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#1346652022-05-23
Yamuna Biodiversity park in New Delhi on Int’l Day for Biological Diversity
Footage from the Yamuna Biodiversity park in New Delhi, India shows the plants and animals at the park as the world observes the ‘International Day for Biological Diversity’ on Sunday, May 22.
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#1239302020-01-24
Yale researchers weigh in on Australian bushfires
Yale researchers have joined the robust conversation regarding the Australian bushfires — a growing set of blazes that have drawn international statements ranging from climate activists lamenting koala deaths on Twitter to Russell Crowe appealing to the Golden Globes audience for change.
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#1278002021-03-23
Yale researchers create map of undiscovered life
Less than a decade after unveiling the “Map of Life,” a global database that marks the distribution of known species across the planet, Yale researchers have launched an even more ambitious and perhaps important project — creating a map of where life has yet to be discovered according to Yale Un ...
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#1332052022-02-15
Yale Researchers Identify Six Target U.S. Audiences for Climate Change Messaging
As part of their biannual climate change perception reports, researchers from Yale University have identified six target audiences in the United States with unique responses to climate change.
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#1282222021-04-22
Yale Researchers Create Global Map of Undiscovered Life
Less than a decade after unveiling the “Map of Life,” a global database that marks the distribution of known species across the planet, Yale researchers have launched an ambitious and perhaps even more important project — creating a map of where life has yet to be discovered.
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#1322292021-12-20
YLE: Leppä’s views on biodiversity regeneration questioned by experts
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä has raised eyebrows among researchers and conservationists by estimating that forest types will adapt and relocate as forests are felled in Finland.
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#1307912021-10-13
Xi’s vision on the governance of global biodiversity
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), being hosted in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, from Monday, October 11, is expected to draw a blueprint for future biodiversity conservation.
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#1306462021-10-11
Xi’s Thought on Ecological Civilization inspires world to build harmony among all beings
Representatives from governments, enterprises and non-governmental organizations around the world are gathering for a landmark event hosted by China to negotiate a once-in-a-decade consensus on protecting global biodiversity.
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#1346432022-05-22
Xiplomacy: Xi promotes global efforts towards building a shared future for all life
Sunday marks the International Day for Biological Diversity with the theme of "Building a shared future for all life." The slogan was chosen to continue building momentum and support for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework expected to be adopted at the upcoming second phase of 15th meeti ...
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#1265622021-01-11
Xiplomacy: Chinese president on biodiversity, climate change
Co-organized by the French government, the United Nations and the World Bank, the One Planet Summit for biodiversity will be held on Monday. Both China and France have been active in preserving biodiversity and battling climate change. In recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed C ...
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#1307832021-10-13
Xinjiang 'princess beaver' tells eco-protection efforts of young Chinese at COP15
Before Chu Wenwen, a wildlife conservationist from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, set out for Kunming, she had practiced her speech hundreds of times in front of a beaver nest. As the youth representative to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Conve ...
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#1314172021-11-02
Xinhua Silk Road: Environment experts call on active actions of related parties after adoption of Kunming Declaration
Environment experts urged related parties to take active actions after the Kunming Declaration was adopted during the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province in mid October.
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#1309072021-10-16
Xinhua Headlines: Int'l community recognizes China-proposed ecological philosophy, urges bold global actions
Representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, research institutions and private sectors worldwide have gathered in China, virtually or in person, to navigate transformative changes in biodiversity conservation.
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#1232722019-12-04
Xinhua Headlines: Chinese wisdom taking root in Amazon rainforest
Little known is the fact that Chinese scientists have participated in joint research and biodiversity protection in the Amazon since 2008, contributing their wisdom to the world's largest tropical rainforest.
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#1314162021-11-02
Xi's remarks at G20 summit build consensus for, inject momentum into global inclusive, sustainable development
Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks at the Group of 20 (G20) summit have built consensus for and injected strong momentum into the realization of global inclusive and sustainable development, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
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#1306032021-09-30
Xi stresses improving biosecurity risk control, management system
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed efforts to improve the country's risk control and management system on biosecurity, and to enhance its governance capacity in this regard.
