Environmental Protection
Arctic port development raises questions of sustainability
The Arctic has been largely inaccessible for commercial shipping and resource exploitation, but with the ice-shelf slowly receding, not only countries are preparing to benefit economically from the region’s hidden treasures – but international firms too. One of the world’s
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.
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.