Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Threatened by Nickel Mining Expansion
Indonesia's nickel mining expansion in Raja Ampat, a UNESCO Global Geopark, threatens its rich marine biodiversity; mining land increased by 494 hectares (2020-2024), harming coral reefs and impacting local communities despite a court ruling protecting small islands.
Raja Ampat's Biodiversity Threatened by Nickel Mining Expansion
Indonesia's nickel mining expansion in Raja Ampat, a UNESCO Global Geopark, threatens its rich marine biodiversity; mining land increased by 494 hectares (2020-2024), harming coral reefs and impacting local communities despite a court ruling protecting small islands.
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52% Bias Score
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
Millennium Seed Bank: Safeguarding 2.5 Billion Seeds for Global Food Security
The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) in London houses almost 2.5 billion seeds in a bomb-proof bunker, safeguarding global food production and biodiversity; it actively preserves endangered plant species and responds to immediate crises using its collection.
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44% Bias Score
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
South Africa Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
South Africa officially joined the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) on December 23, 2024, becoming the 154th contracting party, aligning with its national biodiversity conservation policies and fostering collaboration in global plant genetic resource...
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32% Bias Score
Erfurt Implements 'Dark Strategy' to Combat Light Pollution
Erfurt, Germany, will dim its streetlights at night to protect wildlife, following similar successful initiatives in other German cities; the plan aims to reduce light pollution's negative impact on insects, birds, and other species.
Erfurt Implements 'Dark Strategy' to Combat Light Pollution
Erfurt, Germany, will dim its streetlights at night to protect wildlife, following similar successful initiatives in other German cities; the plan aims to reduce light pollution's negative impact on insects, birds, and other species.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Court Orders Reduction of Nitrogen Pollution
A Hague court ordered the Dutch government to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution in protected nature areas by 2030, or face a €10 million fine, following a lawsuit by Greenpeace due to the government's failure to address critically high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution, mainly stemming from a...
Dutch Court Orders Reduction of Nitrogen Pollution
A Hague court ordered the Dutch government to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution in protected nature areas by 2030, or face a €10 million fine, following a lawsuit by Greenpeace due to the government's failure to address critically high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution, mainly stemming from a...
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40% Bias Score
Wild Justice Founder Steps Back, Campaign to Intensify
Mark Avery, co-founder of the UK wildlife campaign group Wild Justice, is stepping down to focus on family, but the group will continue its legal challenges against government inaction on biodiversity, notably its campaign to ban driven grouse shooting, which has garnered nearly 50,000 signatures.
Wild Justice Founder Steps Back, Campaign to Intensify
Mark Avery, co-founder of the UK wildlife campaign group Wild Justice, is stepping down to focus on family, but the group will continue its legal challenges against government inaction on biodiversity, notably its campaign to ban driven grouse shooting, which has garnered nearly 50,000 signatures.
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Freshwater Crabs: A Royal Introduction
The absence of freshwater crab remains in pre-16th century Iberian archaeology, coupled with documentation of King Philip II's introduction of Italian freshwater crabs to Spain in 1588, challenges previous assumptions about their native status, highlighting the impact of royal initiatives on Spain's...
Spanish Freshwater Crabs: A Royal Introduction
The absence of freshwater crab remains in pre-16th century Iberian archaeology, coupled with documentation of King Philip II's introduction of Italian freshwater crabs to Spain in 1588, challenges previous assumptions about their native status, highlighting the impact of royal initiatives on Spain's...
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48% Bias Score
TNC's Collaborative, Science-Based Approach to Global Conservation
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) uses a collaborative, science-based approach to protect ecosystems globally, as evidenced by its involvement in projects like debt-for-nature swaps in Ecuador, sustainable logging in the Congo, and combating illegal fishing in Micronesia, bringing together scientists, lo...
TNC's Collaborative, Science-Based Approach to Global Conservation
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) uses a collaborative, science-based approach to protect ecosystems globally, as evidenced by its involvement in projects like debt-for-nature swaps in Ecuador, sustainable logging in the Congo, and combating illegal fishing in Micronesia, bringing together scientists, lo...
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44% Bias Score
Invasive Sacred Ibis Threatens Northern Italy's Biodiversity
Invasive African sacred ibis, escaping or released from captivity, are proliferating across Northern Italy, threatening native wildlife by preying on eggs, chicks, and amphibians, and potentially spreading disease from foraging in unsanitary areas.
Invasive Sacred Ibis Threatens Northern Italy's Biodiversity
Invasive African sacred ibis, escaping or released from captivity, are proliferating across Northern Italy, threatening native wildlife by preying on eggs, chicks, and amphibians, and potentially spreading disease from foraging in unsanitary areas.
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48% Bias Score
Nigeria's Fight Against Pangolin Trafficking: A 2024 Update
The Nigerian Pangolin Conservation Working Group (PCWGN) rescued a pangolin in 2020 and has saved approximately 100 since 2016, combating illegal wildlife trafficking in Nigeria; a recent seizure of 2,179 tons of pangolin scales demonstrates progress against this illegal trade.
Nigeria's Fight Against Pangolin Trafficking: A 2024 Update
The Nigerian Pangolin Conservation Working Group (PCWGN) rescued a pangolin in 2020 and has saved approximately 100 since 2016, combating illegal wildlife trafficking in Nigeria; a recent seizure of 2,179 tons of pangolin scales demonstrates progress against this illegal trade.
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24% Bias Score
Pandemic Response: Investing in Viral Discovery and Surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical flaws in global pandemic response, prompting calls for increased investment in viral discovery, enhanced disease surveillance, and stronger international collaboration to prevent future outbreaks, particularly given the estimated $6.3 billion cost to discover 3...
Pandemic Response: Investing in Viral Discovery and Surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical flaws in global pandemic response, prompting calls for increased investment in viral discovery, enhanced disease surveillance, and stronger international collaboration to prevent future outbreaks, particularly given the estimated $6.3 billion cost to discover 3...
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44% Bias Score
Court Ruling Offers Hope for Dutch Peat Bog's Nitrogen Pollution
A Dutch court ruling mandates increased government action to reduce nitrogen in vulnerable nature reserves, offering hope for the Engbertsdijkvenen peat bog in Overijssel, which has suffered from excess nitrogen, hindering peat moss growth and promoting other vegetation. Staatsbosbeheer has implemen...
Court Ruling Offers Hope for Dutch Peat Bog's Nitrogen Pollution
A Dutch court ruling mandates increased government action to reduce nitrogen in vulnerable nature reserves, offering hope for the Engbertsdijkvenen peat bog in Overijssel, which has suffered from excess nitrogen, hindering peat moss growth and promoting other vegetation. Staatsbosbeheer has implemen...
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36% Bias Score