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#1311152021-10-25
Xi pledges enhanced coordination with UN for balanced, inclusive global development
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres via video link, vowing to enhance coordination with the UN to work for a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive global development.
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#1307312021-10-13
Xi advocates community of all life on Earth at COP15
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to build a community of all life on Earth at a key UN meeting to enhance global biodiversity protection.
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#1306742021-10-12
Xi Jinping announces biodiversity fund to help developing nations protect nature
China will establish an international fund to support biodiversity protection in developing countries, president Xi Jinping told the opening high-level session of UN biodiversity talks on Tuesday.
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#1306382021-10-11
Xi Focus-Closeup: A president's passion for wildlife, biodiversity
The runaway success story of the summer was the more than 110-day adventure of a herd of 14 wandering wild Asian elephants across Yunnan Province, southwest China. The herd's sojourn gripped the nation and beyond, making the elephants social media superstars. Beyond the headlines, however, this ...
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#1238722020-01-22
Writers and scientists celebrate UK's 67 most endangered birds
From stories about capercaillies strutting around like “cocksure” hedge fund managers to corn buntings shrieking like old fruit sellers, Britain’s nature writers, artists and scientists have flocked together to create an illustrated book celebrating 67 of the country’s most endangered birds.
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#1216882019-07-24
Write rules for deep-sea mining before it’s too late
The International Seabed Authority must commit the mining industry to a sustainable future.
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#1342742022-05-04
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia's nomads
There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia.
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#1326772022-01-20
Worsening Marine Heat Waves Pose Disastrous Consequences for Coastal Habitats
It's not just on land where heat waves occur; they can also happen underwater. New research in Frontiers in Marine Science uncovers recent and future trends in marine heat waves within the largest estuary in the nation, with catastrophic consequences for marine creatures and the coastal economy ...
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#1349432022-06-08
Worms in the seas of southern Africa: We're on a journey to setting the record straight
Polychaetes are segmented worms that live in nearly all marine habitats, from the shallow seashore or estuaries to the deep sea. They are very abundant, often making up as much as 70% of the animals found in an area. Not only are there many of them, but they are very important in contributing to ...
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#1246502020-03-13
Worm nerve responses for good and bad
Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed the nerve circuitry regulating the response of a tiny soil worm to changing temperatures. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, help clarify one way the nervous system translates external ...
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#1316052021-11-10
World’s ‘calamitous’ water crisis being ignored in climate talks – WaterAid
A global water crisis is being ignored at Cop26 to the detriment of billions of people’s lives, according to the charity WaterAid. Water had not had “nearly enough” attention at the climate conference in Glasgow, with urgent action needed, said Tim Wainwright, chief executive of WaterAid.
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#1320572021-12-06
World’s underground fungal life to be mapped for first time
Scientists unveiled plans last Tuesday to map the world’s huge underground webs of fungi for the first time, to identify hotspots that could better protect natural ecosystems and store carbon dioxide to help tackle climate change.
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#1290602021-06-04
World’s soils ‘under great pressure’, says UN pollution report
The world’s soils, which provide 95% of humanity’s food, are “under great pressure”, according to a UN report on soil pollution.Soils are also the largest active store of carbon, after the oceans, and therefore crucial in fighting the climate crisis.
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#1315132021-11-04
World’s scientific advisers call for action on climate change
Senior science advisers and presidents of national science academies in more than 20 countries have signed a statement to world government leaders reiterating the existing scientific consensus and the need for immediate action to address climate change. The signatories call on world leaders to d ...
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#1324972022-01-14
World’s poorest bear brunt of climate crisis: 10 underreported emergencies
From Afghanistan to Ethiopia, about 235 million people worldwide needed assistance in 2021. But while some crises received global attention, others are lesser known.
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#1302472021-09-02
World’s oldest single malt scotch on auction for biodiversity
The London auction house Sotheby’s on Thursday displayed the world’s oldest single malt scotch whisky, in decanter number one out of 250, which is scheduled for auction on October 7 in Hong Kong. The 80-year-old whisky from Glenlivet Distillery was distilled in 1940 and cared for by the Gordon & ...
