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#1189182018-12-06
Habitat loss threatens all our futures, world leaders warned
As a UN conference convenes to work out a new deal for protecting the planet’s biodiversity, the focus falls on the nations that are not attending
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#1189192018-12-06
Gene Editing Divides UN Biodiversity Convention Members On Synthetic Biology Evaluation
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After informal closed consultations, a draft decision was issued yesterday on how the UN Convention on Biological Diversity should address potential impacts of synthetic biology, during the biennial conference of the parties taking place this week.
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#1189202018-12-06
Economically Sound And Fair Global Genetics Benefit-Sharing System Possible, Panellists Say
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — UN Convention on Biological Diversity members were trying this week to address questions that were left open when its protocol on access and benefit-sharing was adopted eight years ago.
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#1189232018-12-07
Sea levels may rise more rapidly due to Greenland ice melt
Run-off from vast ice sheet is increasing due to manmade global warming, says study
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#1189242018-12-07
Friskier frogs: endangered species gets a sex appeal boost
Australian researchers have a new way to increase desire in the northern corroboree frog
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#1189252018-12-07
Why biodiversity is key to our survival
Diversity, be it genetic, morphological, behavioural or ecological, is at the heart of many controversies.
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#1189262018-12-07
Bats are being killed so people can suck their blood
It’s not hard to find bats for sale in the marketplaces of Bolivia. They’re usually tucked away in pungent shoeboxes, some with as many as 20 bats jammed together, the live ones crawling over those that have already succumbed to disease or stress.
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#1189282018-12-07
It’s time for climate-change defeatists to get out of the way
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are meeting in Katowice, Poland.
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#1189292018-12-07
Egypt's fertile Nile Delta threatened by climate change
Lush green fields blanket northern Egypt's Nile Delta, but the country's agricultural heartland and its vital freshwater resources are under threat from a warming climate.
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#1189312018-12-07
'It's really scary': indigenous Europeans on why they are taking the EU to court over climate change
Several families from an indigenous population in northern Europe are taking the European Union to court over what they perceive as a lack of action on climate change.
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#1189322018-12-07
World Forum Launches Call for Action on Urban Forests and Green Spaces
2 December 2018: The first World Forum on Urban Forests launched a Call for Action on greener, healthier and happier cities for all. The Forum also issued a challenge to all cities around the globe to adhere to the ‘Tree Cities of the World Programme.’
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#1189332018-12-07
Africa cocoa industry failing on deforestation pledge – campaigners
Tens of thousands of hectares cleared in Ghana and Ivory Coast since vow to end practice
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#1189342018-12-07
Tanzania: Seawalls and Forests Aim to Save the Living - and Dead - in Tanzania
Kisiwa Panza — For over 25 years, rising seas linked to climate change have caused repeated flooding on the small island of Kisiwa Panza
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#1189352018-12-07
Endangered Hawaiian monk seals face new challenge: eels stuck up their noses
Picture of monk seal with eel up its nose shared by Noaa was only latest episode to occur in the past two years, baffling researchers
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#1189362018-12-07
Seabird numbers 'at risk due to fishing' according to Aberdeen study
World fisheries should be more strictly managed to relieve pressure on seabird numbers, Aberdeen experts have said.
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#1189372018-12-07
Biggest mass extinction caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breath
By combining ocean models, animal metabolism and fossil records, researchers show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe.
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#1189382018-12-07
100% of Sea Turtles in Global Study Found With Plastics in Their Bellies
A new study of sea turtles in three oceans and seas drove home the point, green campaigners said Wednesday, that the world's governments and corporations are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution—and marine life is suffering as a result.
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#1189392018-12-07
Microplastics found to permeate the ocean’s deepest points
Like the food particles that clump together in the middle of a kitchen sink, plastic debris is gathering in the deepest reaches of the ocean.
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#1189402018-12-07
Gene drives could end malaria. And they just escaped a UN ban.
The Convention on Biological Diversity’s biannual meeting in November did not make a lot of headlines. Big meetings of the parties to relatively obscure international treaties rarely do
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#1189412018-12-07
Tropical forest conservation in the Bolsonaro era (commentary)
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s President-elect, represents a globally significant threat to the world’s biggest tropical forest conservation legacy and the biggest tropical forest.
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#1189422018-12-07
Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24
Gender-blind climate action risks jeopardizing efficiency and long-term sustainability
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#1189432018-12-07
Tackle climate or face financial crash, say world's biggest investors
UN summit urged to end all coal burning and introduce substantial taxes on emissions
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#1189452018-12-10
US and Russia ally with Saudi Arabia to water down climate pledge
Move shocks delegates at UN conference as ministers fly in for final week of climate talks
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#1189462018-12-10
Why companies should pay for biodiversity
In "The Lorax," an entrepreneur regrets wiping out all the make-believe truffala trees by chopping them down to maximize his short-term gains.
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#1189472018-12-10
Invasive species and habitat loss our biggest biodiversity threats
Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.
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#1189482018-12-10
Exclusive photos show deep-sea canyon in U.S. waters teeming with life
A stunning array of biodiversity lies at the depths of a marine region that some fear the Trump administration will open to fishing and mining.
