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Earth Summit Opens Amidst Disagreements on Environmental Protection
The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, attended by 178 nations, opened with calls for a sustainable development model that balances economic growth and environmental preservation, highlighting disagreements over climate and biodiversity protection, especially with the United States.
Earth Summit Opens Amidst Disagreements on Environmental Protection
The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, attended by 178 nations, opened with calls for a sustainable development model that balances economic growth and environmental preservation, highlighting disagreements over climate and biodiversity protection, especially with the United States.
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32% Bias Score
Record Corncrake Count on Rathlin Island Marks Conservation Success
A record-breaking six male corncrakes were counted on Rathlin Island this breeding season, marking a major step in protecting the species and largely attributed to an RSPB NI volunteer-led habitat restoration project that began in 2010.
Record Corncrake Count on Rathlin Island Marks Conservation Success
A record-breaking six male corncrakes were counted on Rathlin Island this breeding season, marking a major step in protecting the species and largely attributed to an RSPB NI volunteer-led habitat restoration project that began in 2010.
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12% Bias Score
One Million Species Face Extinction: Human Activities Drive Biodiversity Crisis
One million species face extinction, with 50% potentially disappearing by 2100 due to human activities like habitat loss, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and invasive species; 84% of terrestrial endemics could vanish by 2100.
One Million Species Face Extinction: Human Activities Drive Biodiversity Crisis
One million species face extinction, with 50% potentially disappearing by 2100 due to human activities like habitat loss, climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and invasive species; 84% of terrestrial endemics could vanish by 2100.
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24% Bias Score
Record Number of Mussel Banks Found in Wadden Sea
Researchers have discovered 7,000 hectares of mussel banks in the Wadden Sea, double the previous record, due to low predator populations, benefiting oystercatchers but with uncertain long-term survival.
Record Number of Mussel Banks Found in Wadden Sea
Researchers have discovered 7,000 hectares of mussel banks in the Wadden Sea, double the previous record, due to low predator populations, benefiting oystercatchers but with uncertain long-term survival.
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32% Bias Score
Sustainable Gardening in Greece: A Contrast to Industrial Food Production
Greek home gardeners are experiencing a successful harvest, highlighting the contrast between sustainable small-scale farming and the detrimental effects of large-scale monoculture, emphasizing the need for consumer awareness of food's environmental and social impact.
Sustainable Gardening in Greece: A Contrast to Industrial Food Production
Greek home gardeners are experiencing a successful harvest, highlighting the contrast between sustainable small-scale farming and the detrimental effects of large-scale monoculture, emphasizing the need for consumer awareness of food's environmental and social impact.
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44% Bias Score
Children's Drawings Reveal Limited Biodiversity Awareness
A study analyzing hundreds of drawings by Parisian elementary school children revealed a limited representation of biodiversity, with common insects dominating, highlighting the impact of environmental education and media exposure.
Children's Drawings Reveal Limited Biodiversity Awareness
A study analyzing hundreds of drawings by Parisian elementary school children revealed a limited representation of biodiversity, with common insects dominating, highlighting the impact of environmental education and media exposure.
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4% Bias Score
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
Chile's Biodiversity: High Economic Value, Low Investment
Chile's economy heavily relies on biodiversity (17% of GDP, 55% of exports), but public spending on its conservation remains low (0.36% of public expenditure, 0.09% of GDP), despite its global importance as a biodiversity hotspot, highlighting a need for increased investment and innovative financing...
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36% Bias Score
Clownfish Shrinkage Improves Survival During Marine Heatwaves
A study in Papua New Guinea reveals that clownfish shrink by 1-2 millimeters during marine heatwaves, increasing survival rates by up to 78 percent; researchers believe this adaptation reduces metabolic needs, potentially indicating broader adaptability among coral reef fish.
Clownfish Shrinkage Improves Survival During Marine Heatwaves
A study in Papua New Guinea reveals that clownfish shrink by 1-2 millimeters during marine heatwaves, increasing survival rates by up to 78 percent; researchers believe this adaptation reduces metabolic needs, potentially indicating broader adaptability among coral reef fish.
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16% Bias Score
ALC's Untapped Potential: Bio-Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Development
América Latina and the Caribbean (ALC), possessing unparalleled biodiversity, is missing a crucial opportunity to lead in bio-inspired innovation due to underinvestment in R&D (0.6% of GDP), hindering its transition from a supplier of raw materials to a creator of technology-driven value.
ALC's Untapped Potential: Bio-Inspired Innovation for Sustainable Development
América Latina and the Caribbean (ALC), possessing unparalleled biodiversity, is missing a crucial opportunity to lead in bio-inspired innovation due to underinvestment in R&D (0.6% of GDP), hindering its transition from a supplier of raw materials to a creator of technology-driven value.
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40% Bias Score
Italian Family's Transhumance Preserves Endangered Sheep Breed and Promotes Sustainable Agriculture
The Carrino family in Foggia, Italy, has practiced transhumance for generations, raising approximately 900 Gentile di Puglia sheep—an endangered breed—and creating a Slow Food supply chain, highlighting sustainable agriculture and biodiversity preservation.
Italian Family's Transhumance Preserves Endangered Sheep Breed and Promotes Sustainable Agriculture
The Carrino family in Foggia, Italy, has practiced transhumance for generations, raising approximately 900 Gentile di Puglia sheep—an endangered breed—and creating a Slow Food supply chain, highlighting sustainable agriculture and biodiversity preservation.
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12% Bias Score
German Solar Expansion: Biodiversity Impacts of Expanding Photovoltaic Capacity
Germany's 187-megawatt Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park highlights the country's push to increase photovoltaic capacity to 215 gigawatts by 2030 under the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), transforming farmland into solar energy sites with both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity.
German Solar Expansion: Biodiversity Impacts of Expanding Photovoltaic Capacity
Germany's 187-megawatt Weesow-Willmersdorf solar park highlights the country's push to increase photovoltaic capacity to 215 gigawatts by 2030 under the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), transforming farmland into solar energy sites with both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity.
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40% Bias Score
Brazilian Biologist Wins Whitley Award for Jaguar Conservation
Brazilian biologist Yara Barros won the Whitley Award for her jaguar conservation project, Onças do Iguaçu, in Iguazu National Park, a region spanning Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, where she has increased jaguar populations from near-extinction through community engagement and education.
Brazilian Biologist Wins Whitley Award for Jaguar Conservation
Brazilian biologist Yara Barros won the Whitley Award for her jaguar conservation project, Onças do Iguaçu, in Iguazu National Park, a region spanning Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, where she has increased jaguar populations from near-extinction through community engagement and education.
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44% Bias Score
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