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Connecting Protected Areas With Green Infrastructure Would Strengthen Europe’s Ecosystems
The European Union’s (EU) network of protected sites, Natura 2000, could be further connected with green infrastructure to create a trans-European nature network. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing highways...
Six Ways Nature Can Protect Us from Climate Change
Restoring and protecting nature is one of the greatest strategies for tackling climate change, but not just for the obvious reason that it sucks carbon out the air. Forests, wetlands, and other...
Innovative Program Connects Donors and Tree-Planting Groups
In 2018, the United Nations (UN) declared 2021-2030 as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in an effort to reverse centuries of damage to forests, wetlands and other ecosystems. The following year, as...
The African Country That Inspired More and More Countries to Plant Billions of Trees
In the past 50 years, Ethiopia has lost 98% of its forested areas.
To mediate this, it planted an estimated 350 million trees in just a single day in 2019.
Their...
Coral Reefs Are ‘Glowing’ in a Desperate Bid to Survive Warmer Seas
A global study has revealed exactly why corals glow during ocean heatwaves: to try and survive.
The research by the University of Southampton’s Coral Reef Laboratory shows that some corals exhibit a dazzling...
Protection of Seagrasses Key to Building Resilience to Climate Change, Disasters
Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline. The importance of seagrasses...
Good Health is an Environmental Right
The COVID-19 crisis is a reminder of the intimate relationship between humans, animals and the environment.
There are several human rights related to the environment- these are our environmental rights. Without clean, safe,...
How a Lagoon Became a Frontline Defence Against Climate Change
When Albert Pati moved closer to the sea to open a beach bar overlooking the Mediterranean in Albania, he never imagined that the sea would also be moving closer to him, now...
Honey Bees Feel Sting of Viral Disease
There’s nothing new in nature. Viruses have been around for as long as plants and animals, if not longer. Most viruses are benign to humans and other animals and in fact are...
Harnessing Tech to Employ Last-Mile Tree Planters in a COVID-19 World
The year 2020 started with such optimism and hope for nature-based solutions and environmental sustainability.Environmental, social and governance investments were high on the agenda at Davos; the World Economic Forum launched the 1...
Forests and Waters Are Our Greatest Treasure
We talked to Branislav Nedimovic, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia about the greatest potentials of Serbian agriculture, how to mitigate the effects of climate...
There Are No Winners in the Illegal Trade in Wildlife
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, is an international treaty with 183 Parties–182 states plus the European Union. It is one of the...
Insects Populations Have Been Declining for Nearly 100 Years, Study Reveals
Insect populations have been steadily changing over recent years.
A new study, based on 41 countries across 5 continents has found that land-based insects have been declining at a rate of...
Pakistan’s ‘Green Stimulus’ Scheme Is a Win-Win for the Environment and the Unemployed
Pakistan's government are offering labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, a chance to earn money by planting trees.
The project is part of Pakistan's existing initiative...
Here Is What COVID-19 Teaches Us About ‘Social Learning’ and the Environment
The dire social and economic impact of COVID-19 could worsen environmental destruction in the long run.
But the pandemic is also teaching us how to use individual choices to tackle a...
Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Thriving World
The development of sustainable energy projects, including finance and advisory services, makes the core business of E3 International (E3I). Bonnie Norman, president of E3 International and well-known advisor on the creation of...
