Archive for 2019
Study: conversation means conservation
Conserving biodiversity requires a common vision and without it we are more likely to fail.
UN expert: We’re facing an impending ‘climate apartheid’
"Hundreds of millions will face food insecurity, forced migration, disease, and death," the author of a UN report argues.
IRENA: renewables provide jobs to 11 million people
As the renewables sector keeps growing, so is the number of people it provides jobs to.
Japan’s shift to commercial whaling met with mixed reviews
Japan has never really stopped hunting whales, but its decision to leave the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling to resume commercial whaling, effective July 1, has renewed attention to Japan and why its leaders are making the move. The
Honeybee colonies in the U.S. have suffered massive losses
Between April 2018 and April 2019 more than 40% of managed honeybee colonies were lost, according to a survey
Noise pollution threatens songbirds in towns and cities
The findings may have implications for the survival and population numbers of songbirds in urban settings.