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Jo Setchell Primates are mainly threatened by losing their habitat when it is logged or converted into farms or ranches. Primates are remarkable. We’re all familiar with chimpanzees, monkeys, and ring-tailed lemurs, but have you heard of tarsiers, with their big eyes? Or Cleese’s woolly lemur, n

Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 10/14/2016

The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired

David Hodgkinson and Rebecca Johnston International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) chose a global carbon offset scheme to deal with international aviation emissions Emissions fron international flights – a bugbear of efforts to combat climate change – will finally be regulated un

Business , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 09/22/2016

Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living

Susan Lee Masdar City was designed to be zero-carbon and zero-waste, home to a population of 40,000 people Ten years ago in the United Arab Emirates, a new settlement was started from scratch, with the aim of becoming “the world’s most sustainable city”. Masdar City was designed to be z

Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Resources / 09/05/2016

Charcoal rot: a threat to staple food crops in South Africa

Estiene Jordaan and Jacquie van der Waals Charcoal rot is caused by a fungus that invades various agricultural crops and gives them a charred appearance. The disease is becoming more widespread in South Africa – which is worrying, since it can dramatically affect crop yields which drives

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Education , Environment , Multimedia , Science & Technology / 07/29/2016

Why nature conservationists should be worried about ‘Pokémon Go’

Falko Buschke In a study, eight-year-olds could identify 78% of Pokémon but just 53% of real species. The experiment showed that an appreciation for Pokémon does not necessarily translate into an appreciation for real species. “Pokémon Go” is a cultural phenomenon. It’s an augmented

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/13/2016

What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots

Gina Ziervogel, Margaret Angula, Salma Hegga The world may still argue about whether or not climate change is for real. But in vast expanses of arid southern Africa, the daily struggle to cope with a changed climate is well under way. The lessons being learnt here on a small scale could pro

Climate , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 05/31/2016

Ten years on: how Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth made its mark

John Cook But has the film achieved what it set out to do – raise public awareness and change people’s behaviour in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth opened in cinemas in the United States. Starring former US vice president Al Gore, the documen

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/08/2016

Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia

Dale Nimmo, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Ralph Mac Nally, Shaun Cunningham Coral bleaching is not surprising: it is consistent with many changes that are occurring now across Australia’s natural environments Media reports around the world have brought the mass coral bleaching of A

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2016

What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests / 03/15/2016

EcoCheck: Australia’s Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants

Grant Wardell-Johnson Western Australia’s few remaining giant jarrahs are increasingly lonely monuments to the forest’s towering past. Our EcoCheck series takes the pulse of some of Australia’s best-known ecosystems to find out if they’re in good health or on the wane. When the first

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