Hope for the Amazon at last?
For decades, deforestation has posed a major threat to the survival of the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Now,
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6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species
Last week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in
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COP 15 – Plan to protect 30% of planet by 2030
After two weeks of talks in Montreal, the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) concluded with a historic deal to
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EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – is it forward-thinking enough?
The EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy is the European Union’s plan of action for conservation this decade. However, given rapid environmental
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Cats want to “train” their humans
A sorrow that probably every domestic cat owner knows: once again, cat Lilli or tomcat Mau has brought a living
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Losing iconic emperor penguins to climate change
Species extinction risk is accelerating due to anthropogenic climate change, raising the urgency to protect vulnerable species. The emperor penguin
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The disappearance of Earth’s 4th largest lake
Drying lakes are a growing problem thanks to climate change, but nothing can compare to the fate of the Aral
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Can artificial whale poo save the oceans?
Everything makes sense in the life cycle of the world’s oceans: dead mussels, dead plant remains, even faeces. Whale excrements
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Scientists and enthusiasts in Russia are tracking down the Russian desman to save it from extinction
By the end of the 19th century, only two species of desman remained in Europe: the Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
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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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Now more than ever, the threat of climate change requires countries to protect carbon-sequestering landscapes such as the Amazon rainforest.
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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
Continue reading 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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