Only three percent of land remains untouched, study says
Satellite imagery has previously estimated that 20-40% of the Earth’s surface is still in relatively good condition and has not
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Increased COVID-19-related litter threatens environment and wildlife
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment will take years to understand. British scientists investigated the effects
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Highest temperatures ever in the Arctic and Antarctic
On 6 February 2020, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recognized a new high temperature record for the Antarctic continent: 18.3°C,
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Bird biodiversity declining in the EU
The current biodiversity crisis is affecting countless species, whether common or rare. Even areas with stricter conservation laws are seeing
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Trees – the solution for overheating?
A new study from the ETH Zurich found out that trees in cities actually make huge difference in terms of
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Wolf coexistence a reality in North-western Spain
As the wolf is increasingly recolonising inhabited areas of Europe, stories of conflict with livestock owners have become commonplace. This
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We need to protect at least 30% of the planet by 2030
Despite an increase in policies to support biodiversity, indicators show that biodiversity loss has increased between 2011 and 2020. At
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Social effectiveness of livestock protection
Human-wildlife conflicts and human-shaped natural systems in which they occur are driven by complex social and ecological elements. These elements
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Forestry contributes to warming of forests during extreme summers
In Central Europe, the weather extremes of the past years, in combination with insect outbreaks, have already reduced tree vitality
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Youngsters benefit from living close to woodland
Most people within Europe live in cities, meaning exposure to nature on a constant basis is not always a given.
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Will the new IPCC report be worth it?
This Monday, 26th of July 2021, nearly 195 governments have started negotiations under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). During
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Towards gender equality in the ranger workforce
Women are just as eager as men to join ranger workforces. Being a ranger is an important opportunity to contribute
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What we eat matters: Comparing environmental impact of different diets
In the last years, increasing attention has been paid to the impacts our food choices cause on the environment. Certainly,
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Burning Namibia bushes for ‘green’ fuel?
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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Empty forests: Overhunting is causing defaunation in tropical forests
We have already lost over half of the tropical forests worldwide due to industrial logging, agriculture, livestock and urbanization. Of
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The oceans full of marine roads?
Road impacts are threatening wildlife not only on land, but in the oceans! Marine roads such as heavily used shipping
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Captive-breeding reduces reintroduction survival in carnivores
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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Who killed the dog? Using genetic profiling to solve the crime
Back in 2015, a hunting dog in Germany was accidentally killed. It suffered from sever bullet wounds during a wild
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How microplastics reach the most remote places on Earth
Microplastics, you can barely see them, but we have all heard about them by now. Microplastics are formed as plastic
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We benefit more from protecting nature than exploiting it
“Money makes the world go around.” A phrase we are all familiar with, and yet it is critically important to
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