Biodiversity
Has the Netherlands figured out how to mainstream seaweed?
Despite its environmental benefits, using local seaweed for food can be a tough sell. Some think the Dutch have finally cracked the code. “Is […]
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One in Seven Wildlife Rangers Have Been Seriously Injured in the Line of Duty Over the Past Year
New results released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to mark World Ranger Day reveal that one in seven wildlife rangers (14 percent) surveyed across […]
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Retaining forests benefits African farmers, new study finds
Koen Kusters The closer a farm is located to a forest, the better it performs in terms of livestock productivity and long-term soil sustainability, […]
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Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas: photo evidence
Pippa Gallop In 2015, Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of Intesa Sanpaolo, extended EUR 1 million to a hydropower plant as part of an […]
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Watch: Fix And Release-A Turtle Trauma Centre
Scott Dobson Fix and Release explores a small turtle trauma centre in Peterborough Ontario Canada as it fights to even the odds for survival […]
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Aquaculture is source of 53 % of all global fish consumption
Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of fish being captured in the wild has levelled […]
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Strengthen local forest rights for best climate solutions
Ranjan K Panda India needs to proactively include indigenous communities and forest dwellers in its efforts to restore and expand forest cover to sequester […]
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Deadly measles epidemic hits isolated Yanomami tribe
A measles epidemic has hit an isolated Amazon tribe on the Brazil-Venezuela border which has very little immunity to the disease. The devastating outbreak […]
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Indian Treepie: The tooth-pick of the Tiger
The rufous treepie is an arboreal omnivore feeding almost completely hopping between branches in the trees on fruits, seeds, invertebrates, small reptiles and the […]
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Facebook video shows orangutan defending forest against bulldozer
Rhett Butler Dramatic footage released last week by an animal welfare group shows a wild orangutan trying in vain to fight off destruction of […]
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“Guardians of the Amazon” seize illegal loggers to protect uncontacted tribe
Members of an Amazon tribe patrolling their rainforest reserve to protect uncontacted relatives from illegal loggers have seized a notorious logging gang, burned their truck, and […]
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Climate change could put food supply for migratory birds at risk
Augusta Dwyer Along with rising sea levels and disrupted weather patterns, climate change could also have a potentially harmful impact on migratory birds. That […]
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