Is it autumn in August?
From the crunch of leaves underfoot and the fiery foliage adorning the trees, you might be thinking autumn has come
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Climate Overheating
How beavers can help in the fight against climate change
Beavers are well-known as cute, swimming rodents, who fell trees and build dams, sometimes resulting in conflict with people. However,
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The need for studying the Climate Endgame
While the northern hemisphere suffers under intense summer heatwaves, a new study highlights how catastrophic climate change outcomes haven’t been
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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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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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Fossil fuel discovery threatens African wilderness
One of Africa’s last great wildernesses stretches across Botswana and Namibia. Its complex ecosystems provide home and refuge to countless
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Fire fighting: a woman’s job
Fire fighting is a dangerous and often difficult job. However, we live in a world where devastating fires become more
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UN: New carbon-cutting climate pledges are underwhelming
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) published an interim report on the progress that countries make to
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Women and the climate emergency
The lack of gender balance in leading roles in the nature conservation sector is alarming. With regards to changes to
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EU on track to meet some 2020 climate goals
While the world is experiencing record-breaking temperatures, there is also a bit of good news on the horizon. We can
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Mountain ecosystems under threat
Overshadowed by Covid-19, 2020 was yet another year of heat records. The most northern point of Europe, Svalbard, hit a
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Why do we still have climate crisis denial?
If there is one thing that we recognised from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is the unwillingness of people to accept
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The climate crisis dries out Europe
Many countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
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Melting of the permafrost – 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere by 2100
In the next eighty years, about 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide could be released into the atmosphere if the
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Great success of the international expert panel discussion
As part of the Vlado Vancura Wilderness Academy, a very interesting panel took place on 12th May 2020 from 16:00
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Will burning forests be the new normal?
The climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment
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Never waste a crisis!
The Corona crisis is already predicted to become the biggest economic crisis in history. Even though we are still in
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Permafrost turns into a carbon time bomb
Permafrost is ground that is frozen all year round occuring in the Arctic and mountainous regions – the two regions
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Our economy comes to a halt – so does pollution
The current corona outbreak is a crisis in every sense. It destroys lifes, subsistences and restricts the life of billions.
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Is there a climate-friendly response to the industry demand for financial aid?
The coronavirus outbreak has a huge economic impact on various sectors, such as the heavy industry, auto manufacturers, tourism industry
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