Environmental Protection
Plants could fight climate change by growing bigger roots
Plants and algae around the planet absorb some vast amounts of CO2 from the air each year, yet there’s a natural limit to how much they can do so as to reduce the amount of excess CO2 still in the
Common farming practices are a risk to global food supplies
Even as more land is being used for agriculture, crop diversity has been on the decline.
World’s largest seaweed bloom threatens marine life
Scientists say they’ve discovered the largest recurring algae bloom in the world, and it stretches from the coast of West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico with no signs that the “new normal” pattern will stop anytime soon. The research
‘Operation Thunderball’ targets wildlife traffickers worldwide
Police officers and customs officials have identified and arrested 582 suspected wildlife traders in 109 countries.
Wanton deforestation in the Amazon is gathering steam
Last month alone forest loss in the Amazon was 88.4% higher than during the same month last year.
To combat climate change, let’s start planting trees. ASAP
Current ecosystems could support an extra 0.9 billion hectares of continuous forest.