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#1323222022-01-05
Samsung Collaborates With Patagonia To Keep Microplastics Out of Our Oceans
We’ve all seen the heartbreaking images of once beautiful beaches that are now covered in plastic waste. This problem means that birds, turtles and other forms of sea life are now required to share their habitats with endless mounds of bottles, straws and other discarded plastics.
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#1322772022-01-04
When Climate Change Meets Geopolitics
Deteriorating security in Ethiopia, a country W.E.B. Dubois once described as where “the sunrise of human culture took place,” is deeply concerning. The last few months have seen a dramatic involution for a country that was once a poster child for sustainable development.
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#1323002022-01-04
Frequent stover mulching builds healthy soil through bacterial community
Soil health refers to the ability of soils to perform vital living system functions in accordance with their potential and over time, and is the foundation of productive, sustainable agriculture.
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#1323012022-01-04
New species of orchids discovered in Sichuan, China
During an investigation of wild orchid resources in Sichuan Province (the second National Key Protected Wild Plant Resources Survey), researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with staffs of Wolong National Nature Reserve, jointly discovered and nam ...
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#1323022022-01-04
‘Quite incredible’: some of world’s rarest camellias discovered in Yorkshire
Horticultural experts have compared it to finding a wondrous and unknown library of rare first editions, said the head gardener of Wentworth Woodhouse, Scott Jamieson, recalling the discovery of camellias believed to be some of the oldest and rarest in the western world.
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#1322662021-12-22
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2021
From the discovery of a large bioluminescent shark to the use of an innovative drone to study hurricanes, these are the best marine stories of the year
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#1322702021-12-22
How To Prevent Mass Extinction In The Ocean Using AI, Robots And 3D Printers
The ocean is the most defining physical feature of Earth, covering 71% of the surface of this planet. It is home to incredible biodiversity, ranging from microscopic bacteria and viruses to the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale.
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#1322712021-12-22
Coffee farmers boost biodiversity in Mexico
An initiative in Mexico is helping farmers improve the quality of their produce, so they can earn more without compromising traditional, eco-friendly farming practices.
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#1322722021-12-22
Tracking of nearctic seabirds surprises scientists with diverse migratory paths from shared breeding site
As the Arctic and the oceans warm due to climate change, understanding how a rapidly changing environment may affect birds making annual journeys between the Arctic and the high seas is vital to international conservation efforts.
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#1322382021-12-21
Indian climate action entrepreneur wins United Nations Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality
Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November 18th, 2021. She has been recognised for her sustained efforts in advancing gender equality through climat ...
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#1322512021-12-21
Mitsubishi Corporation Renews Funding for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation
On November 23, 2021, the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA) approved renewed funding to: CDP, The Nature Conservancy, Fair Trade USA, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y).
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#1322522021-12-21
Conservationists express concern over the increasing loss in the country’s biodiversity
The latest findings from a study by the Worldwide Fund for nature have cited several factors fuelling biodiversity loss. Among these are the Unsustainable land use management for food and energy, and Government policies failing to promote environmental stewardship.
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#1322532021-12-21
New equipment for Canadian Coast Guard will help clean up oil spills
The $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways, while growing the economy.
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#1322592021-12-21
More than 150,000 Europeans call on EU to ban bottom-trawling to protect ocean and climate
A giant colourful pop-up book depicting the devastation caused by destructive bottom trawling - and how the marine environment thrives in its absence - was delivered to European Union (EU) Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius by NGOs this morning, on behalf of more than 150,000 Europeans who have ...
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#1322252021-12-20
Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia
Indonesia — The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is working with local communities in Indonesia’s Kalimantan forests to protect biodiversity and generate sustainable livelihoods.
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#1322342021-12-20
Wales plans £1.8bn green initiative to fight climate change
Three-year package will include a national forest, increased biodiversity and active travel.
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#1322362021-12-20
How forestry conservation is sustaining both the climate and livelihoods in the Congo
Oliver Griffith explains how a Wildlife Works Carbon forest conservation project is helping to both protect the environment while also sustaining local livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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#1322052021-12-17
The first true millipede: new species with more than 1000 legs discovered in Western Australia
Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld
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#1322082021-12-17
Ocean acidification disrupts fish shoals
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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#1321902021-12-16
Draft Ministerial Statement Highlights Environmentally Sustainable Trade
A large group of members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a draft ministerial statement on trade and sustainability on 15 December. The text is the result of the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD), where 53 WTO members said they planned “to collabor ...
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#1321942021-12-16
Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done
Our oceans are under pressure like never before, with over 60% struggling from the increasing impact of fishing, coastal activities and climate change. The harsh truth is that as we move towards 2022 only 3% of oceans are totally free from the pressure of human activity.
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#1321982021-12-16
Commission’s carbon farming ambition just buries the problem, stakeholders warn
The European Commission’s communication on sustainable carbon cycles promising a new source of revenue for farmers received a lukewarm response from the farming sector on Wednesday (15 December) while NGOs blasted it for letting real polluters off the hook.
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#1321752021-12-15
ASEAN centre joins first ocean sustainability forum
With the increasing climate risks and multiple challenges that we are facing today, moving towards stronger cooperation among island nations and regions with islands, which have a lot in common, is logical.
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#1321872021-12-15
Rebuild more sustainable tourism in mountains for people and the planet
The world’s mountains have long attracted visitors for their scenic beauty, sports opportunities and rich cultural heritage. And for many rural mountain communities, tourism is a lifeline. It can increase household incomes, enhance job opportunities and revitalise local traditions.
