Indigenous lands cover more than one-quarter of Earth’s land surface, overlapping with 37% of all terrestrial protected areas and 40%

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The Amazon rainforest, commonly known as the lungs of our planet, encompass the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the

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Despite an increase in policies to support biodiversity, indicators show that biodiversity loss has increased between 2011 and 2020. At

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We have all heard about how many big mammal species such as the polar bear, the black rhino or the

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Last week, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Boards approved the new quota for the November hunt of grey wolves, allowing the

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In Central Europe, the weather extremes of the past years, in combination with insect outbreaks, have already reduced tree vitality

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Urbanisation, the shift in residence of the human population from rural to urban areas in search of jobs and prosperity,

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Earlier this year, Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado signed a decree that gutted vital protections for sharks, even those officially

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On July 1, the state of Idaho began an eradication campaign to slash the state’s wolf population from the landscape, with the

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Despite being one of the countries with the lowest human densities of Europe, Norway only allows and protects wolves in

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We all know that the looks are not all that matters. But when it comes to the question to eat

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Last week, on 25 June 2021, representatives from European governments, the European Parliament and the European Commission struck a deal

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In the last years, increasing attention has been paid to the impacts our food choices cause on the environment. Certainly,

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In 2013, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) started funding a project in Namibia to help limit ‘bush

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On June 8, World Oceans Day, Panamanian President, Laurentino Cortizo, and the Minister of Environment, Milciades Concepción announced the expansion

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In the Kočevsko region of southern Slovenia, untouched nature remains in the form of virgin forests. One of these rare remains

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Every year on 5th of June, we celebrate World Environment Day to highlight the major issues the environment is facing

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We have already lost over half of the tropical forests worldwide due to industrial logging, agriculture, livestock and urbanization. Of

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Road impacts are threatening wildlife not only on land, but in the oceans! Marine roads such as heavily used shipping

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Reintroductions are increasingly being proposed as a valuable conservation measure with the potential to save many species from extinction. However, some people

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For many people, birdwatching has been the opening door to connect with nature. That’s not surprising at all, as birds

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Back in 2015, a hunting dog in Germany was accidentally killed. It suffered from sever bullet wounds during a wild

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You might not have heard of it before, but today is World Fish Migration Day. Many fish species need to

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Can you imagine being happy in a world without nature? A growing amount of research studies show that nature is

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Do you want to know more about the importance of beech forests for forest biodiversity conservation in Europe? For all German speakers

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To find out which European countries were making the most and least searches on the internet related to wildlife conservation,

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The new publication of the National Territory Council’s (NTC) draft decision No. 10., has put Albania’s Protected Areas in the

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Today we celebrate the International Beaver Day with great news! This year, the Wildlife Trust will release a record number

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Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 by WWF and partners. Nowadays it is one of the world’s largest symbolic

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The International Day of Forests on the 21th of March is an annual celebration of the world’s incredible forests. This

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