevention and a sustainable tourism plan goes a long way in…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleSupreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissionsNews
Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions
Washington, United States (AFP) - The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power…
SourceOctober 5, 2024
Full articleEnvironmental well-being: a key to women’s health across culturesScience
Environmental well-being: a key to women’s health across cultures
Global evidence has revealed that women’s environmental quality of life is key to their overall quality of life and health, according to a study published…
SourceOctober 3, 2024
Full articleScientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate changeScience
Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change
As climate change accelerates, the Arctic's marine systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with sea ice retreating and permafrost thawing at alarming rates. The image of…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024
Full articleMajor international drought conference seeks to increase resilienceNews
Major international drought conference seeks to increase resilience
A major international conference aimed at addressing drought resilience kicks off as climate change amplifies global drought risks. The Drought Resilience +10 Conference, held at…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024
Full articleDespite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitorNews
Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitor
By Elodie LE MAOU with Agnès PEDRERO in Geneva | AFP Gletsch, Switzerland - A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed…
SourceOctober 1, 2024
Full articleTwo killed fighting wildfire in GreeceNews
Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece
Athens, Greece (AFP) - Two men have died in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages…
SourceOctober 1, 2024
Full articleEU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risksNews
EU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risks
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - The European Commission approved Monday a plan to close the Bay of Biscay on the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts to…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleRate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitorNews
Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor
Brest, France (AFP) - The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change,…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleClimate change is reshaping deer populations globallyScience
Climate change is reshaping deer populations globally
A comprehensive European study led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with INRAE, has uncovered how climate change is affecting deer populations…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 29, 2024
Full articleUN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seasNews
UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas
By Issam Ahmed and Gregory Walton | AFP United Nations, United States - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are…
SourceSeptember 25, 2024
Full articleEco-guilt and eco-shame shape environmental choices, study revealsScience
Eco-guilt and eco-shame shape environmental choices, study reveals
A study from the University of Copenhagen has uncovered that guilt and shame play significant roles in shaping individuals' daily environmental decisions. These emotions, closely…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024
Full articleOECD calls for raising property, environment taxesNews
OECD calls for raising property, environment taxes
Paris, France (AFP) - The OECD said Wednesday that many governments need to raise property and environmental taxes alongside efforts to contain spending as countries…
SourceSeptember 25, 2024
Full articleDenmark can meet nitrogen reduction targets with Green Tripartite Agreement, but challenges remainNews
Denmark can meet nitrogen reduction targets with Green Tripartite Agreement, but challenges remain
A recalculation of Denmark's nitrogen reduction targets, known as the second opinion, has provided a stronger foundation for environmental efforts, particularly regarding the country's aquatic…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024
Full articleCalifornia sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling ‘myth’News
California sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling ‘myth’
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) - California began legal action Monday against oil giant ExxonMobil over a "decades-long campaign of deception" about plastics recycling that…
SourceSeptember 24, 2024
Full articleAmazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling firesNews
Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires
By Lucia LACURCIA | AFP Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined…
SourceSeptember 24, 2024
Full articleLow-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuelsScience
Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels
Mining for coal is much more resource-intensive than renewables or nuclear power. Hannah Ritchie's article published at Our World Data highlights the important fact that…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024
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