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Glaciers and enigmatic stone stripes in the Ethiopian highlands

As the driver of global atmospheric and ocean circulation, the tropics play a central role in understanding past and future climate change. Both global climate simulations and worldwide ocean temperature reconstructions indicate that the cooling in the tropics during the last cold period, which ...

Earth had its coolest February on record since 2014

February 2021 was the planet's coolest February in seven years due to La Niña in the tropical Pacific Ocean and unusually brisk temperatures that enveloped much of North America and northern Asia.

The SDGs: What Does It Look Like to Make Progress on Climate Action?

The Biden administration has been vocal about prioritizing climate action throughout the executive branch, including appointing the first ever Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, who has mostly recently been in talks with European leaders about climate action. The timing couldn’t ...

“Protect our planet, our future, our lives”: Prince Albert II celebrates his 63rd birthday

As Monaco’s Sovereign Prince celebrated his 63rd birthday over the weekend, Monaco Tribune has taken a look back at some of his achievements and environmental activism. A father of two, passionate about sports and committed to protecting our oceans, Prince Albert II has made the Principality a g ...

To fix fashion’s sustainability problem, we need a little less conversation and a little more action

You can’t have a conversation about fashion these days without touching on the topic of sustainability. The industry’s environmental impacts — from greenhouse gas emissions to microplastics, biodiversity loss and water ecotoxicity — are well-known by consumers and companies alike. But awareness ...

Both old and young fish sustain fisheries

Scientists have used modern genetic techniques to prove age-old assumptions about what sizes of fish to leave in the sea to preserve the future of local fisheries.

How global sustainable development will affect forests

Global targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet will have mixed impacts on the world's forests, according to new research.

World failing to take green Covid recovery path: UN

The world is missing a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild a sustainable post-pandemic future, the United Nations said Wednesday in an assessment showing less than 20 percent of recovery finance can be considered "green".

Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive

The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive, a group of scientists has found.

'Lost' ocean nanoplastic might be getting trapped on coasts

As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp of where all the fragments end up.

Earth Fund: Jeff Bezos Plans To Spend $10 Billion To Tackle Climate Changee

As per the new president, Bezos’ plan is to spend $10 billion by between now and 2030, the time by which the sustainable development goals must be acheived.

How an unusually warm Indian Ocean caused flooding on Yangtze River

A devastating Yangtze River flood in China in 2020 wasn't supposed to happen, according to the norms of climate experienced in Asia.

The Fashion Pact launches new push to help curb industry's impact on biodiversity

The Fashion Pact has announced the launch of a series of initiatives geared at curbing the sector's impact on biodiversity loss after securing a $2m grant from the Global Environmental Facility.

Want to use design to make our world a better place? The answers are already there in nature

'For every problem, nature has already produced many solutions that are efficient, resilient and beautiful'.Azita Ardakani is happiest walking in any forest by the Pacific, where she's grounded in the earth beneath her and can feel the enormous power of the ocean next to her. As an entrepreneur, ...

OPINION: Greener agriculture is a win for farmers, food companies and the environment

Conventional farming is one of the world’s greatest drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss, and we’re running out of time to reverse its adverse effects. But there is good news too: the largest study ever done on sustainable farming supports the idea that regenerative agriculture could ...

Oceans were stressed preceding abrupt, prehistoric global warming

Microscopic fossilized shells are helping geologists reconstruct Earth's climate during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of abrupt global warming and ocean acidification that occurred 56 million years ago.

Irrigation management key for bioenergy production to mitigate climate change

To avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management, a new study shows.

Plastic Pollution: What Happens To The Plastic After It Enters The Ocean?

Of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that around ten million tonnes enter the ocean. Roughly half of the plastics produced are less dense than water, and so they float. But scientists estimate that there are only about 0.3 million tonnes of ...

Brown launches sustainability strategic plan to confront urgent environmental

A new strategic plan for sustainability outlines five key commitments to address Brown’s impact on the natural environment, while calling for an expansion of education and community engagement around sustainability issues.

Seabirds spend nearly 40% of time beyond national borders, study finds

Scientists have found that albatrosses and large petrels spend 39% of their time on the high seas – areas of ocean where no single country has jurisdiction. How can we make sure these vital habitats don’t fall through the cracks?

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day - "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet"

World Wildlife day: "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet" (14:00-17:30 CET)

3 March 2021, Virtual

World Wildlife Day 2021: India seeing steady rise in animal population, tweets PM Modi

The theme of World Wildlife Day 2021 — Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet — is set in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

A reflection on World Wildlife Day: How forests sustain people and planet

This year, World Wildlife Day highlights the profound link between human wellbeing and nature, a connection emblematic of a way of life for Indigenous cultures around the world.

Climate Change May Reduce Children’s Diet Diversity

When it comes to improving nutrition in marginalized communities, education and infrastructure are some of the first investment targets that come to mind. But these kinds of efforts are not sustainable unless they take into account the differing impacts of climate change on local communities.

The slowing down of ocean currents could have a devastating effect on our climate

Remember the movie, "The Day After Tomorrow," in which a catastrophic series of global disasters strike after climate change causes the world's ocean currents to stop?

Testing waters of East Siberian Arctic Ocean suggests origin of elevated methane is reservoir located in Laptev Sea

An international team of researchers has found evidence implicating a deep underground reservoir as the source of high levels of methane in the waters of the East Siberian Arctic Ocean. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes testing three ...

