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There is no one-size-fits-all road to sustainability on "Patchwork Earth"

In a world as diverse as our own, the journey towards a sustainable future will look different depending on where in the world we live, according to a recent paper published in One Earth and led by McGill University, with researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

Gold and diamonds fail to shine as drivers of Amazon development

An analysis of social and economic parameters in gold and diamond mining regions in the Brazilian Amazon shows that these activities have done little to boost development for locals.

EU launches Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

The Global Alliance on Circular Economy (GACERE) will set out to bring together governments and organisations, to push forward a ‘global impetus’ for initiatives related to the circular economy transition. In the margins of the fifth UN Environment Assembly, the EU, teaming up with the United Na ...

Fish Poop and Their Role in Carbon Flux in the Oceans

There are many fishes in the sea, they say. So, that means that it is also full of fish poop that is full of carbon. A study estimates that up to 16% of all the carbon in the world's ocean comes from fish poop, fish breath, and other excretions coming from fish.

Cities May Be Our Greatest Hope in the Face of Climate Change and the Pandemic

Thirty days after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, we celebrate the United States’ re-entry into the Paris Agreement, an important victory for the country and the world. As mayors united in our commitment to address the climate crisis, we recognize this enormous opportunity to raise global cl ...

Kenya: Call for Ban on Plastic Bottles as Oceans Choke on Pollution

Ban plastic bottles to save people and aquatic life , researchers have told the government. The researchers warned that as plastic pollution increases in the country, Kenyans will suffer from health complications related to pollution.

UNEA-5 Virtual Side-event: Strengthening Non-State Actor Commitments for Biodiversity in the Context of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals

18 February 2021, Online

Post-2020 global biodiversity framework must focus on sustainable use, strong indicators and the links with human health

With governments meeting this week to discuss targets and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, TRAFFIC urges Parties to strengthen global efforts to ensure trade and use of species is legal, at sustainable levels and safe, and effectively measure progress on the implementa ...

Brazil: Nagoya Protocol

The Nagoya Protocol is a global agreement, supplementary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which regulates the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with them among the user and provider countries (p ...

UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity's future

The world can transform its relationship with nature and tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises together to secure a sustainable future and prevent future pandemics, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) that offers a comprehensive blueprint for addressi ...

Turf wars: Ocean acidification and feedback loops lock in turf algal systems

It's tough out there in the sea, as the widespread loss of complex marine communities is testament to. Researchers from Japan have discovered that ocean acidification favors degraded turf algal systems over corals and other algae, thanks to the help of feedback loops.

How sessile seahorses speciated and dispersed across the world's oceans in 25 million years

Seahorses are extremely poor swimmers. Surprisingly, however, they can be found in all of the world's oceans. On the basis of almost 360 different seahorse genomes, a group of researchers studied how these special fish were able to spread so suc-cessfully worldwide.

Plastic in the ocean kills more threatened albatrosses than we thought

Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the globe, but our latest study shows single-use plastics are a bigger threat to endangered albatrosses in the southern hemisphere than we previously thought.

Aquariums hatch unusual plan to save endangered zebra shark

A leopard can’t change its spots, and a zebra can’t change its stripes. But the zebra shark has long delighted ocean divers and aquarium visitors with its ability to transform the white bands it is born with into spots as it grows. Now, the endangered shark is grabbing attention for another reas ...

Major Groups and Stakeholders Call for UNEP to “Build Forward Better”

Major Groups and Stakeholders held a virtual meeting to collect input for upcoming meetings of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). The consultations underscored the opportunity for UNEA to chart a transformative path towards a more sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19. Discussions ...

Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites

There aren't many parts of the world where you can discover a completely new assemblage of living creatures. But after sampling underground water in a remote, arid region of northern Australia, we discovered at least 11, and probably more, new species of stygofauna.

Ferns in the mountains

Earth is home to millions of known species of plants and animals, but by no means are they distributed evenly. For instance, rainforests cover less than 2 percent of Earth's total surface, yet they are home to 50 percent of Earth's species. Oceans account for 71 percent of Earth's total surface ...

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.'s EarthEcho International Calls On Youth Nationwide To Join The Fight Against Species Decline With The Second Annual OurEcho Challenge!