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#1189492018-12-10
Indigenous communities at risk as Chinese rubber firm uses land
A Chinese state-owned company is behind rubber plantations that Cameroon villagers say threaten their livelihoods.
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#1189502018-12-10
Tackling climate change without US assistance
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) pointed out that climate change will be leading cause of loss of species.
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#1189512018-12-10
How a Warming Himalaya Will Affect the Monsoons
On the sidelines of an intergovernmental conference on cooperation among HKH countries, The Wire spoke to Shrestha about the science of climate change, its impact in the mountains, the shifting monsoon and how governments should respond.
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#1189522018-12-10
Canada seeking new members of anti-coal alliance at UN climate change meeting but facing resistance
Canada and the United Kingdom are hosting a “coal-free day” at the United Nations climate talks in Katowice, Poland, a city built on coal mining.
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#1189532018-12-10
Stella McCartney, Burberry among fashion brands uniting against climate change
The multitrillion-dollar business of fashion, with its complex and long supply chain, is worryingly vexed with problems contributing to climate change.
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#1189542018-12-10
Climate change: Trump coal event overshadowed at COP24
White House representatives arrive at climate talks in Poland on Monday to promote coal and other fossil fuels.
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#1189552018-12-10
An Ambitious Project To Clean Up the Ocean's Garbage Patch Isn't Working
The ocean holds hundreds of millions of tons of plastic, and none of it is going anywhere anytime soon.
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#1189562018-12-10
Infectious Outbreaks Threaten the Last Asiatic Lions
Parasites and dog disease in India sweep through the cats’ only home, triggering fears for the species’ survival
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#1189582018-12-10
Giraffes facing threat of extinction, several species considered ‘critically endangered’
The world’s tallest land mammals may be slipping toward extinction, with three of the nine subspecies of giraffes now in serious trouble and considered “critically endangered.”
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#1189602018-12-10
Strengthening forest governance is vital for growth of Southeast Asia’s forests
The Greater Mekong Region (GMS) in the transnational region of the Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia experienced a 5.1 percent decline in total forest cover from 1990 to 2015, according to a recent study conducted by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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#1189612018-12-10
Secrets of the baobabs: lifeline for a forest on the edge
Our four-wheel drive slides to a halt, throwing up clouds of dust as we pile out into the rising heat of the day, Zoemana and his fellow rangers taking off at full-speed towards a column of smoke in the distance.
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#1189622018-12-10
IPCC Findings Drive Support For Natural Climate Solutions In Katowice
10 December 2018 | KATOWICE | Poland | Global climate talks bogged down here over the weekend as negotiators from developed countries pushed back against language overtly “welcoming” (as opposed to “noting”) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) October analysis of the changes ...
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#1189632018-12-10
International Mountain Day 2018: What's this year's theme and why we need to protect mountains
They serve as spectacular backdrops to some of the world’s most scenic areas, and once a year the United Nations marks our appreciation of them with International Mountain Day.
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#1189642018-12-11
Small and isolated habitat patches crucial to species survival
Small, local patches of habitat could be playing a much bigger role in conserving biodiversity than you think, according to new research.
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#1189652018-12-11
Ground-feeding birds in Southeast Asia may be going extinct outside protected areas
Nature reserves in large parts of Southeast Asia may be the last strongholds for charismatic ground-feeding birds such as quails, partridges and pheasants, together called galliforms, according to a recent study in Conservation Letters.
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#1189662018-12-11
Montreal to deploy scare teams to shoo away urban coyotes
The team will also train people how to react when they see a coyote, screaming and waving so the animals don’t get comfortable in the company of humans.
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#1189672018-12-11
As forest lines invade mountains globally, Sikkim stays immune so far
In eastern Himalayas’ Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), eye-catching Wight’s rhododendron shrubs and graceful firs, frame the upper limits of the sub-alpine forests.
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#1189682018-12-11
Brazil should stay in Paris climate agreement - future environment minister
Brazil will use common sense in dealing with the Paris agreement, and the country has so far been responsible in preserving its vegetation, Salles says
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#1189692018-12-11
'Our consumption choices are driving biodiversity loss'
Humankind is decimating plant and animal species, with alarming consequences for the planet. From the UN biodiversity conference in Egypt, Cristiana Pasca explains why preserving biodiversity is key to our survival.
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#1189702018-12-11
Lake Tanganyika rescue plan on cards
FISHING has been a main source of livelihood for thousands of natives around Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu district of Northern Province for many years.
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#1189712018-12-11
Sustainable development and conservation
December 11 is globally celebrated as the International Mountain Day (IMD). It reminds us every year the shameless actions we have been taking over the decades that ruined the nature and natural resources hosted by the mountains.
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#1189722018-12-11
Transboundary Water Cooperation And The Sustainable Development Goals
Think about what you drank today. Odds are, you drank water at some point.
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#1189732018-12-11
Study Shows How African Countries are Preparing for Green Development
KATOWICE, Poland, Dec 11 2018 (IPS) - In order for African countries to implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), they will require further human capacity building, and there must be involvement of the private sector from the start of the ...
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#1189742018-12-11
Extreme weather menacing lives, livelihoods of mountain people
In the dark hours before dawn each day, Mrs Saili and her three daughters quietly slip away from their Nepalese mountain village to begin their three-hour walk to the nearest river to fetch drinking water for the day.