How does plastic debris make its way into ocean garbage patches?

Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every day, and most of it accumulates within the middle of garbage patches, which tend to float on the oceans' surface in the center of each of their regions. The most infamous one, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is in the North Pacif ...

The heart of a bio-circular economy: Date palm

We are now in a new age for sustainability. This year marks a shift in how we view sustainability and our individual actions to becoming more sustainable have been welcomed with open arms. It’s the year that the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) has finally begun, with high profile ...

World Wildlife Day 2021: Theme and significance of day observed to create awareness about flora and fauna

The theme for World Wildlife Day 2021 aligns with some specific UN Sustainable Development Goals that aim to conserve life and eradicate poverty

Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed

Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system with numerous sources of fresh water, including the Hudson River and Raritan River.

It's not just oceans: scientists find plastic is also polluting the air

Plastic waste in our oceans is now a well-known issue but new data shows that plastic is adding to air pollution in Indian cities too.

Why sustainable water management needs a systemic solution

Access to drinking water is a basic human need. The European Pillar of Social Rights places water and sanitation as one of the essential services everyone should have access to. Water also underpins our economy — a fundamental part of agricultural, industrial and energy production.

Declaring key ocean habitats off-limits to human activities protects biodiversity and guards against climate change

Ocean life is increasingly threatened: offshore drilling has polluted ocean waters while overfishing has stripped fish populations of their abundance, pushing stocks to the point of collapse.

Changes in Atlantic currents may have dire climate implications for the next century

The ocean circulation that keeps our relatively northern corner of Europe warm(ish) is often likened to a gigantic conveyor belt bringing warm equatorial water northwards at the surface, balanced by cold southward flow at great depth.

Changing the way we conduct research: Advocating for sustainability science

To stay in step with their times, make their voices heard and play a decisive role in shaping major future directions, researchers must move toward a "sustainability science."

Melting ocean mud helps prevent major earthquakes—and may show where quake risk is highest

The largest and most destructive earthquakes on the planet happen in places where two tectonic plates collide. In our new research, published today in Nature Communications, we have produced new models of where and how rocks melt in these collision zones in the deep Earth.

Mauritius - a Fisherman's Life Amid Covid-19 and an Oil-Polluted Ocean

"From where we live, we could see that the MV Wakashio had run aground on the reefs," - 39-year-old Bimsen Beeharry.Life was going well for 39-year-old Mauritian fisherman Bimsen Beeharry when COVID-19 hit in early 2020, prompting authorities to impose a lockdown and suspend fishing. The COVID-1 ...

Climate Change is Weakening the Ocean Currents That Shape Weather on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Since the end of the last ice age, a swirling system of ocean-spanning currents has churned consistently in the Atlantic, distributing heat energy along the ocean surface from the tropics toward the poles, with heavy, cold water slowly flowing back toward the equator along the bottom of the sea.

Fear of the light may help tiny ocean creatures survive a brighter future

An aversion to light has long been a survival tactic used by the smallest creatures in our ocean, but research co-led by the University of Strathclyde has discovered this photophobia may already be protecting them against impacts of environmental changes in the Arctic.

New North Atlantic right whale health assessment review released

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released the first broad scale synthesis of available information derived from right whale health assessment techniques.

Jellyfish, not Jaws: Survey reveals what we fear most in the ocean

As the weather heats up this week, shark sightings and the possibility of an encounter will again become a popular topic of conversation. And if mass media accounts are anything to go by, you would be forgiven for thinking we all share this fear of potentially meeting Jaws on our next trip to th ...

Hidden pollution from shipping threatens sustainable ocean efforts

Ships are the polluting 'elephants in the room' nobody is talking about despite a global drive to make oceans cleaner, according to new research.

What Leaders Should Know About Climate Change and Carbon Negativity

It is 2036, and Helsinki is carbon negative after achieving carbon neutral status the year before. Its ambitious response to the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals made it likely one of the few, if not the only, global city to illustrate climate leadership convincingly. Cities have generall ...

Follow the smell of the ocean to find where marine predators feed

A joint research project between organizations in Japan and the US has demonstrated that zooplankton, a major food source for marine predators, can be located by following the concentration gradient of the chemical dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in ocean water and air.

In Iceland, melting glaciers give way to plant life

As the climate warms and glaciers retreat, the landscape around them is transforming. With the recession of ice, areas that were formerly frozen over can now sustain plant life. A new paper published by scientists from Syracuse, New York's Le Moyne College in Ecological Processes reveals the dyn ...

Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, warns new report

One-third of freshwater fish are threatened with extinction, according to the World’s Forgotten Fishes report. According to the report which was published by 16 global conservation organisations, populations of migratory freshwater fish have fallen by 76% since 1970, with freshwater biodiversity ...

Climate change: West Antarctica's Getz glaciers flowing faster

Wherever you look in West Antarctica right now, the message is the same: Its marine-terminating glaciers are being melted by warm seawater. Scientists have just taken a detailed look at the ice streams flowing into the ocean along a 1,000km-stretch of coastline known as the Getz region.

The CLIC™ Chronicles: Yves Rocher – a beauty brand on a sustainability mission. Discover their journey with Bris Rocher, Group CEO

The Rocher Group has been committed to protecting the natural environment and working sustainably for over 50 years. What was the starting point?

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5): 'Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'

22 - 23 February 2021, Online, Nairobi, Kenya