The stunning diversity of animal and plant life that covers our planet is essential to a prosperous and sustainable future. Our complex web of life is facing a myriad of threats that scientists report could result in the extinction of 1 million species, many in just decades. The magnitude of suc ...

Rainfall Drops in NE India as Temperature Changes in Indian Ocean

An analysis of 119 years of rainfall measurements at different rain gauge stations across northeast India, has revealed a decreasing trend in summer rainfall since 1973, including in rainy Meghalaya, reputed for hosting the world’s wettest place.

Women, youth in fisheries sector benefit from multi-million projects

One of the projects dubbed ‘Improving Management Effectiveness of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Conservation Area’ aims to enhance management effectiveness of the marine protected area and adjacent locally marine managed areas for sustainable biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development.

Chhattisgarh and World Bank sign $100m deal to develop sustainable production systems

The Government of India, the Government of Chhattisgarh and the World Bank today signed a $100 million project to develop sustainable production systems that allow tribal households in remote areas of Chhattisgarh to practice round-the-year production of diversified and nutritious food. CHIRAAG ...

We need to talk about consumption

I know, it’s not the most popular of subjects. But on the heels of last week’s GreenBiz 21 conference, the annual gathering of corporate sustainability professionals, I can’t help but address the elephant in the room. (Or as the World Resources Institute appropriately dubbed it, the latest eleph ...

Tiny microorganisms in the Southern Ocean affect how the rest of the world's seas respond to carbon

In the ocean that surrounds Antarctica, deep water wells up to the surface, carrying nutrients and other dissolved materials needed by light-loving ocean life. One of these materials is calcium carbonate, which, when dissolved, raises seawater alkalinity and helps the ocean respond to increasing ...

Life on Trinidad and Tobago's ocean floors threatened by deep water drilling

As TT continues to go deeper into the ocean in search of resources, the nation must consider what effect that could have on the hundreds, and possibly thousands of different life forms that live in the oceans and on the ocean floor.

Hawaii scientists and surfers unite for new ocean protection campaign

The World Surf League just launched an online petition drive under the banner “We Are One Ocean.” “We’re calling for 30% marine protected areas by 2030,” said Reece Pacheco, WSL’s senior vice president of Ocean Responsibility.The campaign addresses what Pacheco calls the earth’s bio-diversity cr ...

Ambition to action – could 2021 be a turning point for climate change and localism?

The lead clean growth researcher at Localis, Grace Newcombe, writes on why 2021 could be the ‘environmental super year’ that campaigners have longed for. Initially forecast to be a green ‘super year’, and despite Boris’ pledge for a ‘defining year of climate action’, 2020 did not go as anticipated.

Infectious disease causes long-term changes to frog's microbiome

Just as beneficial microbes in the human gut can be affected by antibiotics, diet interventions and other disturbances, the microbiomes of other animals can also be upset. In a rare study published this week, Andrea Jani, a researcher with the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and E ...

UNEA-5 Virtual Side Event: "Strengthening Non-State Actor Commitments for Biodiversity in the context of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and Sustainable Development Goals"

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/CS/CE/89421 (2021-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Traditional Fishers – The Unsung Heroes Of Ocean Conservation

Ocean conservation has too long marginalized the very people best placed to lead the most powerful change: traditional fishing communities. Alasdair Harris, founder of Blue Ventures, talks to Ashoka’s Pip Wheaton, about how empowering the people who know the ecosystems best provides a myriad of ...

New biodiversity initiative launched

A new locally-led farm and community biodiversity initiative has been launched by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett.

Refreshing: Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled bottles in the US

Coca-Cola Co. is introducing 100% recycled plastic bottles in the U.S.—a major shift in its sustainability strategy.The company responsible for more plastic pollution than any other, according to the Break Free From Plastic Campaign, once advocated for plant-based bottles that don’t use fossil-f ...

Deep-sea vision linked to night life on the reef

To see—and survive—at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean's darkest depths, new research shows.

Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities

I'm sitting on the edge of a hole drilled through 15 feet of Antarctic sea ice, about to descend into the frigid ocean of the southernmost dive site in the world. I wear nearly 100 pounds of gear—a drysuit and gloves, multiple layers of insulation, scuba tank and regulators, lights, equipment, f ...

Ocean governance: EU joins the International Coral Reef Initiative to protect marine ecosystems

Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, is representing the EU in the General Assembly of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) which confirmed EU's membership in this global partnership for the conservation of the world's coral reefs. In the context of th ...

'Spooning poo': how five Eiffel Towers' worth of sea cucumber poo helps sustain a Queensland reef

“In the wee hours of the morning … we weren’t too excited to be spooning poo,” reef ecologist Dr Vincent Raulot says. But that’s exactly what he and a team of researchers did to calculate out how much poop was excreted by an estimated 3 million sea cucumbers on the 20 sq km Heron Island coral re ...

Tourism mainly responsible for marine litter on Mediterranean beaches

Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warn of the impact the current tourism model in the Mediterranean islands has on the production of marine litter on beaches, and recommend taking advantage of the situation ...

Better understanding the reasons behind Arctic amplified warming

It's clear that rising greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of global warming. But on a regional level, several other factors are at play. That's especially true in the Arctic—a massive oceanic region around the North Pole which is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the p ...

Funding Support for Phase 2 of the Bio-Bridge Initiative by the Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CC/CPa/89422 (2021-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Biodiversity Convention and International Tropical Timber Organization renew collaboration to 2025

5 February 2021: The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have renewed their longstanding collaboration for another five years, with the aim of supporting CBD Parties and ITTO member countries in the tropics in their efforts to conser ...

Republic of Korea Funds Phase 2 of Bio-Bridge Initiative

Republic of Korea Funds Phase 2 of Bio-Bridge Initiative

4 February 2021 – The Republic of Korea and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed a funding agreement for the implementation of the second phase of the Bio-Bridge Initiative (BBI).

Top 10 Things We Learned About Climate Change In 2020

Every year, Future Earth, the Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme collaborate on a report that summarizes the most important developments in climate science during the previous 12 months. This year’s report, entitled 10 New Insights In Climate Science 2020, was prepared by a c ...

Ocean surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse fishes

To survive the open ocean, tiny fish larvae, freshly hatched from eggs, must find food, avoid predators, and navigate ocean currents to their adult habitats. But what the larvae of most marine species experience during these great ocean odysseys has long been a mystery, until now.

Why is the Earth blue?

Seen from space, the Earth is blue. The Earth has been blue for over 4 billion years because of the liquid water on its surface. How has the Earth managed to sustain liquid water on its surface for such a long time?

Ocean Pollution Is A Mix Of Plastic, Chemicals, Toxic Metals And Is A Clear Danger To Human Health

Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present danger to human health and wellbeing. But the extent of this danger has not been widely comprehended – until now. Our recent study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the impacts of ocean pollution on human health.

UN Calls for an ‘Ocean Science Revolution’

The United Nations Secretary-General has urged nations to rise to the ‘defining challenge’ of restoring the ocean’s power to support humanity and regulate the climate.

Scientists Discover an Immense, Unknown Hydrocarbon Cycle Hiding in The Oceans

In the awful wake of an oil spill, it's typically the smallest of organisms who do most of the cleaning up. Surprisingly, scientists know very little about the tools these tiny clean-up crews have at their disposal.

From ocean taxes to family planning, review flags ways to protect nature

From taxing use of the oceans to pay for forest protection, to boosting family planning in developing nations, there are ways to catalyse shifts in behaviour and funding to rescue nature, the author of a flagship study on biodiversity said on Tuesday.

Fauna, their roles of deep Indian Ocean, most unknown: Dr Ryabinin at INCOIS foundation day

"The fauna in the deep Indian Ocean remains the most unknown. Neither do we know its role nor contributions in any form," the senior Russian oceanographer said while referring to the latest World Ocean Assessment report.

Trash trap gets to work removing plastic waste from Vietnam's Red River

Removing the vast amounts of plastic waste already polluting our oceans is going to need tackling in a number of ways. But the flow of plastic from rivers also needs to be stopped, and that's what Vietnam's trash traps are designed to do.