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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...
Home School with a Virtual Dive into the Ocean
Remote diving is the new remote working.
Schools, events and activities in so much of the world have come to a standstill in the wake of COVID-19, with little or no movement recommended....
Signs and Impacts of Climate Change in Atmosphere, Land and Oceans Are Rising
The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological...
GEF-FAO Fishery Project Makes Remarkable Progress in Protecting International Waters’ Biodiversity
A five-year, $50-million Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded program rolled out by FAO and partners has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters' biodiversity by rendering fishing in these waters less harmful to...
Humans Risk Living in an Empty World
Humanity will have given up on planet Earth if world leaders cannot reach an agreement this year to stop the mass extinction of wildlife and destruction of life-supporting ecosystems, the United Nation’s...
Dumped Fishing Gear Is Biggest Plastic Polluter in Ocean, Finds Report
Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace.More than 640,000 tonnes of...
Greta Thunberg Condemns World Leaders in Emotional Speech at UN
Greta Thunberg has excoriated world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through their inertia over the climate crisis at a United Nations summit that failed to deliver ambitious new commitments to...
Every Man Who Loves Nature Is My Brother
He said that Indians are the only people who live in harmony with nature, that we are in desperate need of every grain from the field that we do not leave a...
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Now ‘Very Poor’, Australian Government Review Says
The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated from poor to very poor according to an exhaustive government report that warns the window of opportunity to improve the natural wonder’s future...
South Africa Gets Go-Ahead to Increase Black Rhino Trophy Hunting
South Africa has won permission to almost double the number of black rhinos that can be killed as trophies after arguing the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species.The...
A Small Island With Big Plans: The Kingdom of Bahrain Commits to Environmental Sustainability
In June 2019, the Kingdom of Bahrain revealed its plans to ban plastic bags. The move took many by surprise. Ahmed Rajab, a photographer in Bahrain for the Gulf Daily News, is...
Mangrove Conservation More Valuable Than Ever Thanks to Carbon Trading
When a proven ecosystem restoration method also helps reduce poverty and build economic resilience, governments will often back them as a win-win solution.
The UN Environment Programme, the Kenya Forest Service, the Kenya...
Breaching a “Carbon Threshold” Could Lead to Mass Extinction
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds.
In the brain, when neurons fire off electrical signals to their neighbors, this happens through an “all-or-none”...
A 550 km-Long Mass of Rotting Seaweed Is Heading for Mexico’s Pristine Beaches
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is home to clear blue seas, golden sands and a glorious backdrop that includes ancient Mayan ruins. Millions flock to its resorts every year and tourism is vital to...
We Have Broader National Awareness of the Need for Personal Engagement
It is a well-known fact that in 2017, the United States of America withdrew from the Paris Agreement. By signing it, states have committed themselves to the fight against climate change but...
One Million Plant and Animal Species ‘Now at Threat of Extinction’
One million plant and animal species are now at threat of extinction.That’s the troubling conclusion reached in a new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which...
