Our investigations also highlighted the issue of “crime convergence,” where wildlife trafficking overlaps with other criminal activities like drug smuggling and human trafficking.
A Bali Farm Lights up the Night With a One-of-a-Kind Firefly Lab
Fireflies in Southeast Asia are vanishing due to habitat loss, light pollution, pesticide use, and climate change.
Fireflies in Southeast Asia are vanishing due to habitat loss, light pollution, pesticide use, and climate change.
A Universal Tagging System for Pangolins, World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
PUNS combines marking techniques used for turtles and hoofed mammals by gently drilling holes in selected scales along a pangolin’s back for permanent, minimally invasive identification.
PUNS combines marking techniques used for turtles and hoofed mammals by gently drilling holes in selected scales along a pangolin’s back for permanent, minimally invasive identification.
‘Like You, I Fear the Demise of the Elephants’
Under the UN Global Biodiversity Framework’s “30×30” target, the amount of conserved land in Africa would significantly expand.
Under the UN Global Biodiversity Framework’s “30×30” target, the amount of conserved land in Africa would significantly expand.
Scientists in Bali Find What Could Be the World’s Largest Coral Colony
Coral restoration nonprofit Ocean Gardener announced that Indonesian marine biologists had measured a Galaxea astreata coral colony in Nusa Penida, a popular diving site, at 58 meters wide by 71 long (190 by 233 feet).
Coral restoration nonprofit Ocean Gardener announced that Indonesian marine biologists had measured a Galaxea astreata coral colony in Nusa Penida, a popular diving site, at 58 meters wide by 71 long (190 by 233 feet).
We Must Prioritize Rangeland Conservation for Planetary Health and Biodiversity (Commentary)
They cover more than 79 million square kilometers of grasslands, savannas, deserts, shrublands, and tundra globally.
They cover more than 79 million square kilometers of grasslands, savannas, deserts, shrublands, and tundra globally.
Monarch Butterflies Proposed for u.s. Federal Protection
The population of western monarchs (Danaus plexippus), those that live west of the Rocky Mountains, has declined by roughly 95% since the 1980s.
The population of western monarchs (Danaus plexippus), those that live west of the Rocky Mountains, has declined by roughly 95% since the 1980s.
Recycling Gold Can Tackle Illegal Mining in the Amazon, but Is No Silver Bullet
Economic dependence, mercury accessibility, and a demand for gold sustain small-scale gold mining, while enforcement risks pushing miners into ecologically sensitive areas.
Economic dependence, mercury accessibility, and a demand for gold sustain small-scale gold mining, while enforcement risks pushing miners into ecologically sensitive areas.
Wildlife Conservation Is a Key Climate Change Solution (Commentary)
The effects of climate change, such as fires, droughts, and extreme weather events are not just environmental threats, but crises that directly impact human well-being and wildlife survival alike.
The effects of climate change, such as fires, droughts, and extreme weather events are not just environmental threats, but crises that directly impact human well-being and wildlife survival alike.
Spain Adopts Paid ‘Climate Leave’ Policy Following Deadly Floods
Unions celebrated the move, saying that workers already have to the right to not go to work if their lives are at risk, but was not implemented during the disaster.
Unions celebrated the move, saying that workers already have to the right to not go to work if their lives are at risk, but was not implemented during the disaster.
Coral Reefs Could Survive Climate Change, but in Altered State, Study Says
The study tested the responses of experimental reefs, which included eight Hawaiian coral species and other reef-dwelling organisms, to various future ocean scenarios.
The study tested the responses of experimental reefs, which included eight Hawaiian coral species and other reef-dwelling organisms, to various future ocean scenarios.
Trees Live Out Their Lives in Surprising Ways, Massive New Study Finds
Researchers assembled a dataset of 3.2 million tree measurements, covering more than 1,000 species across North and South America.
Researchers assembled a dataset of 3.2 million tree measurements, covering more than 1,000 species across North and South America.
Researchers Propose a ‘Circular Economy’ Solution To Housing Affordability Against Climate Change
About 1.6 billion people currently need adequate housing, and UN-Habitat, the United Nations’ Human Settlements Programme, says that in just a few years that number could rise to three billion.
About 1.6 billion people currently need adequate housing, and UN-Habitat, the United Nations’ Human Settlements Programme, says that in just a few years that number could rise to three billion.
Wildlife and Humans Face Shared Health Risks From Plastic Pollution
In humans, studies have found plastic in human brains, bone marrow, testicles, kidneys and newborn babies.
In humans, studies have found plastic in human brains, bone marrow, testicles, kidneys and newborn babies.
Climate Financing Should Come From Oil and Gas ‘Super’ Profits, Study Says
If governments had imposed an additional 30% tax on the profits of private oil and gas companies, it would have raised $147 billion, the study said.
If governments had imposed an additional 30% tax on the profits of private oil and gas companies, it would have raised $147 billion, the study said.
Antarctic Krill Store Massive Amounts of Carbon in the Deep Ocean, Researchers Find
Global warming, melting ice and overfishing pose threats to krill, say researchers who call for new fishing policies to conserve them.
Global warming, melting ice and overfishing pose threats to krill, say researchers who call for new fishing policies to conserve them.