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#1283562021-04-30
The man on a mission to reveal the ‘souls’ of vanishing glaciers
Satellite images and the latest scientific studies may accurately inform us how quickly the world’s glaciers are melting. But Garrett Fisher’s mission is different: to reveal the “souls” of vanishing glaciers.
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#1284362021-05-05
New book explores causes and consequences of our biodiversity crisis
A University of Plymouth academic has published a new book highlighting the grave challenges facing global biodiversity and the actions which need to be taken to preserve it.
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#1284502021-05-06
This innovative project fuses journalism and music to highlight lawlessness at sea
Environmental crimes and human rights abuses are rife at sea and their offshore status means they’re largely hidden from the world. The Outlaw Ocean Project is a journalistic non-profit that raises awareness about these crimes using both traditional and original models of storytelling.
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#1284822021-05-07
Gambia: Community Radio Personnel Trained On Climate Change, Early Warning System
UNESCO Dakar office in partnership with Panos Institute for West Africa (PIWA), Dakar is currently training the Network of Community Radios- The Gambia (NCRG) on Climate Change Early Warning System.
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#1284842021-05-07
Video games get serious about climate change
Dressed in a futuristic wetsuit that enables her to stay submerged for hours, diver and scientist Mirai is trying to discover secrets of the deep in the Western Pacific.
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#1284922021-05-07
A Healthy Ocean Is Important To Irish Citizens – Results From Ireland’s Ocean Citizen Survey
The Irish public believe more action needs to be taken to improve the health of the ocean, according to results from Ireland’s first Ocean Citizen Survey.
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#1285172021-05-07
Former president of Seychelles named one of five ocean ambassadors; global effort to world's waters
Efforts in Seychelles to protect more of its ocean territory have been given an added boost with the island nation now represented on the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project.
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#1285202021-05-11
Teaching pupils to think like Da Vinci will help fight the climate crisis, says new research
It turns out Leonardo Da Vinci could be the key to tackling climate change, according to new research. Known across the world as one of the greatest artists and inventors to have ever lived, generations are still inspired by his life and works.
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#1285212021-05-11
Italian Pavilion Reflects on the Resiliency of Local Communities in the Face of Climate Change
This year's Italian Pavilion acknowledges the crucial role architecture must play in improving all citizens' quality of life and promoting sustainability. Thus, the curatorial project constitutes an interdisciplinary research laboratory investigating how architecture can respond to various issue ...
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#1285332021-05-11
Maya Lin's Ghost Forest installation in New York sheds light on climate change
Artist Maya Lin has installed 49 dead Atlantic White Cedar trees in a Manhattan park and is calling it the Ghost Forest. Her installation warns people about the dangers of climate change and the threat of rising sea water.
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#1285512021-05-11
Giraffes return to Edinburgh Zoo after 15 years
Giraffes are back at Edinburgh Zoo after a 15 year absence. Ronnie and Arrow arrived from Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire earlier on Tuesday after traveling overnight. Conservationists said numbers of giraffes in the wild have declined by almost 30% in the past three decades due to poaching and ...
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#1285572021-05-11
European Museum of the Year Awards announced
The European Museum Forum has announced the winners of the European Museum of the Year Awards for both 2020 and 2021. The main award, the European Museum of the Year (Emya), was won by the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, Netherlands, for 2021 and Stapferhaus, Lenzburg, Switzerland, for ...
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#1285602021-05-11
Biodiversity Conservation Should Start in Biden’s Backyard
The president can set a powerful example for the U.S. and the world by filling the White House grounds with America’s native plants and animals
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#1286362021-05-14
Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do
One year ago, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world, it brought several countries to a standstill. Travel and tourism came to a halt, industrial activities waned, air and noise pollution declined. Everywhere, nature seemed more resurgent.
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#1286472021-05-14
Paradise found: London gallery showcases art inspired by Islamic garden design
As in many paradise gardens, particularly those inspired by Islamic culture, a fountain lies at the heart of the quadrilateral garden created inside the Aga Khan Centre gallery in King’s Cross, London.
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#1286632021-05-17
The summit to speed up world-changing solutions
The challenges the world faces in the Anthropocene era offer ample reason for pessimism. Biodiversity is under threat, rising emissions could tip the balance towards unstoppable global heating, and action to combat these woes tends to be sluggish at best.
