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IUCN Red List Highlights Widespread Threat to Fungal Species
A new IUCN Red List update reveals that nearly one-third of assessed fungal species are threatened with extinction due to human activities like agriculture, deforestation, and urbanization, impacting vital ecosystem services.
IUCN Red List Highlights Widespread Threat to Fungal Species
A new IUCN Red List update reveals that nearly one-third of assessed fungal species are threatened with extinction due to human activities like agriculture, deforestation, and urbanization, impacting vital ecosystem services.
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12% Bias Score
Human Activities Cause Near 20% Global Species Decline
A synthesis of more than 2,000 studies reveals that human activities have caused an almost 20% decline in average species numbers at impacted sites globally, with reptiles, amphibians, and mammals experiencing the most significant losses due to habitat change, resource exploitation, climate change, ...
Human Activities Cause Near 20% Global Species Decline
A synthesis of more than 2,000 studies reveals that human activities have caused an almost 20% decline in average species numbers at impacted sites globally, with reptiles, amphibians, and mammals experiencing the most significant losses due to habitat change, resource exploitation, climate change, ...
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28% Bias Score
Tasmanian Bushfires Devastate Ancient Tree Populations
The 2025 Tasmanian bushfires, ignited by 1,227 lightning strikes on February 3rd, burned 98,500 hectares of wilderness, severely impacting ancient pencil and Huon pine populations near the Overland Track despite significant firefighting efforts involving air tankers, water bombers, and ground crews.
Tasmanian Bushfires Devastate Ancient Tree Populations
The 2025 Tasmanian bushfires, ignited by 1,227 lightning strikes on February 3rd, burned 98,500 hectares of wilderness, severely impacting ancient pencil and Huon pine populations near the Overland Track despite significant firefighting efforts involving air tankers, water bombers, and ground crews.
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40% Bias Score
US Butterfly Populations Decline by 22 Percent in Two Decades
A comprehensive study reveals a 22 percent decline in US butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020, driven by habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, impacting 33 percent of 342 assessed species and emphasizing the need for conservation efforts.
US Butterfly Populations Decline by 22 Percent in Two Decades
A comprehensive study reveals a 22 percent decline in US butterfly populations between 2000 and 2020, driven by habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use, impacting 33 percent of 342 assessed species and emphasizing the need for conservation efforts.
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28% Bias Score
Indonesia's Last Glaciers Face Imminent Disappearance
Indonesia's Puncak Jaya glaciers, the last remaining in the tropical western Pacific, are shrinking rapidly due to global warming and may disappear by 2026 or 2027, impacting local ecosystems and contributing to sea-level rise.
Indonesia's Last Glaciers Face Imminent Disappearance
Indonesia's Puncak Jaya glaciers, the last remaining in the tropical western Pacific, are shrinking rapidly due to global warming and may disappear by 2026 or 2027, impacting local ecosystems and contributing to sea-level rise.
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40% Bias Score
Global Food System's Dependence on Limited Crops Threatens Biodiversity and Food Security
Over-reliance on only nine crops for 66% of global food production threatens biodiversity, cultural diversity, and human health; various traditional foods, including Camembert cheese, Atlantic salmon, and Arabica coffee, face extinction due to globalization and climate change.
Global Food System's Dependence on Limited Crops Threatens Biodiversity and Food Security
Over-reliance on only nine crops for 66% of global food production threatens biodiversity, cultural diversity, and human health; various traditional foods, including Camembert cheese, Atlantic salmon, and Arabica coffee, face extinction due to globalization and climate change.
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12% Bias Score
Nepal's Wildfires: A Devastating Release of Carbon and Threat to Biodiversity
Nepal's devastating forest fires, exceeding 5,200 incidents last year, released over 495 million tons of carbon, impacting biodiversity and the economy, particularly tourism, and causing significant air pollution, with experts warning of worse to come.
Nepal's Wildfires: A Devastating Release of Carbon and Threat to Biodiversity
Nepal's devastating forest fires, exceeding 5,200 incidents last year, released over 495 million tons of carbon, impacting biodiversity and the economy, particularly tourism, and causing significant air pollution, with experts warning of worse to come.
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24% Bias Score
Climate Change Devastates Peruvian Amazon's Imiría Wetlands
Climate change is severely impacting the Shipibo-Konibo community in Peru's Imiría Regional Conservation Area, causing decreased rainfall, reduced fish populations, and wildfires, confirming ancestral predictions and threatening their way of life and the fragile Amazonian ecosystem.
Climate Change Devastates Peruvian Amazon's Imiría Wetlands
Climate change is severely impacting the Shipibo-Konibo community in Peru's Imiría Regional Conservation Area, causing decreased rainfall, reduced fish populations, and wildfires, confirming ancestral predictions and threatening their way of life and the fragile Amazonian ecosystem.
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24% Bias Score
US Butterfly Populations Decline by 22% Since 2000
A study of 12.6 million butterfly sightings reveals a 22% average decline in US butterfly populations since 2000, impacting all regions and species, primarily due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change.
US Butterfly Populations Decline by 22% Since 2000
A study of 12.6 million butterfly sightings reveals a 22% average decline in US butterfly populations since 2000, impacting all regions and species, primarily due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change.
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24% Bias Score
Cocoa Farming and the Decline of Goliath Beetles in West Africa
The population of Goliath beetles in West Africa is declining drastically due to deforestation for cocoa plantations and international trade in dried beetles, with an estimated 80% loss in Ivory Coast; this threatens the rainforest ecosystem's delicate balance.
Cocoa Farming and the Decline of Goliath Beetles in West Africa
The population of Goliath beetles in West Africa is declining drastically due to deforestation for cocoa plantations and international trade in dried beetles, with an estimated 80% loss in Ivory Coast; this threatens the rainforest ecosystem's delicate balance.
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32% Bias Score
Oosterschelde Biodiversity Decline: 28% Drop in 37 Species
A 28% average decline in 37 fish and invertebrate populations in the Oosterschelde over 30 years is linked to climate change and steel industry impacts, threatening this unique European protected habitat.
Oosterschelde Biodiversity Decline: 28% Drop in 37 Species
A 28% average decline in 37 fish and invertebrate populations in the Oosterschelde over 30 years is linked to climate change and steel industry impacts, threatening this unique European protected habitat.
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36% Bias Score
Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets 96%
The western monarch butterfly population has dropped to 9,119 in 2024, a 96% decrease from 2023, primarily due to pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme heat; the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing them as threatened, while a petition requests pesticide testing.
Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets 96%
The western monarch butterfly population has dropped to 9,119 in 2024, a 96% decrease from 2023, primarily due to pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme heat; the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing them as threatened, while a petition requests pesticide testing.
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24% Bias Score
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