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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Satellite imagery has previously estimated that 20-40% of the Earth’s surface is still in relatively good condition and has not
Continue readingThe full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment will take years to understand. British scientists investigated the effects
Continue readingOn 6 February 2020, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recognized a new high temperature record for the Antarctic continent: 18.3°C,
Continue readingThe current biodiversity crisis is affecting countless species, whether common or rare. Even areas with stricter conservation laws are seeing
Continue readingA new study from the ETH Zurich found out that trees in cities actually make huge difference in terms of
Continue readingAs the wolf is increasingly recolonising inhabited areas of Europe, stories of conflict with livestock owners have become commonplace. This
Continue readingDespite an increase in policies to support biodiversity, indicators show that biodiversity loss has increased between 2011 and 2020. At
Continue readingHuman-wildlife conflicts and human-shaped natural systems in which they occur are driven by complex social and ecological elements. These elements
Continue readingIn Central Europe, the weather extremes of the past years, in combination with insect outbreaks, have already reduced tree vitality
Continue readingMost people within Europe live in cities, meaning exposure to nature on a constant basis is not always a given.
Continue readingThis Monday, 26th of July 2021, nearly 195 governments have started negotiations under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). During
Continue readingWomen are just as eager as men to join ranger workforces. Being a ranger is an important opportunity to contribute
Continue readingIn the last years, increasing attention has been paid to the impacts our food choices cause on the environment. Certainly,
Continue readingIn 2013, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) started funding a project in Namibia to help limit ‘bush
Continue readingWe have already lost over half of the tropical forests worldwide due to industrial logging, agriculture, livestock and urbanization. Of
Continue readingRoad impacts are threatening wildlife not only on land, but in the oceans! Marine roads such as heavily used shipping
Continue readingReintroductions are increasingly being proposed as a valuable conservation measure with the potential to save many species from extinction. However, some people
Continue readingBack in 2015, a hunting dog in Germany was accidentally killed. It suffered from sever bullet wounds during a wild
Continue readingMicroplastics, you can barely see them, but we have all heard about them by now. Microplastics are formed as plastic
Continue reading“Money makes the world go around.” A phrase we are all familiar with, and yet it is critically important to
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