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#1286652021-05-17
Nigeria could gain by promoting more biodiversity awareness among its citizens
Poachers recently killed an elephant in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. This was the second in the area in two years. It raises concerns about Nigeria's dwindling elephant population . This is important as Nigeria is now one of Africa's primary export hubs for ivory
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#1286762021-05-17
Photographers rewrite list of ‘big five’ animals to shoot
For trophy hunters, the big five are the toughest, most dangerous animals to kill, but a photography project has turned the meaning of shooting on its head, creating a new list of the five most fantastic creatures to capture on camera.
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#1286802021-05-17
[Commentary] Reinforcing open access to biodiversity data in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas
We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlighted irreversible loss in the diversity of life on earth 16 years ago. The 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report warned that around 1 mil ...
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#1287092021-05-20
Cleveland Museum of Natural History expands role of planetariums with software update
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Nicole Gunter, has brought to life her vision to display biodiversity data on planetarium domes with the worldwide release of a new planetarium software plug-in. W
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#1287132021-05-20
Working together for biodiversity: Get potting for pollinators with our essential guide
You don’t need a garden to help our struggling pollinators. By planting up a ‘pot for pollinators’ for your patio or balcony (or a window box), with pollen-rich flowers, you will provide much-needed food for our pollinating insects.
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#1287142021-05-20
Why there's such a buzz in Cork about World Bee Day
The weather may be shocking, but the country is abuzz today, as people get ready to mark the fourth annual World Bee Day. The celebration, which focuses on protecting and raising awareness of the vulnerable pollinators, first came to life in the United Nations in 2017. This year’s theme is ‘bee ...
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#1287152021-05-20
Fatal attraction: rare corpse flower draws hundreds of onlookers
More than 1,000 people have flocked to an abandoned gas station in the San Francisco Bay Area to get a whiff of a corpse flower, named for the stench it emits when it blooms, which has been compared to rotting flesh.
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#1288122021-05-25
How many people care about biodiversity and nature loss? Hundreds of millions and counting
The past couple of years have seen a wave of reports on Earth’s biodiversity and its dire state, finding that 1 million species are under threat of extinction and that populations of monitored animals have declined 68 percent since 1970. But how much are these scientific findings making it throu ...
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#1288312021-05-25
Marine photographer captures haunting images of California’s beautiful, but vanishing, kelp forests
It’s a sight few visitors to northern California’s coastal waters will ever forget: kelp – giant seaweed if you prefer – growing in lush underwater forests that provide essential habitat for a multitude of species such as rockfish, crabs, mollusks, and even marine mammals like sea otters.
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#1288832021-05-27
Learn about the science of the sea and much more!
With World Oceans Day coming up soon on 8 June, our friends at the Marine Institute have joined together with a host of organisations across the country to launch the 2021 Oceans of Learning series to celebrate our seas and Ireland's marine resource.
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#1289132021-05-31
Vietnamese biodiversity, traditional medicine introduced in Italy
An exhibition on biodiversity in Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve and Vietnamese traditional medicine was held in Italy’s Abano Terme city of Padova province on May 29.
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#1289172021-05-31
‘A kind of rat with thorns’: the comic book busting myths about the Madras hedgehog
The brightly coloured panels of Brawin Kumar’s comic book tell the story of how two children rescue a hedgehog from an unlicensed medicine man. The mother hedgehog is delighted to be reunited with her little one, as she has lost most of her offspring to road traffic.
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#1289652021-06-01
Mark Rylance: arts should tell ‘love stories’ about nature to tackle climate crisis
Sir Mark Rylance has called on the arts to help solve the climate crisis by telling stories that persuade people to “fall in love with nature again” and prompt government to back green policies.
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#1289662021-06-01
Share your stories and photos of extraordinary birds
Have you taken an extraordinary photograph of a bird that you’re particularly proud of? Send us your pictures and stories of remarkable bird sightings – and we’ll publish a selection of them.
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#1289692021-06-01
Wild night out: how a nocturnal walk in the woods can reconnect us with nature
I’m having my first “wild night out” in 18 months in Devon with the ecologist and author Chris Salisbury. We are here to enjoy the darkness by walking in woods, canoeing on the river and breaking into song (for Salisbury). Far away from the dulling effect of streetlights and strobe lighting, thi ...
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#1289892021-06-02
Ministry marks environment day
The Ministry of Environment will celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 to raise public awareness about the importance of the sustainable use of natural resources. This year’s environment day is being held under the theme Biodiversity and Human Health through social media.
