Tag #Biodiversity

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French Cultural Festivals Confront Environmental Paradox

French cultural festivals are reevaluating their environmental impact, shifting from carbon footprint reduction to biodiversity assessment, facing challenges in balancing economic viability with ecological preservation, and exploring solutions like smaller, more frequent events and local collaborati...

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Unsustainable Seafood Consumption Drives Biodiversity Loss

A new University of Zurich study reveals a 20% decline in species numbers due to human activity, emphasizing the need for sustainable food choices; unsustainable consumption of luxury foods like shark fin soup, bluefin tuna, pangolin, bushmeat, and wild sturgeon caviar is driving many species toward...

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Conservation Actions Successfully Reverse Biodiversity Loss in Some Species

A review of 67,217 animal species shows that targeted conservation actions, such as habitat protection and breeding programs, improved the status of many species, particularly in isolated areas; however, six times more species are declining than recovering, highlighting the need for preventative mea...

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Life on Land
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Colombia's First Indigenous Environment Minister Prioritizes Community-Based Solutions

Lena Estrada Aรฑokazi, a 42-year-old Uitoto woman from the Amazonian La Chorrera, became Colombia's first Indigenous environment minister, promising community-based solutions to deforestation and prioritizing dialogue with all stakeholders.

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Life on Land
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Accelerating Glacier Melt: Rising Sea Levels, Freshwater Shortages, and Unforeseen Microorganism Release"

Due to human-caused climate change, 275,000 glaciers are shrinking at an alarming rate, resulting in a 36% faster decline between 2012 and 2023, causing rising sea levels (18mm since 2000), disrupting freshwater sources, impacting ocean currents, and releasing unknown microorganisms.

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Hope for Endangered Freshwater Fish: A Global Collaboration

In response to dwindling freshwater fish populations due to pollution, climate change, and overfishing, a global community of fish hobbyists maintains "insurance populations" of endangered species in their tanks, with varying degrees of success in reintroduction efforts.

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Life Below Water
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ยฃ7.5m Western Forest Project Announced to Boost UK Tree Cover and Economy

The UK government is investing ยฃ7.5m in a new western forest across three counties and Bristol, aiming to increase England's tree cover (currently 12.8%) and boost local economies while benefitting species like the Bechstein's bat.

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Deep-Sea Mining's Lasting Damage: 44-Year Study Reveals Persistent Ecosystem Impacts

A new study reveals persistent damage to deep-sea ecosystems 44 years after a small-scale mining test in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, challenging claims that deep-sea mining is less damaging than land-based mining and underscoring the need for stricter regulations.

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Miombo Woodland's Carbon Storage: A Double Revelation

Ten million fruit bats migrate to Zambia's Kasanka National Park annually, highlighting the Miombo woodland's ecological importance; a recent study revealed it stores 3.7 billion metric tons of carbon, exceeding China's 2023 emissions, prompting a $500 million restoration initiative, yet raising con...

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Erding Nature Conservationists Promote Insect-Friendly Gardens

The Erding Nature Conservationists held their third annual information booth at the Strohmair and Hirsch nursery in Aufhausen, advising visitors on creating insect-friendly gardens using native plants, peat-free soil, and no pesticides, offering plant packages to support their efforts.

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Annual Glacial Melt Loss Doubles Sea Level Rise, Threatens Global Resources

Glacial melt is causing a yearly loss of 273 billion tons of ice, contributing to a more than doubled sea level rise since 2006 and threatening coastal areas and freshwater resources; researchers are also discovering new microorganisms in melting glaciers.

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zeit.de
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East German States Lobby EU on Wolf Management and Agricultural Policy

Ministers from East German states met with the EU in Brussels to discuss wolf management, the Nitrates Directive, biodiversity, and new breeding methods; they seek to reduce wolf protection and influence future EU agricultural funding.

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