Wildlife Conservation
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Marine CO₂ removal technologies could depend on the appetite of the ocean’s tiniest animals
As the world struggles to decarbonise, it’s becoming increasingly clear we’ll need to both rapidly reduce emissions and actively remove…
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More intense, frequent tropical cyclones may devastate seabird colonies – study
Increased tropical cyclones due to global heating could lead to dramatic declines in seabird populations, according to a new study.…
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Three years of high temperatures will mean we have breached 1.5°C
The aim to limit global warming to 1.5°C is based on long-term average temperatures, but analysis shows that if three…
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‘We’re up for this fight’: Labour plans to make climate key focus of election
Leadership now sees environment as core issue for voters and strong dividing line against the Tories Fiona Harvey and Helena Horton The…
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Whaling Debate Highlights Need for Industry Supervision
During a debate in Northern Norway, both sides agreed that the whaling industry must be regulated and controlled to benefit…
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Judicial activism vs. climate crisis
In the last few months, three significant judgements by courts of law, in three different continents, have created excitement amongst…
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As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs
Fishers in the Thousand Islands archipelago off the Jakarta coast have reported extensive economic losses due to the scale of…
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‘Nothing is untouched’: DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web
For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the…
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‘Unprecedented’: How bird flu became an animal pandemic
In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly. India Bourke ΒΒΨ The tips of…
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Von der Leyen finally stands up for nature law — just as it may fall
After months of silence, the Commission chief made a plea for her embattled bill in a letter obtained by POLITICO…
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‘I want to erase my own footprint’: The women looking after an island paradise
She knows the loss of trees reduces oxygen and that dumped garbage kills the sea turtles that keep the ocean…
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What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?
The event began in 1970 in the United States, and is now marked around the world. Mark Poynting & Maddie…
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‘Worst I Have Seen’: 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching
“We cannot expect to save the Great Barrier Reef and be opening new fossil fuel developments.” Brett Wilkins Common Dreams…
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Ocean forests: how ‘floating’ mangroves could provide a broad range of ecological and social benefits
The 2022 report “The State of the World’s Mangroves” estimates that since 1996, 5,245 square kilometers of mangroves have been lost…
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Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis Patrick Greenfield The Guardian The…
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Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets
The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but…
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