Global insect numbers continue to drop
A large scientific review, published in the journal Science last month, performed an analysis on the trends of insect abundance
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Wilderness Research and Science
How much Wilderness is possible in Germany?
In 2007, the German government officially declared a 2% Wilderness goal until 2020. This made Germany a pioneer in the
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New study proves wolves and livestock can peacefully coexist
A new study by German, Australian and American researchers reviewed data from all over the world to determine whether wolves
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To conserve biodiversity in long-term, Wilderness conservation is most effective
In a world with limited resources, especially time and money, it is important to invest them well. During the current
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Feeling depressed? You can blame also air pollution
A new study has shown that air pollution not only affects our respiratory organs, but in fact our entire body,
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Humans and carnivores in the Wild West
The American West is a region full of pristine nature, high mountains, national parks and Wilderness. The populations of large
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Global homogenisation of biodiversity
A recent study examined how the biodiversity on the local scale is changing. They’ve come to a surprising result: on
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Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are
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Discover the UNESCO Beech Forest books
It is been eight years now, since five German beech forests were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To
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Climate change predicted to cause severe sea level rise
A new study, published in Nature Communications, analysed the sea level rises and predicted future ones. Due to climate change,
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How climate change triggered the medieval witch hunt
The Little Ice Age began in the 15th century and ended officially in the 19th. At its climax, in the
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Youth biggest fear is environmental degradation
Based on the motto “A generation pipe up” a new Study filtered out interesting and hopeful trends according young generation
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Wilderness reduces extinction risk by 50%
Wilderness offers a safe home for many different animal and plant species. We know that is acts as a buffer
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Swiss Pizol Glacier now buried and gone
The famous Swiss Pizol Glacier melted completely and officially to death. Last month there was a funeral march, hundreds of
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United Nations: 1 Million species at risk
The United Nations have drafted a report on the human impact on natural resources and species risk of extinction. On
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Wilderness tackles issue of top environmental concern
The UN Environmental Program (UNEP) releases a report every year about the global emerging issues of environmental concern. For 2018/19,
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Biodiversity loss impacts our food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a detailed assessment report addressing the impact of biodiversity
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Ecosystem services of alpine rivers
Only 14% of alpine rivers are in a good ecological state, according to a brochure of the project “Strategic Planning
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The need for antlers, tusks and horns
Animals are constantly adapting to new circumstances. In a lot of cases, the adaptation process takes many years, before we
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Can Swedish habitat analysis solve human-wolf conflict?
A study has identified areas in Sweden that, from a human perspective, are most suitable for the wolves to repopulate.
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