The reviewed studies also showed that invertebrates are traded both physically in community markets, grocery and pet stores, but also traded on social media, pet store websites, international auction platforms and on the dark web.
Environment
Low-Cost Virus Test Offers Rapid Results in Africa
New RT-LAMP tool delivers COVID-19 results in under an hour using saliva samples
New RT-LAMP tool delivers COVID-19 results in under an hour using saliva samples
Study Links Surge in Lightning Disasters in Bangladesh to Transboundary Air Pollution
Bangladesh records the highest lightning-related death density in South Asia, with over 4,000 deaths since 2010.
Bangladesh records the highest lightning-related death density in South Asia, with over 4,000 deaths since 2010.
From Apps to Indigenous Guardians: Ways We Can Save Rainforests
One of those tools is Global Forest Watch, an online platform that uses satellite data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to track where exactly deforestation is happening and where forests are growing back.
One of those tools is Global Forest Watch, an online platform that uses satellite data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to track where exactly deforestation is happening and where forests are growing back.
Living Near Trees = Better Human Health
Trees’ mental health benefits include help with ameliorating mental health disorders symptoms like depression or anxiety.
Trees’ mental health benefits include help with ameliorating mental health disorders symptoms like depression or anxiety.
NEPA: The Accepted Lies and Mistakes About This Critical Environmental Law
The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.
The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.
Milk’s Cultural Unraveling
Just how bad is milk for our health? And the planet?
Just how bad is milk for our health? And the planet?
Uganda’s Refugees Turn Food Waste Into Clean Fuel
Refugees in Uganda are turning organic waste into clean cooking briquettes
Refugees in Uganda are turning organic waste into clean cooking briquettes
As Ocean Acidification Ramps Up, Experts Call for Speedy Ocean Protection
Ocean acidification is an added stressor to marine life already facing pressure from multiple threats connected to climate change (including marine heatwaves and reduced oxygen levels in seawater), along with other direct human impacts including pollution, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
Ocean acidification is an added stressor to marine life already facing pressure from multiple threats connected to climate change (including marine heatwaves and reduced oxygen levels in seawater), along with other direct human impacts including pollution, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
The Unseen Pollutant: How Our Noise Reshapes Life on Earth
Mankind is by no means immune to this insidious attack.
Mankind is by no means immune to this insidious attack.
How Climate Change May Be Affecting Tornadoes
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters— and how they may be playing out where you live.
The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters— and how they may be playing out where you live.
Colombian Waste Pickers Inundate Iconic Bogota Square with Plastic Bottles to Protest Falling Wages
Most waste pickers in Colombia work independently, pulling heavy carts and gathering recyclable items that are not collected by local garbage trucks.
Most waste pickers in Colombia work independently, pulling heavy carts and gathering recyclable items that are not collected by local garbage trucks.
Plastic Bag Bans Linked to Sharp Decline in Coastal Litter, Study Finds
Despite the widespread adoption of plastic bag policies, there have been limited data on their effectiveness, until now.
Despite the widespread adoption of plastic bag policies, there have been limited data on their effectiveness, until now.
Key to Reversing Amazonia’s Mineral Demand: Indigenous Empowerment
Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforestation in Indigenous lands in the Amazon.
Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforestation in Indigenous lands in the Amazon.
Vanishing Giants: The Indian Ocean’s Biggest Fish Need Saving (Commentary)
The lead author of a new paper published in the journal Conservation Biology argues that these fish must be protected to ensure healthier reefs, marine ecosystems and adjacent human communities.
The lead author of a new paper published in the journal Conservation Biology argues that these fish must be protected to ensure healthier reefs, marine ecosystems and adjacent human communities.
The Politicians Who Cried Wolf
Wolf conservation in the European Union has become a political issue instead of a scientific and environmental one, leading to ineffective policymaking.
Wolf conservation in the European Union has become a political issue instead of a scientific and environmental one, leading to ineffective policymaking.