The disappearance of Earth’s fourth-largest lake
Drying lakes are an ever-increasing problem thanks to climate change, but nothing can compare to the fate of the Aral
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Landscape impacts the European wildcat
The European wildcat is classified as “Least Concern” by the IUCN, but populations are declining and it is in Annex
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Does climate change kill gray whales in the Pacific?
Since the beginning of 2019 more and more gray whales along the west coast of North America from Mexico through
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World Rewilding Day: Rewild to Supercharge Climate Mitigation
On March 20, people across the planet celebrate World Rewilding Day. It was launched in 2021 by the Global Rewilding
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How can the world energy crisis help the climate?
Countries make their plans on how to live without Russian gas and oil. Facing incredible changes in the geopolitics playground,
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Learning to adapt – about butterflies and climate change
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our century. Along with habitat destruction, they are the main drivers
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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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Natural enemies are farmers’ friends
The rise of monocultures and shifting climate patterns has led to more pest outbreaks on our crops. These pose a
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The end of the whaling epoch in Iceland
February 19 is World Marine Mammal Protection Day (World Whale Day), whose purpose is to draw attention to the problems
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Wilderness book club: Timefulness by Marcia Bjornerud
Marcia Bjornerud’s book ‘Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World’ is a geologist’s love letter to
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Wilderness book club: The Invention of Nature
We are all familiar with Charles Darwin, but have you ever heard of Alexander von Humboldt? He was was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer,
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The carbon-negative country protecting Wilderness in its constitution
A small Himalayan kingdom is leading the way in environmental policies that truly protect wild spaces. Bhutan is a little
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Global resolution to reduce deforestation until 2030
At the COP26 world climate summit in Glasgow, more than 100 countries have pledged to stop deforestation by 2030. This was
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COP26 – What has it achieved?
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has come to a close after two intense weeks. Dignitaries from around the world
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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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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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Healthy soil: good for you and for the planet
The other day, we looked at why healthy soil is an important instrument to fight climate change. The focus here
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Soil as a tool to mitigate climate change
Did you know that the Earth’s soils contain about 2,500 gigatons of carbon—that’s more than three times the amount of carbon in the
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EU Climate Law finally adopted
Last Monday, 28th of June, the European Council adopted its first ever Climate Law. But what are its key dedications
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Crunch time for climate
The EU have recently agreed upon a new climate target for 2030. In this target, the EU Parliament and member
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