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#1289982021-06-02
Gardens of memory: On the heritage of flora in Egypt
This year, trees have been brought down and much green space was lost, however, Egypt remains in possession of a great history of plants — reminders that our identity is one of green, water, and beauty
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#1289992021-06-02
The mango tree
Once upon a summer, not too long ago, Miyan Mittho was having the worst day of his life. He had an upset stomach, thanks to gorging on the mangoes from that season. Though he believed his life to be a wide open book, he was not particularly keen on sharing this story on Instagram.
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#1290012021-06-02
‘One With Nature’ webinar on Friday to discuss role of children in tackling climate change
TEDxPune, an independent organization with a license from TED, in association with UNICEF Maharashtra, a worldwide humanitarian aid organization, will be hosting a webinar titled ‘One With Nature’ this Friday June 4, 2021.
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#1290362021-06-02
Nature and culture join for preservation
The Ministries of Environment and Culture are working together to promote more than 5,000 archeological temples by creating cultural and eco-tourism sites in an effort to raise awareness about their significance.
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#1290382021-06-02
How many members can a giant river otter family have? Candid Animal Cam
Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the world’s largest otter and largest member of the weasel family: the giant river otter.
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#1290842021-06-04
World Environment Day: Public called on to log seagrass lawns and meadows
Coastwatch is launching a national campaign to assess the state of Ireland’s sea-grass populations which play a critical role and in countering climate change by capturing carbon and provide a rich habitat for marine species.
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#1291032021-06-07
David Attenborough Says Climate Change Is A ‘Crime’ Humanity Has Inflicted On The Planet
Famed naturalist David Attenborough said climate change is a “crime” humanity has committed against the planet in an interview that aired in the US on Sunday, asking why society should have the prerogative to continue “poisoning life on earth” when there is still time for redemption.
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#1291072021-06-07
World Ocean Day 2021: Significance, History, Theme and Quotes
"Love ocean, he will not betray you." On June 8, the entire world comes together for the largest water body surrounding us, which is the ocean. It is an important part of our earth as it provides us with water, the most integral element that we need in our daily lives.
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#1291082021-06-07
World Ocean Day is a reminder of the wonders of the seas and the threats facing them
Thanks to the surge in open water swimming since the pandemic began, this World Ocean Day may have more significance to Irish people than ever before.
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#1291532021-06-08
Tired Earth: An Interview with Ilhan Sayin, Environmental Artist
What are you working on now? I just launched my second solo art show “Spring Amidst Mist and Masks” as part of Tired Earth’s #Maskuary campaign. This campaign is supported by the CUHK Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change; The Institute of International Knowledge Management (TIIKM) as well as Pin ...
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#1291562021-06-08
#Maskuary Campaign Art Shows Debut at the London Climate Action Week
The unforeseen occurrence of the global covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the use of unmanageable levels of biomedical plastic protective equipment (PPE) which have played significant roles in protecting people during the COVID-19 pandemic at a great cost to the environment.
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#1291642021-06-08
Share your photos and videos of Brood X cicadas
Every 17 years in the eastern United States, trillions of cicadas emerge from the soil to mate in gigantic swarms. For Brood X, or the Great Eastern Brood, that year has arrived again.
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#1292882021-06-14
The power of coexistence
Today, 14 June, a herd of 100 elephants march on London’s Royal Parks, where they will roam until 23 July, raising awareness of the critical importance of coexistence between humankind and wildlife.
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#1293252021-06-15
The ‘green influencers’ targeting the TikTok generation
Social media platforms are no longer just for selfies and blogs but a place “to organise and educate” people about the climate crisis, according to YouTube star turned activist filmmaker Jack Harries.
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#1293482021-06-16
Rolex has Released its Perpetual Planet Documentary – Heroes of the Oceans
Named after the legendary chronometer, Oyster Perpetual, Rolex’s perpetual planet initiative – launched back in 2019 – places its chief focus on three vital areas: The people, the oceans and the climate change.
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#1293552021-06-16
Move over, Attenborough! Penguin Town is the cuddly nature show for our times
It’s probably for the best that the BBC didn’t put out one of its landmark nature series during lockdown. I don’t think I’d have been able to take it.
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#1293982021-06-21
For the Butterflies — and the Rest of Us
For Christmas last year, my husband ordered a sign for my butterfly garden from the Xerxes Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit that works to protect insects and other invertebrates around the world.
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#1294602021-07-07
Art of biodiversity
The new forecourt of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Leipzig invites us to discover, wonder and linger, and arouses interest in the research centre.