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#1321892021-12-15
Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril
The ice shelf was cracking up. Surveys showed warm ocean water eroding its underbelly. Satellite imagery revealed long, parallel fissures in the frozen expanse, like scratches from some clawed monster. One fracture grew so big, so fast, scientists took to calling it “the dagger.”
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#1321592021-12-14
Southern Ocean conservation cannot be left behind
The recent CCAMLR meeting failed to increase marine protected areas, but progress was made on regulating krill fishing
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#1321482021-12-13
An Indigenous community in India’s Meghalaya state offers lessons in climate resilience
The Indigenous food system of the Khasi community in Nongtraw village in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience and sustainable food systems, says a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report.
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#1321282021-12-10
Oceans could be harnessed to remove carbon from air, say US science leaders
The United States should undertake a major research program into how the oceans could be artificially harnessed to remove carbon dioxide from the air, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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#1321292021-12-10
Explained: How Clean Ocean Linked To Human Rights
As the world is observing the Human Rights Day on December 10, there is a need for everyone to know how the importance of clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In October this year, the UN Human Rights Council recognized that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.
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#1321332021-12-10
New report investigates geoengineering oceans to fight climate change
A report released on Wednesday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine looks towards the planet’s oceans to combat climate change. The nearly 300-page document presents a variety of potential solutions ranging from seaweed farming to administering electric shocks to redu ...
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#1321442021-12-10
Indian woman researcher discovers over 50 species of frogs
Not only is Dr. Garg India’s first woman researcher to discover 50 new frog species, earlier this week, she was awarded the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at Harvard University
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#1321132021-12-09
Sustainable Christmas trees: an ecologist's buying guide
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you are planning to decorate a tree (or have already). But how do you make an informed and environment-friendly choice?
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#1321142021-12-09
Digitizing the Natural History Museum London's entire collection could contribute over £2 billion to the global economy
The societal benefits of digitizing natural history collections extends to global advancements in food security, biodiversity conservation, medicine discovery, minerals exploration, and beyond. Brand new, rigorous economic report predicts investing in digitizing natural history museum collection ...
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#1321152021-12-09
Report: Plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils
The scourge of unsightly images of plastic refuse littering our beaches and oceans always receives much attention. But a new report by the FAO suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with far larger quantities of plastic pollution, posing an even greater threat to food sec ...
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#1321172021-12-09
How Durham University turned itself green
Institution jumps 66 places on People and Planet’s annual university sustainability league.
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#1321112021-12-09
Biodiversity collections enable foundational and data skills
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills and knowledge.
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#1320872021-12-08
Coral reefs off east Africa could die out in 50 years - study
Coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean are at risk of extinction by 2070 due to warming temperatures and overfishing, according to a new study.
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#1320992021-12-08
In southern Colombia, Indigenous groups fish and farm with the floods
The Tikuna, Cocama and Yagua peoples in southern Colombia live on a two-pronged sustainable food system that involves artisanal fishing and communal planting synchronized with the different flooding seasons.
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#1320762021-12-07
Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: study
Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems.
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#1320862021-12-07
Celebrating all that soils do for us - Dr Kenneth Loades
COP26 highlighted more than ever that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and become more sustainable before it’s too late. Soil is a key component in this battle and something that we expect to provide food, feed and fibre, store and supply water, store carbon and archive geological and ...
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#1320532021-12-06
Ensuring long-term sustainability: Biodiversity protection imperative for survival of humankind
While the efforts to combat the climate crisis are gathering traction slowly, the pace isn’t nearly fast enough as our ecosystems are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate.
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#1320582021-12-06
Ecosystem restoration
Pakistan’s green initiatives like ‘Clean and Green Pakistan’, ‘Ten Billion Tree Tsunami’, ‘Protected Areas Initiative’ and ‘Recharge Pakistan’ have received global recognition. Despite all these ambitious efforts and global recognition, there remains a huge gap in these conservation initiatives, ...
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#1320632021-12-06
An eco-friendly plastic substitute from Germany
Disposable plastic is terrible for the environment. Alternatives are needed – and they do exist. Plastic that’s more sustainable is being developed in Germany. The result is biodegradable packaging that decomposes without polluting nature.
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#1320672021-12-06
Sayyid Badr stresses on saving biodiversity in Indian Ocean
H E Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, took part in the fifth edition of the Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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#1320712021-12-06
Further global co-op on biodiversity conservation
China has established the Belt and Road Initiative International Green Development Coalition, with international partners from over 40 countries. The Coalition facilitates cooperation on biodiversity conservation, global climate change governance and green transformation.
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#1320392021-12-03
For Companies Eyeing Net-zero Carbon Emissions, ‘No Clue How To Get There’
Voluntary carbon markets have become the go-to for companies trying to achieve net-zero carbon, but curbing emissions is still most important, executives said at a recent sustainability conference in Singapore.
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#1320402021-12-03
New science: deep-sea hotspot, Indigenous ocean conservation and more
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent research published by Conservation International experts.
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#1320432021-12-03
Why increased rainfall in the Arctic is bad news for the whole world
While a reduction in frozen ocean surface is one of the most widely recognised impacts of Arctic warming, it has also long been anticipated that a warmer Arctic will be a wetter one too, with more intense cycling of water between land, atmosphere and ocean.
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#1320512021-12-03
New York City Becomes 200th City to Join Global CitiesWithNature Initiative
New York City has become the 200th city to join CitiesWithNature, a global partnership initiative that strengthens collective action and impact to protect biodiversity and reconnect urban communities with nature. New York is taking up this leading position alongside London, Los Angeles, São Paul ...