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#1219432019-08-19
World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis
Giraffes, sharks, glass frogs - and the woolly mammoth - may get boosted protection at summit
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#1216262019-07-18
World’s most invasive mosquito nearly eradicated from two islands in China
Researchers combined sterilization with a bacterium in an attempt to stamp out the Asian tiger mosquito.
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#1264272020-12-22
World’s most endangered turtle finds new hope in Vietnam
The Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have made dramatic progress to possibly prevent the extinction of the Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle
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#1309642021-10-19
World’s longest coral survey: century of change at Aua reef
Historical photographs are increasingly used by conservation scientists to assess how places have changed over time, and the degree of human and environmental impact. Such is the case with black and white pahotographs taken in 1917 of the lush reefs, shore and villages surrounding Pago Pago Harb ...
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#1346842022-05-25
World’s largest vats for growing ‘no-kill’ meat to be built in US
The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” for the nascent industry.
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#1241802020-02-14
World’s largest subterranean fish discovered in Indian cave – and it's blind
Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known subterranean fish in a cave in northeastern India. The “troglomorphic fish” was discovered last year, according to recently released research. “The largest individual seen in the cave was in excess of 400 mm [15.8 inches] in standard length ma ...
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#1218792019-08-13
World’s largest frog moves heavy rocks to build nests, study finds
The world’s largest known living frog species doesn’t build ordinary nests.
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#1243402020-02-24
World’s food systems rely on biodiversity
Rome – Everything we eat is produced in ways that imply some transformation of the environment, which means we must have careful discussions of the type and scale of transformations we are prepared to accept, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today in opening remarks to negotiators at a high-l ...
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#1295952021-07-21
World’s coral scientists warn action is needed now to save even a few reefs from climate change
Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch f ...
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#1312592021-10-28
World’s chief scientists urge Cop26 attendees to step up low-carbon policies
Chief scientists and presidents of the national science academies of more than 20 countries including Sir Patrick Vallance have written to world leaders ahead of the Cop26 climate summit, urging them to set out policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sharply, to limit global heating to 1.5C.
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#1303072021-09-07
World’s biggest biodiversity summit since COVID opens in Marseille
Emmanuel Macron addresses IUCN World Conservation Congress, warning “there is no vaccine for a sick planet”. EURACTIV’s media partner, The Guardian, reports.
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#1314352021-11-03
World’s biggest banks to play a role in limiting greenhouse gas emissions
The pledge by more than 450 financial institutions in 45 countries is intended to be one of the top achievements by the UK hosts of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, and comes as some of the other aims of the summit – chiefly, setting the world on a path to limit global heating to 1.5C – are looking ...
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#1255262020-11-03
World’s banks are funding biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction
Financial institutions are ‘bankrolling’ biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction on an unprecedented scale, according to a new analysis released last week by portfolio.earth, a collaborative effort among individual finance, economics, and environmental experts to better understand the role o ...
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#1266592021-01-19
World’s Largest Lakes Reveal Climate Change Trends
Sixteen years of remote sensing data reveals that in Earth’s largest freshwater lakes, climate change influences carbon fixation trends.
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#1255842020-11-06
World’s Largest Banks Funding Biodiversity Loss
It is easy to descry companies engaging in activities that drive biodiversity loss, but there is another player that is equally, if not more responsible. Both direct and indirect involvement with corporations’ activities in global food production, mining, fossil fuels and other harmful environme ...
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#1290462021-06-03
World’s Lakes Losing Oxygen Rapidly As Planet Warms – Biodiversity and Drinking Water Quality Threatened
Oxygen levels in the world’s temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly — faster than in the oceans — a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.
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#1298692021-08-10
World’s Indigenous peoples and the environment
International Day of World’s Indigenous People is celebrated on the 9th August every year since 1994. This day is celebrated to strengthen the international cooperation for solving problems faced by the indigenous peoples in areas such as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment ...
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#1223162019-09-23
World’s Hard Fought Battle Against Climate Change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes the ongoing crisis as a “climate emergency”– as the world continues its hard fought battle against devastating droughts, floods, hurricanes and rising sea levels that threaten the very existence of small island developing states located in low-lyin ...