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As Heatwaves Blanket Europe, Cities Turn to Nature for Solutions

Heat records continue to topple across the globe as concurrent heatwaves bake multiple countries. From the United States to Europe and China to Japan, extreme temperatures have soared for weeks, killing hundreds of...

Six Things to Know About Forests and Your Health

Forests are indispensable to human health: Their protection, management, and restoration support disease regulation, nutrition, and more. But what exactly is the science behind forests and human health? And why is the...

We Lose One Species on Earth almost Every Hour

Last Saturday in center of Zagreb, the attention of passers-by is captured by a clock whose alarm rings to wake up the whole human race. Every hour counts down and warns of the fact...

​Early Warning Systems Must Protect Everyone Within Five Years

Within the next five years, everyone on Earth should be protected by early warning systems against increasingly extreme weather and climate change, according to an ambitious new United Nations target announced today. UN...

What is the Sixth Mass Extinction and What Can We Do About It?

A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in which a high percentage of biodiversity, or distinct species—bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates—dies out. In this definition, it’s...

2022: Emergency Mode for the Environment

As the new year gets underway, the world continues to grapple with a number of familiar challenges – the continued COVID-19 pandemic, resurgent wildfires, enduring crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and...

10 Ways You Can Help Fight the Climate Crisis

The evidence is irrefutable: unless we act immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will not be able to stave off the worst consequences of climate change. The world is already 1.2°C warmer...

Has the zombie apocalypse of forest fires begun?

We have all seen the dramatic, terrifying images of wildfires tearing at devastating speed through forested areas all over the world, from the Amazon to California and throughout Northern Africa and Europe. But...

Science Expertise Integral to The COP26 Negotiations

International science advisors from around the globe have signed an open letter, emphasizing that "the scentific case for urgent climate action is unequivocal." The letter was posted on the UK government's website...

Amazon Expedition: The harsh reality of those living near the fires

The fires and deforestation in the Amazon have a devastating impact on the forest, biodiversity, and the global climate. We have seen news, articles, and documentaries about it. But little is told about...

An Important Step Towards the Conservation of Endangered Migratory Birds

The Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia (BPSSS) welcomes the recent amendments to The Rulebook on Declaring a Closed Hunting Season for the Protected Wild Game Species, which established changes in...

What Are Nature-Based Solutions and How Can They Help Us Address the Climate Crisis?

Nature-based solutins refer to a suite of actions or policies that harness the power of nature to address some of our most pressing societal challenges, such as threats to water security, rising...

Mediterranean Gripped by Extreme Heat, With New Reported Temperature Record

The World Meteorological Organization is seeking to verify a reported temperature of 48.8°C (119.8°F) in Sicily, Italy, on 11 August 2021 and to establish whether this is a new temperature record for...

Toxic Blaze: The True Cost of Crop Burning

People around the world are bracing for what has become known as the season of smog. With autumn around the corner, many countries are entering the agricultural crop burning season, where farmers burn...

Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California

From Turkey to Brazil, and Russia to the US, we’re seeing fires consuming our forests, killing wildlife and threatening our woodlands’ ability to trap and store carbon, a defense against the climate...

Tesla’s Autopilot Saves Lives, Just Ask This Drunk Driver

Drinking and driving is never, ever recommended, and it’s illegal. However, statistics surrounding the phenomenon would suggest otherwise — it happens all the time. While a new video may not be the front...

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