Archive for 2021
Ageing large dams pose threats to people downstream
"We are already experiencing a “mass ageing” of water storage infrastructure," the UN warns.
Can the EU’s green initiatives overcome their internal contradictions?
While Europe’s drive for carbon neutrality and sustainability will inevitably leave at least some businesses out of pocket, the list of industries currently affected by EU environmental initiatives include those with sustainable interests at heart.
A new 3D genome will aid efforts to defend koalas
Genetic information can play a key role in the effort to conserve koalas and other species.
We could grow wooden tables in the lab to save forests
Scientists extracted live cells from a zinnia plant and started growing wood-like plant tissue indoors with no soil or sunlight.
IUCN team issues guide to ending ‘pix with primates’ abuses
It's not just tourists. Donors, government officials, conservation presenters and celebrities must also model appropriate behavior with primates.
The media will need to heed the plight of pollinators
"It's not that people are indifferent; it's just that they don't even know about it."